2024 population: 922,529 ( 13,296 from 2020)
Land area: 8134.6 square miles
Population density: 113.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	269,725	29.24%	8.4%
Black:	46,136	5.00%	2.2%
Indian:	5,077	0.55%	5.4%
Asian:	49,723	5.39%	10.1%
2+ races:	18,549	2.01%	4.3%
Hispanic:	533,319	57.81%	6.8%

Total non-White:	652,804	70.76%	6.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	49,950	13.7
Deaths:	33,112	9.1
Net Migration:	-14,799	-4.1
Net Immigration:	11,404	3.1

Change in White population:	-24,882	-2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	38,178	4.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
909,233
294,607	32.40%
47,188	5.19%
5,365	0.59%
45,150	4.97%
17,785	1.96%
499,138	54.90%
614,626	67.60%

2010
839,631
323,794	38.56%
45,377	5.40%
5,893	0.70%
34,095	4.06%
15,967	1.90%
413,033	49.19%
515,837	61.44%

2000
661,645
327,190	49.45%
37,845	5.72%
5,885	0.89%
21,905	3.31%
13,795	2.08%
254,036	38.39%
334,455	50.55%

1990
543,477
342,300	62.98%
28,927	5.32%
6,061	1.12%
15,631	2.88%
n/a
150,558	27.70%
201,177	37.02%

1980
403,089
281,115	69.74%
20,668	5.13%
5,079	1.26%
8,103	2.01%
n/a
87,119	21.61%
121,974	30.26%

1970
329,162
249,167	75.70%
15,463	4.70%
1,692	0.51%
3,120	0.95%
n/a
55,310	16.80%
79,995	24.30%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
128,382	15.3
54,118	6.4
-20,560	-2.4
7,091	0.8

-29,187	-3.5
98,789	11.8

Number	Rate
2000's
126,951	19.2
48,438	7.3
50,353	7.6
21,187	3.2

-3,396	-0.5
181,382	27.4

Number	Rate
1990's
121,081	22.3
43,402	8.0
-6,435	-1.2
28,963	5.3

-15,110	-2.8
133,278	24.5

Number	Rate
1980's
100,089	24.8
36,035	8.9
80,952	20.1
n/a

61,185	15.2
79,203	19.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
32,102	9.8
n/a

31,948	9.7
41,979	12.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.2
261,013	28.3%
661,516	71.7%
102,703	11.1%

277,499
3.17

205,689	74.1%
138,902	67.5%
26,314	12.8%
71,810	25.9%

2010
Number	Percent
30.7
254,081	30.3%
585,550	69.7%
75,437	9.0%

254,610
3.15

191,739	75.3%
132,726	69.2%
24,191	12.6%
62,871	24.7%

2000
Number	Percent
30.7
210,770	31.9%
450,875	68.1%
62,175	9.4%

208,786
3.03

157,723	75.5%
117,135	74.3%
18,904	12.0%
51,063	24.5%

1990
Number	Percent
29.8
170,976	31.5%
372,501	68.5%
52,642	9.7%

182,116
2.91

137,814	75.7%
107,138	77.7%
14,676	10.6%
44,302	24.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
124,611	30.9%
278,478	69.1%
38,981	9.7%

140,359
2.81

107,113	76.3%
90,492	84.5%
8,479	7.9%
33,246	23.7%

2022 Housing Data for Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14,927	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	14,128	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	10,874	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	12,247	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	14,516	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	11,648	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	10,634	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	11,948	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	10,352	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	20,815	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	25,353	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	34,860	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	26,270	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	17,173	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	20,358	7.3%
$200,000 or more	21,396	7.7%

Median Household Income	63,883
Per Capita Income	27,976

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	90

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	18,325	6.6%
Public Assistance	14,595	5.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	52,905	19.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	149,974	59.3%
Unemployed	14,609	5.8%
In Armed Forces	1,922	0.8%

Total Labor Force	166,505	65.9%
Not in Labor Force	86,198	34.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	143,431	100,431	58.8%
Non-Profit	6,904	12,362	35.8%
Self-Employed	21,110	11,531	64.7%

Local Government	13,717	22,363	38.0%
State Government	6,883	8,732	44.1%
Federal Government	7,497	3,465	68.4%

Total Private + Self	164,541	111,962	59.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	35,001	46,922	42.7%
Total	199,542	158,884	55.7%

Pct. Govt.	17.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	38,321	10.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	67,435	18.8%
Professional, Technical	66,277	18.5%
Service Occupations	66,599	18.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	30,949	8.6%
All others	120,329	33.5%

