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Bakersfield CA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	247,057	69 (of 25,150) (100%)	12 (of 1081) (99%)
Average Income	$39,982	8,525 (66%)	625 (42%)
Median House Value	$106,500	6,910 (73%)	782 (28%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	61.9%	22,038 (of 25,150) (12%)	750 (of 1081) (31%)
% Black Population	9.2%	4,329 (83%)	109 (90%)
% Hispanic Population	32.5%	1,318 (95%)	323 (70%)
% Asian Population	4.3%	1,412 (94%)	362 (67%)
% American Indian Population	1.4%	3,459 (86%)	326 (70%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	75.9%	16,032 (of 25,150) (36%)	668 (of 1081) (38%)
% College Graduates	19.3%	7,367 (71%)	491 (55%)
% Never Married	27.0%	5,666 (77%)	434 (60%)
% Married	54.5%	15,303 (39%)	577 (47%)
% Seperated	2.5%	6,261 (75%)	345 (68%)
% Divorced	10.8%	10,233 (59%)	433 (60%)
% Foreign Born	13.6%	2,219 (91%)	557 (48%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	88,189	81 (of 25,150) (100%)	10 (of 1081) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	4.3%	20,228 (20%)	613 (43%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	3.4%	17,366 (31%)	411 (62%)
Average Rooms in House	5.1	17,241 (31%)	421 (61%)
% Households with No Car	10.1%	6,798 (73%)	242 (78%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	15.7%	15,291 (39%)	793 (27%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,216 (87%)	394 (64%)
Median House Value	$106,500	6,910 (73%)	782 (28%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.0%	13,430 (47%)	343 (68%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.3%	3,680 (85%)	479 (56%)
Average Monthly Rent	$564	7,057 (72%)	761 (30%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	63.6%	10,926 (of 25,150) (57%)	424 (of 1081) (61%)
% Drive Alone to Work	77.1%	14,369 (43%)	360 (67%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.7%	4,364 (83%)	405 (63%)
% Walk to Work	1.3%	16,655 (34%)	736 (32%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	22.2	14,958 (41%)	827 (23%)
% Households making less than $10,000	10.9%	10,996 (56%)	318 (71%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.4%	6,358 (75%)	497 (54%)
Median Household Income	$39,982	8,525 (66%)	625 (42%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	6.7%	3,513 (86%)	295 (73%)
Per Capita Income	$17,678	10,612 (58%)	614 (43%)
Male Worker Income	$38,834	5,672 (77%)	524 (52%)
Female Worker Income	$27,148	5,920 (76%)	587 (46%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	14.6%	5,742 (77%)	292 (73%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	18.0%	6,109 (76%)	314 (71%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Los Angeles, California	92 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.91

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Riverside, California	0.92
St. Paul, Minnesota	0.89
Greensboro, North Carolina	0.89
Lexington, Kentucky	0.89
Stockton, California	0.88
Irving, Texas	0.87
Glendale, Arizona	0.86
Lincoln, Nebraska	0.86
Garland, Texas	0.86
Aurora, Colorado	0.85

Bakersfield CA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
People Working in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining	8,003	3
People Working in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	3,024	6
Other Race Population	46,151	33
Two Other Races Population	52,177	35
Mexican Population	64,700	38

Bakersfield CA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
People Working in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining	8,003	2
Houses Worth Between $50,000 and $99,999	19,235	3
American Ancestor Population	13,935	4
Houses Built 1999 to March 2000	2,771	4
Houses Built 1995-1998	8,810	5

Bakersfield CA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	67.5%	23,811
Percent Single Race Population	95.6%	23,359
Percent of Houses with Less than 1 Person Per Room	88.3%	23,218
Percent of Houseowners without a Mortgage	17.6%	23,172
Percent of Houseowners with Costs Less than 15 Percent of Income	25.4%	22,920

Bakersfield CA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Percent 18 and Older Male Population	32.1%	947
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	43.9%	929
Percent of People who Moved into their House between 1970 and 1979	5.7%	881
Percent of People who Moved into their House between 1980 and 1989	12.8%	862
Percent of People Working in Manufacturing	5.3%	846

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Bakersfield CA	Riverside, California
Total Population	247,057	255,166
Average Age	30.1	29.8
Average Income	$39,982	$41,646
Median House Value	$106,500	$138,500
% White Population	61.9%	59.3%
% Black Population	9.2%	7.4%
% Asian Population	4.3%	5.7%
% Hispanic Population	32.5%	38.1%

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