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Economic
& Community Development
Demographics At A Glance
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•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)

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

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

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) |

| •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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