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:
- BAXTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; MOUNTAIN HOME, AR)
- OZARKS MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; WEST PLAINS, MO)
- FULTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SALEM, AR)
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)