Bakersfield

Population: 408,366
Median household income: $77,397
Median home value: $347,300

Located in Kern County, California, Bakersfield is a community with a population of 408,366. At $77,397, its median household income sits above Kern County's $67,660.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bakersfield's population grew 8.1% from 377,917 to 408,366, while its median home value rose 40.6% from $247,000 to $347,300.

Households average 3.16 people. The median gross rent is $1,371.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 408,366
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $77,397
Median home value: $347,300
Median gross rent: $1,371
Housing units: 133,876
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

377,917408,366

Median household income

$63,139$77,397

Median home value

$247,000$347,300

Median gross rent

$1,104$1,371

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	377,917	$63,139	$247,000	$1,104
2020	379,879	$65,687	$258,700	$1,124
2021	398,756	$69,014	$272,000	$1,177
2022	404,321	$73,827	$320,600	$1,283
2023	408,366	$77,397	$347,300	$1,371

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31,475	7.7%
5 to 17	89,551	21.9%
18 to 24	39,890	9.8%
25 to 34	63,744	15.6%
35 to 44	54,042	13.2%
45 to 54	45,833	11.2%
55 to 64	39,554	9.7%
65 to 74	27,649	6.8%
75 and over	16,628	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	118,598	29.0%
Black or African American	23,518	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,338	0.3%
Asian	30,480	7.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	532	0.1%
Some other race	2,142	0.5%
Two or more races	12,949	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	218,809	53.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate25.7%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	44,680	18.1%
High school graduate	63,667	25.7%
Some college or associate's	81,524	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	37,391	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20,188	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	136,402	80.4%
Carpooled	16,684	9.8%
Public transit	928	0.5%
Walked	1,338	0.8%
Bicycle	190	0.1%
Worked from home	12,130	7.1%
Other means	1,986	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	38,278	24.3%
15 to 29 min	80,633	51.2%
30 to 44 min	23,337	14.8%
45 to 59 min	5,590	3.5%
60+ min	9,690	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.16
Poverty rate: 16.0% (64,719 of 404,730)

	Count	Share
Family households	95,131	74.5%
Nonfamily households	32,495	25.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	127,626	95.3%
Vacant	6,250	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	76,767	60.1%
Renter-occupied	50,859	39.9%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	95,568	71.4%
1-unit, attached	4,572	3.4%
2 to 4 units	11,260	8.4%
5 to 19 units	9,583	7.2%
20 or more units	8,668	6.5%
Mobile home & other	4,225	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0603526
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 150 sq mi
Water area: 1.46 sq mi
Center point: 35.3532, -119.0379