East Bakersfield vs Potomac Park

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

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

Potomac Park has the higher population (10,634 vs 10,377 in East Bakersfield). Potomac Park has the higher median household income ($45,617 vs $36,039 in East Bakersfield). East Bakersfield has the higher median home value ($202,400 vs $201,200 in Potomac Park).

Population, income & housing

	East Bakersfield	Potomac Park
Population	10,377	10,634
Median age	27.0 yrs	23.6 yrs
Median household income	$36,039	$45,617
Median home value	$202,400	$201,200
Median gross rent	$1,005	$1,162
Housing units	3,145	2,759
Homeownership rate	13.7%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.1%	4.7%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	11.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Bakersfield	Potomac Park
Population	10,254 → 10,377 (+1.2%)	10,833 → 10,634 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$28,409 → $36,039 (+26.9%)	$40,129 → $45,617 (+13.7%)
Median home value	$124,700 → $202,400 (+62.3%)	$123,800 → $201,200 (+62.5%)
Median gross rent	$849 → $1,005 (+18.4%)	$1,058 → $1,162 (+9.8%)

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

Potomac Park

Population

10,83310,634

Median household income

$40,129$45,617

Median home value

$123,800$201,200

Median gross rent

$1,058$1,162

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Bakersfield	Potomac Park
Under 5	6.6%	8.2%
5 to 17	30.7%	28.1%
18 to 24	10.6%	15.7%
25 to 34	15.6%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	8.8%	9.7%
55 to 64	8.9%	6.7%
65 to 74	4.8%	3.2%
75 and over	1.9%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Bakersfield	Potomac Park
White (non-Hispanic)	11.7%	6.1%
Black or African American	3.6%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	83.6%	85.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Bakersfield	Potomac Park
No high school diploma	50.5%	45.6%
High school graduate	31.5%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	15.0%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	3.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Bakersfield	Potomac Park
Drove alone	77.5%	73.9%
Carpooled	12.4%	15.9%
Public transit	1.1%	0.9%
Walked	0.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	6.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Bakersfield	Potomac Park
1-unit, detached	54.3%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	25.9%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	6.2%
20 or more units	3.8%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	East Bakersfield	Potomac Park
Poverty rate	39.5%	30.9%
Average household size	3.46	4.31
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1970	1968