Bakersfield vs Wasola

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

Bakersfield and Wasola 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 30 in Wasola). Since 2019, Bakersfield's population has grown faster (-8.6% vs -83.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Bakersfield	Wasola
Population	246	30
Median age	47.1 yrs	27.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,951	—
Median home value	$87,700	—
Median gross rent	$1,188	—
Housing units	151	18
Homeownership rate	86.8%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bakersfield	Wasola
Population	269 → 246 (-8.6%)	177 → 30 (-83.1%)
Median household income	$21,458 → $36,951 (+72.2%)	—
Median home value	$79,200 → $87,700 (+10.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$668 → $1,188 (+77.8%)	—

Bakersfield

Population

269246

Median household income

$21,458$36,951

Median home value

$79,200$87,700

Median gross rent

$668$1,188

Wasola

Population

17730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bakersfield	Wasola
Under 5	13.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.5%	40.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.9%	23.3%
35 to 44	11.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	20.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	9.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	4.1%	36.7%
75 and over	20.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bakersfield	Wasola
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bakersfield	Wasola
No high school diploma	33.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	43.9%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	14.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bakersfield	Wasola
Drove alone	86.8%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bakersfield	Wasola
1-unit, detached	85.4%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
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%	38.9%

Poverty & households

	Bakersfield	Wasola
Poverty rate	40.2%	63.3%
Average household size	2.16	1.67
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1987	—