Bakersfield

Population: 246
Median household income: $36,951
Median home value: $87,700

Bakersfield, a community in Ozark County, Missouri, has 246 residents. At $36,951, its median household income sits below Ozark County's $42,329.

From 2019 to 2023, Bakersfield's population declined 8.6% from 269 to 246, while its median home value rose 10.7% from $79,200 to $87,700.

The largest age group is 45 to 54, 20.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 99.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

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

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

269246

Median household income

$21,458$36,951

Median home value

$79,200$87,700

Median gross rent

$668$1,188

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	269	$21,458	$79,200	$668
2020	284	$30,962	$77,000	$578
2021	259	$30,870	$77,000	$725
2022	231	$33,779	$86,300	$950
2023	246	$36,951	$87,700	$1,188

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 513.0%

5 to 178.5%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5420.7%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 744.1%

75 and over20.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	13.0%
5 to 17	21	8.5%
18 to 24	13	5.3%
25 to 34	17	6.9%
35 to 44	27	11.0%
45 to 54	51	20.7%
55 to 64	24	9.8%
65 to 74	10	4.1%
75 and over	51	20.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	245	99.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.3%

High school graduate43.9%

Some college or associate's14.4%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	33.3%
High school graduate	79	43.9%
Some college or associate's	26	14.4%
Bachelor's degree	15	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	79	86.8%
Carpooled	7	7.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	32	37.2%
15 to 29 min	7	8.1%
30 to 44 min	43	50.0%
45 to 59 min	4	4.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 40.2% (99 of 246)

	Count	Share
Family households	51	44.7%
Nonfamily households	63	55.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	114	75.5%
Vacant	37	24.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	99	86.8%
Renter-occupied	15	13.2%

1-unit, detached85.4%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	129	85.4%
1-unit, attached	3	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19	12.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2903052
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.5267, -92.1480