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Mailing Address:
EDCD
City Hall North
1600 Truxtun Avenue Suite 300
Bakersfield, California 93301
[Locate City Hall North]


Office Hours:
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday except Holidays
Telephone (661) 326-3765
FAX (661) 852-2138
TDD (661) 321-9472
Fair Housing (661) 634-9245

E-mail:
EDCD@bakersfieldcity.us

 

 

Economic & Community Development
Demographics At A Glance

More Bakersfield Fast Facts >

•Population

(2011 estimates)
City of Bakersfield  351,443
Metro Bakersfield  508,100
Kern County  846,883
California   37,519,766


 

 

 

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau Data 2010, California Department of Finance; City of Bakersfield Development Services Dept

City of Bakersfield
      Population growth 1980 - 2017 (projected)

Population

City of Bakersfield
      Area growth (square miles) 1980 - 2010

Area Growth


•Population density (Bakersfield city limits): 2,420 persons / square mile.

•Race

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009 estimate

•Ethnicity

Hispanic (of any race)   
Bakersfield  45.5%
Kern County   49.2%
California    37.6%
U.S.   15.1%


                  
          
   
      
                    

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009 estimate

•Median Household Income

(in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)
Bakersfield   $51,886
Kern County $46,216
California $56,862
U.S. $51,425



           
          
              
                       

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009 estimate

•Unemployment rate 

    2010   2009    2008 2007
Bakersfield 16.4% 10.1% 6.8%  5.6%
Kern County  16.0% 14.4% 9.8% 8.2%
California 14.5% 11.4% 7.2% 5.4% 
U.S.  9.6% 9.3% 5.8%  4.6%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor (not seasonally adjusted)

 

       
                      
                              
                                                 
                                    


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•Median Age (years)
Bakersfield  29.5
Kern County   30.3
California 34.6
U.S.  36.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009 estimate
   

         

 
   

 
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