East Bakersfield vs La Cresta

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

East Bakersfield and La Cresta 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 8,558 in La Cresta). La Cresta has the higher median household income ($49,836 vs $36,039 in East Bakersfield). La Cresta has the higher median home value ($236,800 vs $202,400 in East Bakersfield).

Population, income & housing

	East Bakersfield	La Cresta
Population	10,377	8,558
Median age	27.0 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,039	$49,836
Median home value	$202,400	$236,800
Median gross rent	$1,005	$1,097
Housing units	3,145	2,912
Homeownership rate	13.7%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Bakersfield	La Cresta
Population	10,254 → 10,377 (+1.2%)	9,990 → 8,558 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$28,409 → $36,039 (+26.9%)	$39,841 → $49,836 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$124,700 → $202,400 (+62.3%)	$151,400 → $236,800 (+56.4%)
Median gross rent	$849 → $1,005 (+18.4%)	$798 → $1,097 (+37.5%)

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

La Cresta

Population

9,9908,558

Median household income

$39,841$49,836

Median home value

$151,400$236,800

Median gross rent

$798$1,097

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Bakersfield	La Cresta
Under 5	6.6%	8.1%
5 to 17	30.7%	20.4%
18 to 24	10.6%	12.9%
25 to 34	15.6%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	8.8%	10.8%
55 to 64	8.9%	11.6%
65 to 74	4.8%	11.7%
75 and over	1.9%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Bakersfield	La Cresta
White (non-Hispanic)	11.7%	19.3%
Black or African American	3.6%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.6%
Asian	0.6%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	83.6%	72.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Bakersfield	La Cresta
No high school diploma	50.5%	30.7%
High school graduate	31.5%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Bakersfield	La Cresta
Drove alone	77.5%	80.5%
Carpooled	12.4%	10.4%
Public transit	1.1%	0.8%
Walked	0.5%	1.3%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	2.5%
Other means	1.7%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Bakersfield	La Cresta
1-unit, detached	54.3%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	25.9%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	2.7%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	East Bakersfield	La Cresta
Poverty rate	39.5%	14.4%
Average household size	3.46	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1970	1958