East Bakersfield vs Hillcrest

A side-by-side comparison of East Bakersfield and Hillcrest: population, income, housing, and more.

East Bakersfield and Hillcrest are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Bakersfield has the higher population (10,377 vs 10,203 in Hillcrest). Hillcrest has the higher median household income ($44,954 vs $36,039 in East Bakersfield). Hillcrest has the higher median home value ($250,300 vs $202,400 in East Bakersfield).

Population, income & housing

	East Bakersfield	Hillcrest
Population	10,377	10,203
Median age	27.0 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$36,039	$44,954
Median home value	$202,400	$250,300
Median gross rent	$1,005	$1,197
Housing units	3,145	3,070
Homeownership rate	13.7%	47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Bakersfield	Hillcrest
Population	10,254 → 10,377 (+1.2%)	11,801 → 10,203 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$28,409 → $36,039 (+26.9%)	$50,279 → $44,954 (-10.6%)
Median home value	$124,700 → $202,400 (+62.3%)	$173,800 → $250,300 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	$849 → $1,005 (+18.4%)	$916 → $1,197 (+30.7%)

East Bakersfield

Population

10,25410,377

Median household income

$28,409$36,039

Median home value

$124,700$202,400

Median gross rent

$849$1,005

Hillcrest

Population

11,80110,203

Median household income

$50,279$44,954

Median home value

$173,800$250,300

Median gross rent

$916$1,197

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Bakersfield	Hillcrest
Under 5	6.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	30.7%	27.5%
18 to 24	10.6%	7.7%
25 to 34	15.6%	17.6%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	8.8%	7.4%
55 to 64	8.9%	11.0%
65 to 74	4.8%	6.2%
75 and over	1.9%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Bakersfield	Hillcrest
White (non-Hispanic)	11.7%	13.3%
Black or African American	3.6%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	83.6%	82.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Bakersfield	Hillcrest
No high school diploma	50.5%	34.8%
High school graduate	31.5%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Bakersfield	Hillcrest
Drove alone	77.5%	70.3%
Carpooled	12.4%	18.5%
Public transit	1.1%	3.5%
Walked	0.5%	0.2%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	6.4%
Other means	1.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Bakersfield	Hillcrest
1-unit, detached	54.3%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	25.9%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	0.9%
20 or more units	3.8%	8.2%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	East Bakersfield	Hillcrest
Poverty rate	39.5%	29.2%
Average household size	3.46	3.58
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1970	1957