Moving to Bakersfield, California

About Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield

Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States. The city covers about 151 sq mi (390 km2) near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, which is located in the Central Valley region.

Bakersfield's population as of the 2020 Census was 403,455, making it the 47th-most populous city in the United States and the 9th-most populous in California. The Bakersfield–Delano Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Kern County, had a 2020 census population of 909,235, making it the 62nd largest metropolitan area in the United States.

Bakersfield is a significant hub for both agriculture and energy production. Kern County is California's most productive oil-producing county and the fourth most productive agricultural county (by value) in the United States. Industries in and around Bakersfield include natural gas and other energy extraction, mining, petroleum refining, distribution, food processing, and corporate regional offices. The city is the birthplace of the country music genre known as the Bakersfield sound.

Gender
Gender Bakersfield California Country
Female 50.6% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 49.4% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.051%49%Female50.6%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.06%5%8%9%12%18%14%17%7%6%$50K to $75K17.9%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Bakersfield California Country
Less than $10,000 5.5% 4.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.7% 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 7.6% 6.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 8.9% 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 11.6% 10% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.9% 15.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.9% 12.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 17.1% 17.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 6.7% 9.4% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 5.9% 13.3% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.09%10%25%24%9%15%5%2%1%High School or GED25%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Bakersfield California Country
< 9th Grade 9% 8% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 25% 20% 27.0%
Other College 24% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 15% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 5% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
 Bakersfield California  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K5.54.75.84.73.94.17.66.98.58.97.18.611.6101217.915.317.213.912.312.817.117.115.66.79.47.15.913.38.3
Education
 Bakersfield California  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade9851077252027242120989152220599232121
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.031%7%0%7%51%0%3%0%Hispanic51.1%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Bakersfield California Country
White 31.4% 36.5% 60.1%
African American 7% 5.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 7.1% 14.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
Other 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.6% 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 51.1% 39.1% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Bakersfield California  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0017.53552.570Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite31.436.560.175.412.20.20.30.67.114.65.60.20.30.20.40.30.32.63.42.851.139.118.2