Moving to Bakersfield, Missouri

Population: 285. Estimated population in July 2024: 286 (+0.4% change)
Males: 136 (47.7%), Females: 149 (52.3%)

Ozark County

Zip code: 65609

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.8 years
Median household income: $20,139
Median house value: $43,000

Population by Race

Races in Bakersfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: Irish (10.2%), United States (10.2%), English (4.6%), German (2.8%), Norwegian (2.5%), Polish (2.5%).

Elevation: 718 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bakersfield

  • High school or higher: 65.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bakersfield village

  • Never married: 11.8%
  • Now married: 74.5%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-2.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bakersfield:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bakersfield:

  • WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 84 miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; Abbreviation: TBN)
  • SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 99 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: SGF)
  • LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 111 miles; KAISER LAKE OZARK, MO; Abbreviation: AIZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bakersfield:

  • GAINESVILLE MEMORIAL (about 18 miles; GAINESVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: H27)
  • BAXTER COUNTY REGIONAL (about 25 miles; MOUNTAIN HOME, AR; Abbreviation: BPK)
  • SALEM (about 26 miles; SALEM, AR; Abbreviation: 7M9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bakersfield:

  • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
  • HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 97 miles; ROLLA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)
  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 99 miles; CONWAY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 7,693)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 100 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)

Public primary/middle schools in Bakersfield:

  • BAKERSFIELD ELEM. (Students: 268; Location: 1201 0 HWY; Grades: PK – 05)
  • BAKERSFIELD HIGH (Students: 210; Location: 1201 0 HWY; Grades: 06 – 12)