Bakersfield

Population: 377
Median household income: $88,438
Median home value: $224,400

Bakersfield, a community in Franklin County, Vermont, has 377 residents. The median household income of $88,438 is above the Franklin County median ($79,078).

Between 2020 and 2023, Bakersfield's population declined 12.5% from 431 to 377, while its median home value rose 34.5% from $166,900 to $224,400.

Households average 2.55 people. 35.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 377
Median age: 47.6 yrs
Median household income: $88,438
Median home value: $224,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 148
Homeownership rate: 98.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.7%
Unemployment rate: 11.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

431377

Median household income

$65,104$88,438

Median home value

$166,900$224,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	431	$65,104	$166,900
2021	409	$82,206	$175,700
2022	443	$85,446	$215,600
2023	377	$88,438	$224,400

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 2414.3%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 447.7%

45 to 5427.9%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	0.8%
5 to 17	40	10.6%
18 to 24	54	14.3%
25 to 34	37	9.8%
35 to 44	29	7.7%
45 to 54	105	27.9%
55 to 64	49	13.0%
65 to 74	44	11.7%
75 and over	16	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	372	98.7%
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	5	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's20.4%

Bachelor's degree22.1%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	3.6%
High school graduate	113	40.4%
Some college or associate's	57	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	62	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	38	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	138	79.3%
Carpooled	9	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	15.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24	16.3%
15 to 29 min	49	33.3%
30 to 44 min	27	18.4%
45 to 59 min	38	25.9%
60+ min	9	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 1.9% (7 of 377)

	Count	Share
Family households	93	62.8%
Nonfamily households	55	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	148	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	145	98.0%
Renter-occupied	3	2.0%

1-unit, detached98.0%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	145	98.0%
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	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5002425
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.04 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.7820, -72.8033