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Moving to Bakersfield, California

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Population: 247,057. Estimated population in July 2024: 295,536 (+19.6% change)
Males: 120,105 (48.6%), Females: 126,952 (51.4%)

Kern County

Zip codes: 93301, 93304, 93305, 93306, 93307, 93308, 93309, 93311, 93312, 93313.

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.1 years
Median household income: $39,982
Median house value: $106,500

Population by Race

Races in Bakersfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (51.1%)
  • Hispanic (32.5%)
  • Other race (18.7%)
  • Black (9.2%)
  • Two or more races (4.4%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Asian Indian (1.3%)
  • Filipino (1.1%)
  • Other Asian (0.5%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (10.3%), Irish (7.7%), English (7.1%), United States (5.6%), Italian (3.0%), French (2.1%).

Elevation: 408 feet

Land area: 113.1 square miles

Map of Bakersfield, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bakersfield

  • High school or higher: 75.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bakersfield city

  • Never married: 27.0%
  • Now married: 54.5%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

13.6% Foreign born (9.4% Latin America, 3.0% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +61,652 (+33.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Bakersfield:

  • BAKERSFIELD HEART HOSPITAL (3001 SILLECT AVENUE)
  • BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (420 34TH ST BOX 1888)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (901 OLIVE DRIVE)
  • HEALTHSOUTH BAKERSFIELD REHAB HOSPITAL (5001 COMMERCE DRIVE)
  • KERN MEDICAL CENTER (1830 FLOWER STREET)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (2215 TRUXTUN AVENUE)
  • SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (2615 EYE STREET)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bakersfield:

  • MEADOWS FIELD (about 6 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Abbreviation: BFL)
  • VISALIA MUNI (about 71 miles; VISALIA, CA; Abbreviation: VIS)
  • OXNARD (about 81 miles; OXNARD, CA; Abbreviation: OXR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bakersfield:

  • BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL (about 5 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Abbreviation: L45)
  • SHAFTER-MINTER FIELD (about 15 miles; SHAFTER, CA; Abbreviation: MIT)
  • POSO-KERN COUNTY (about 17 miles; FAMOSO, CA; Abbreviation: L73)

Amtrak station:
BAKERSFIELD (1501 F ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Bakersfield:

  • BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 7,978; Location: 1801 PANORAMA DR; Public; Website: www.bakersfieldcollege.org/)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (Full-time enrollment: 5,273; Location: 9001 STOCKDALE HWY; Public; Website: www.csubak.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 742; Location: 201 NEW STINE RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.sjvc.com)
  • SANTA BARBARA BUSINESS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 182; Location: 211 S REAL RD; Private, for-profit; Website: sbbcollege.com)
  • LYLES BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE OF BEAUTY (Full-time enrollment: 118; Location: 2935 F ST; Private, for-profit)
  • NATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE-BAKERSFIELD (Full-time enrollment: 49; Location: 4450 STINE RD STE D; Private, for-profit; Website: www.NTIUSA.COM)
  • MEXICAN AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION (Location: 2001 28TH ST; Private, not-for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Bakersfield:

  • TAFT COLLEGE (about 31 miles; Taft, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
  • PORTERVILLE COLLEGE (about 48 miles; PORTERVILLE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,288)
  • ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; LANCASTER, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,308)
  • COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS (about 69 miles; VISALIA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,295)
  • COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS (about 73 miles; SANTA CLARITA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,024)
  • MOORPARK COLLEGE (about 74 miles; Moorpark, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,773)
  • VENTURA COLLEGE (about 76 miles; VENTURA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,285)

Biggest public high schools in Bakersfield:

  • BAKERSFIELD HIGH (Students: 2,852; Location: 1241 G ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LIBERTY HIGH (Students: 2,531; Location: 925 JEWETTA AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • STOCKDALE HIGH (Students: 2,469; Location: 2800 BUENA VISTA ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • WEST HIGH (Students: 2,397; Location: 1200 NEW STINE ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CENTENNIAL HIGH (Students: 2,349; Location: 8601 HAGEMAN; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SOUTH HIGH (Students: 2,271; Location: 1101 PLANZ ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • RIDGEVIEW HIGH (Students: 2,238; Location: 8501 STINE ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • NORTH HIGH (Students: 2,232; Location: 300 GALAXY AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • FOOTHILL HIGH (Students: 2,230; Location: 501 PARK DR.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • EAST BAKERSFIELD HIGH (Students: 2,135; Location: 2200 QUINCY ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Bakersfield:

  • GARCES MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 777; Location: 2800 LOMA LINDA DRIVE; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • BAKERSFIELD ADVENTIST ACADEMY (Students: 215; Location: 3333 BERNARD ST; Grades: KG – 12)
  • BAKERSFIELD CHRISTIAN HIGH SCH (Students: 141; Location: PO BOX 80775 5500 OLIVE DRIVE; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • BETHEL APOSTOLIC ACADEMY (Students: 139; Location: 1418 WEST COLUMBUS AVE; Grades: KG – 12)
  • VALLEY HIGH (Students: 130; Location: 2300 E BRUNDAGE LANE POB 6266; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • GOLDEN STATE BAPTIST SCHOOLS (Students: 34; Location: 427 WOODROW AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)
  • THE CHAPEL SCHOOL (Students: 28; Location: P O BOX 60815; Grades: KG – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Bakersfield:

  • STIERN (WALTER) MIDDLE (Students: 1,452; Location: 2551 MORNING DR.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • EMERSON MIDDLE (Students: 1,040; Location: 801 FOURTH ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LEON H. OLLIVIER MIDDLE (Students: 1,022; Location: 7310 MONITOR ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SEQUOIA MIDDLE (Students: 1,021; Location: 900 BELLE TERRACE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CURRAN MIDDLE (Students: 1,016; Location: 1116 LYMRIC WAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • GREENFIELD MIDDLE (Students: 998; Location: 1109 PACHECO ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • FREMONT ELEMENTARY (Students: 990; Location: 607 TEXAS ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • WARREN (EARL) JR. HIGH (Students: 971; Location: 4615 MOUNTAIN VISTA DR.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • COUNTY COMMUNITY (Students: 969; Location: 1300 17TH ST. CITY CENTRE; Grades: KG – 12)
  • PALLA (RAFFAELLO) ELEMENTARY (Students: 930; Location: 800 FAIRVIEW ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Bakersfield:

  • STOCKDALE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 810; Location: 4901 CALIFORNIA AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • HERITAGE ACADEMY (Students: 750; Location: 2401 BERNARD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST FRANCIS SCHOOL (Students: 498; Location: 2516 PALM STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCH (Students: 289; Location: 124 COLUMBUS; Grades: KG – 8)
  • OLIVE KNOLLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location: 6201 FRUITVALE AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • CARDEN SCHOOL OF BAKERSFIELD (Students: 219; Location: 7900 NILES STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE (Students: 201; Location: 609 E CALIFORNIA AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 168; Location: 4500 BUENA VISTA ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE #2 (Students: 143; Location: 4601 CALIFORNIA AVE; Grades: PK – 1)
  • NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 111; Location: 4201 STINE RD; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Bakersfield:

  • KERN COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $8,413,621; Location: 701 TRUXTUN AVE.; 902,681 books; 34,925 audio materials; 18,331 video materials; 566 serial subscriptions)

 

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