Bakersfield vs Theodosia

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

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

Bakersfield has the higher population (246 vs 138 in Theodosia). Bakersfield has the higher median household income ($36,951 vs $35,375 in Theodosia). Theodosia has the higher median home value ($113,800 vs $87,700 in Bakersfield).

Population, income & housing

	Bakersfield	Theodosia
Population	246	138
Median age	47.1 yrs	63.1 yrs
Median household income	$36,951	$35,375
Median home value	$87,700	$113,800
Median gross rent	$1,188	—
Housing units	151	201
Homeownership rate	86.8%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	1.5%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bakersfield	Theodosia
Population	269 → 246 (-8.6%)	164 → 138 (-15.9%)
Median household income	$21,458 → $36,951 (+72.2%)	$26,442 → $35,375 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$79,200 → $87,700 (+10.7%)	$85,000 → $113,800 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$668 → $1,188 (+77.8%)	$492 → $488 (-0.8%)

Bakersfield

Population

269246

Median household income

$21,458$36,951

Median home value

$79,200$87,700

Median gross rent

$668$1,188

Theodosia

Population

164138

Median household income

$26,442$35,375

Median home value

$85,000$113,800

Median gross rent

$492$488

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bakersfield	Theodosia
Under 5	13.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.5%	2.2%
18 to 24	5.3%	1.4%
25 to 34	6.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	4.3%
45 to 54	20.7%	10.1%
55 to 64	9.8%	42.0%
65 to 74	4.1%	17.4%
75 and over	20.7%	22.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bakersfield	Theodosia
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bakersfield	Theodosia
No high school diploma	33.3%	28.6%
High school graduate	43.9%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	14.4%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bakersfield	Theodosia
Drove alone	86.8%	85.7%
Carpooled	7.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	14.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bakersfield	Theodosia
1-unit, detached	85.4%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	33.8%

Poverty & households

	Bakersfield	Theodosia
Poverty rate	40.2%	15.9%
Average household size	2.16	1.55
Mean commute (minutes)	24	13
Median year structure built	1987	1978