Bakersfield, CA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	247,057	100.0

Male	120,105	48.6
Female	126,952	51.4

Under 5 years	21,736	8.8
5 to 9 years	23,716	9.6
10 to 14 years	22,571	9.1
15 to 19 years	20,338	8.2
20 to 24 years	17,207	7.0
25 to 34 years	35,523	14.4
35 to 44 years	38,334	15.5
45 to 54 years	29,576	12.0
55 to 59 years	9,220	3.7
60 to 64 years	7,155	2.9
65 to 74 years	11,217	4.5
75 to 84 years	7,777	3.1
85 years and over	2,687	1.1

Median age (years)	30.1	(X)

18 years and over	166,374	67.3
Male	79,184	32.1
Female	87,190	35.3
21 years and over	155,127	62.8
62 years and over	25,851	10.5
65 years and over	21,681	8.8
Male	8,761	3.5
Female	12,920	5.2

RACE
One race	236,101	95.6
White	152,849	61.9
Black or African American	22,641	9.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,454	1.4
Asian	10,708	4.3
Asian Indian	3,204	1.3
Chinese	1,283	0.5
Filipino	2,827	1.1
Japanese	494	0.2
Korean	1,070	0.4
Vietnamese	500	0.2
Other Asian ¹	1,330	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	298	0.1
Native Hawaiian	96	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	81	0.0
Samoan	54	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	67	0.0
Some other race	46,151	18.7
Two or more races	10,956	4.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	161,898	65.5
Black or African American	24,636	10.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	6,235	2.5
Asian	13,083	5.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	650	0.3
Some other race	52,177	21.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	247,057	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	80,170	32.5
Mexican	64,700	26.2
Puerto Rican	921	0.4
Cuban	189	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	14,360	5.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	166,887	67.5
White alone	126,183	51.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	247,057	100.0
In households	243,244	98.5
Householder	83,441	33.8
Spouse	43,486	17.6
Child	87,730	35.5
Own child under 18 years	71,718	29.0
Other relatives	15,705	6.4
Under 18 years	6,863	2.8
Nonrelatives	12,882	5.2
Unmarried partner	5,297	2.1
In group quarters	3,813	1.5
Institutionalized population	2,018	0.8
Noninstitutionalized population	1,795	0.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	83,441	100.0
Family households (families)	60,959	73.1
With own children under 18 years	35,455	42.5
Married-couple family	43,486	52.1
With own children under 18 years	23,829	28.6
Female householder, no husband present	12,956	15.5
With own children under 18 years	8,857	10.6
Nonfamily households	22,482	26.9
Householder living alone	17,962	21.5
Householder 65 years and over	6,044	7.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	38,815	46.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	15,483	18.6

Average household size	2.92	(X)
Average family size	3.41	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	88,262	100.0
Occupied housing units	83,441	94.5
Vacant housing units	4,821	5.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	268	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	83,441	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	50,502	60.5
Renter-occupied housing units	32,939	39.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.01	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.77	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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