Bakersfield's Living Circumstances

Bakersfield City School District Overview

Bakersfield College located in Bakersfield City School District area. A total of 58,892 households are located in Bakersfield City School District area. Among them, 26,348 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.76 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 72,398 and 57,706 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

14.60% (27,648) of residents are non-citizens and 46.28% (87,641) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Bakersfield City School District, California
Household	58,892
Population	189,352
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	26,348 (44.74%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	72,398
Total Students	57,706
Pre-Kindergarten	2,750
Kindergarten	4,279
Grade 1-8	27,331
Grade 9-12	13,166
College/Graduate School	10,180
Veterans	131,014
Non-citizen	27,648
Non-English Home Language	87,641
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

136,556 residents are over the age of 16 and 82,331 people are in labor force. Among them, 82,254 people are in civilian labor force and 77 are in armed labor force. 72,267 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 12.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Bakersfield City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	70,839	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	55,401	78.21%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	9,060	12.79%
Public transportation	1,001	1.41%
Walked	958	1.35%
Other method	1,876	2.65%
Worked from home	2,543	3.59%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	72,267	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	15,417	21.33%
Service	15,412	21.33%
Sales and office	14,320	19.82%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	15,612	21.60%
Production, transportation, and material moving	11,506	15.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	72,267	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	10,284	14.23%
Construction	6,130	8.48%
Manufacturing	3,721	5.15%
Wholesale trade	1,880	2.60%
Retail trade	8,427	11.66%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,813	5.28%
Information	849	1.17%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,341	3.24%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	6,408	8.87%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	14,280	19.76%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	7,771	10.75%
Other services, except public administration	3,887	5.38%
Public administration	2,476	3.43%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	72,267	-
Private wage and salary workers	58,036	80.31%
Government workers	9,005	12.46%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	5,030	6.96%
Unpaid family workers	196	0.27%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $57,348 for the 58,892 households in Bakersfield City School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $24,883. 173,707 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.78%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	58,892	-
Less than $10,000	4,948	8.40%
$10,000 - $14,999	5,250	8.91%
$15,000 - $24,999	8,020	13.62%
$25,000 - $34,999	7,418	12.60%
$35,000 - $49,999	8,524	14.47%
$50,000 - $74,999	10,897	18.50%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,457	9.27%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,998	8.49%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,900	3.23%
More than $200,000	1,480	2.51%
Median Household Income	$41,047	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$57,348	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	42,582	-
Less than $10,000	3,831	9.00%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,970	6.97%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,690	13.36%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,190	12.19%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,905	13.87%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,920	18.60%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,046	9.50%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,110	9.65%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,571	3.69%
More than $200,000	1,349	3.17%

Median Family Income	$43,617	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$61,722	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$24,883	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$36,453	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$36,453	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	191,352	-
With health insurance coverage	173,707	90.78%
Public coverage	114,667	59.92%
Private health insurance	72,678	37.98%
Without health insurance coverage	17,645	9.22%

Housing

There are 64,146 housing units in Bakersfield City School District area, California with 58,892 units (91.81%) occupied. 27,485 houses (46.67%) are occupied by owner and 31,407 houses (53.33%) are rented. The average housing value is $168,100 and the average rental cost is $903. 1,012 houses (1.58%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 11,303 houses (17.62%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	64,146	-
Occupied	58,892	91.81%
Owner Occupied	27,485	46.67%
Renter Occupied	31,407	53.33%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	42,114	65.65%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,673	2.61%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	18,114	28.24%
Mobile Homes	2,106	3.28%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	139	0.22%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	64,146	-
Built 2014 or later	1,012	1.58%
Built 2010 - 2013	795	1.24%
Built 2000 - 2009	5,555	8.66%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,877	6.04%
Built 1980 - 1989	6,678	10.41%
Built 1970 - 1979	11,135	17.36%
Built 1960 - 1969	10,380	16.18%
Built 1950 - 1959	13,411	20.91%
Built 1949 or earlier	11,303	17.62%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	64,146	-
1 room	2,241	3.49%
2 rooms	2,541	3.96%
3 rooms	7,938	12.37%
4 rooms	15,509	24.18%
5 rooms	17,294	26.96%
6 rooms	9,701	15.12%
7 rooms	4,445	6.93%
8 rooms	2,447	3.81%
9 rooms or more	2,030	3.16%
Median Number of Rooms	4.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	64,146	-
no bedroom	2,428	3.79%
1 bedroom	6,337	9.88%
2 bedrooms	20,171	31.45%
3 bedrooms	27,272	42.52%
4 bedrooms	6,786	10.58%
5 bedrooms or more	1,152	1.80%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	27,485	-
Less than $50,000	1,289	4.69%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,761	13.68%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,769	20.99%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,345	23.09%
$200,000 - $299,999	6,286	22.87%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,918	10.62%
$500,000 - $999,999	915	3.33%
$1,000,000 or more	202	0.73%
Median House Value	$168,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	30,668	-
Less than $500	2,217	7.23%
$500 - $999	17,242	56.22%
$1,000 - $1,499	8,545	27.86%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,027	6.61%
$2,000 - $2,499	557	1.82%
$2,500 - $2,999	53	0.17%
$3,000 or more	27	0.09%
Median Rental Costs	$903	-

Demographic

A total of 192,589 people lives in Bakersfield City School District area, California with 94,524 male and 98,065 female. The males to female ratio is 49.08 to 50.92. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	192,589	-
Male	94,524	49.08%
Female	98,065	50.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	192,589	-
Under 5 years	17,316	8.99%
5 - 9 years	18,439	9.57%
10 - 14 years	16,957	8.80%
15 - 19 years	14,050	7.30%
20 - 24 years	15,862	8.24%
25 - 34 years	29,205	15.16%
35 - 44 years	22,060	11.45%
45 - 54 years	20,251	10.52%
55 - 59 years	9,074	4.71%
60 - 64 years	9,389	4.88%
65 - 74 years	11,957	6.21%
75 - 84 years	5,440	2.82%
85 years and older	2,589	1.34%
Median Age	29.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	192,589	-
One Race	186,552	96.87%
White	134,386	69.78%
Black or African American	15,329	7.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,679	1.39%
Asian	4,169	2.16%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	307	0.16%
Other	29,682	15.41%

Two or more races	6,037	3.13%
White and Black or African American	1,636	0.85%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,014	0.53%
White and Asian	858	0.45%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	175	0.09%