White Collar		47.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	43,066	12.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	40,771	11.4%
Retail trade	37,880	10.6%
Educational services	35,381	9.9%
Construction	26,297	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	25,134	7.0%
Public administration	23,115	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	20,830	5.8%
Manufacturing	19,559	5.4%
Other services	16,121	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	14,784	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14,591	4.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10,053	2.8%
Wholesale trade	8,204	2.3%
Finance and insurance	7,277	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5,139	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4,178	1.2%
Information	3,299	0.9%
Utilities	2,968	0.8%
Management	314	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	457,291	50.42%
Puerto Rican	6,054	0.67%
Cuban	984	0.11%
Dominican	252	0.03%

Total Central American	17,307	1.91%
Costa Rican	412	0.05%
Guatemalan	4,103	0.45%
Honduran	1,977	0.22%
Nicaraguan	352	0.04%
Panamanian	109	0.01%
Salvadoran	10,156	1.12%
Other Central American	198	0.02%

Total South American	3,626	0.40%
Argentinean	423	0.05%
Bolivian	210	0.02%
Chilean	71	0.01%
Colombian	910	0.10%
Ecuadorian	215	0.02%
Paraguayan	17	0.00%
Peruvian	1,481	0.16%
Uruguayan	17	0.00%
Venezuelan	282	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	16,191	1.79%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	18,257	2.01%
Indian	12,152	1.34%
Chinese	4,309	0.48%
Vietnamese	2,643	0.29%
Korean	1,915	0.21%
Japanese	1,106	0.12%
Cambodian	857	0.09%
Hmong	418	0.05%
Laotian	344	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	463,673	55.2%
Spanish	331,251	39.4%
Other Indo-European	12,697	1.5%
Tagalog	10,245	1.2%
Other Asian	6,731	0.8%
Arabic	4,680	0.6%
Chinese	3,122	0.4%
Vietnamese	2,529	0.3%
Korean	1,490	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	56,259	6.2%
English	46,238	5.1%
Irish	43,487	4.8%
American	32,581	3.6%
Italian	18,110	2.0%
European	12,242	1.3%
French	9,703	1.1%
Scottish	9,702	1.1%
Dutch	5,085	0.6%
Polish	4,860	0.5%
Swedish	4,697	0.5%
Norwegian	4,445	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	4,172	0.5%
Welsh	3,631	0.4%
Portuguese	3,576	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	798,595	88.1%
Not a citizen	108,288	11.9%

Native	728,267	80.3%
Foreign-born	178,616	19.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
71,055	12.8%	58,701	10.6%	151,801	27.4%	170,406	30.8%	66,940	12.1%	34,431	6.2%
Average years of education: 12.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	71,055	12.8%
9-12 Years	58,701	10.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	151,801	27.4%
Some College	170,406	30.8%
Bach. Degree	66,940	12.1%
Grad Degree	34,431	6.2%
Average years of education: 12.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	513,382	457,606	55,776	10.9%
1991	530,852	465,466	65,386	12.3%
1992	545,912	459,704	86,208	15.8%
1993	546,690	460,136	86,554	15.8%
1994	531,652	450,614	81,038	15.2%
1995	542,356	467,652	74,704	13.8%
1996	553,768	481,398	72,370	13.1%
1997	556,466	487,170	69,296	12.5%
1998	557,924	490,104	67,820	12.2%
1999	558,720	494,448	64,272	11.5%

2000	586,682	538,806	47,876	8.2%
2001	594,504	543,314	51,190	8.6%
2002	610,924	550,614	60,310	9.9%
2003	623,102	558,176	64,926	10.4%
2004	628,838	566,536	62,302	9.9%
2005	653,604	598,990	54,614	8.4%
2006	673,236	622,516	50,720	7.5%
2007	691,074	635,160	55,914	8.1%
2008	718,662	647,810	70,852	9.9%
2009	730,222	623,342	106,880	14.6%

2010	744,458	625,132	119,326	16.0%
2011	764,026	648,862	115,164	15.1%
2012	782,538	677,990	104,548	13.4%
2013	784,410	691,128	93,282	11.9%
2014	783,792	701,256	82,536	10.5%
2015	780,276	700,100	80,176	10.3%
2016	776,218	695,384	80,834	10.4%
2017	768,674	697,464	71,210	9.3%
2018	771,636	708,976	62,660	8.1%
2019	776,264	714,916	61,348	7.9%

2020	767,538	671,414	96,124	12.5%
2021	771,704	695,144	76,560	9.9%
2022	783,472	729,150	54,322	6.9%
2023	787,472	721,942	65,530	8.3%
2024	816,228	745,646	70,582	8.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	301,687
Median Value	$282,800

Occupied	277,499	92.0%
Vacant	24,188	8.0%

Owned	165,473	59.6%
Rented	112,026	40.4%
Median Rent	$1,161

Single-Family Units	226,324	75.0%
Detached	217,967	72.2%
Attached	8,357	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	28,430	9.4%
Mobile Homes	22,460	7.4%

Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bakersfield, CA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Bakersfield, CA Metro Area