U.S. Beacon September 8, 2008

Bakersfield, CA

Kern County, California

Latitude: 35.357276     Longitude: -119.031661
Population 295,536 (2005)
Elevation of Bakersfield, California: 408 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0603526, place: Bakersfield city, California)

Total Population: 247,057
Male: 120,105 (48.61%)
Female: 126,952 (51.39%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 21,736 (8.8%)
5 to 9 years: 23,716 (9.6%)
10 to 14 years: 22,571 (9.14%)
15 to 19 years: 20,338 (8.23%)
20 to 24 years: 17,207 (6.96%)
25 to 34 years: 35,523 (14.38%)
35 to 44 years: 38,334 (15.52%)
45 to 54 years: 29,576 (11.97%)
55 to 59 years: 9,220 (3.73%)
60 to 64 years: 7,155 (2.9%)
65 to 74 years: 11,217 (4.54%)
75 to 84 years: 7,777 (3.15%)
85 years and over: 2,687 (1.09%)

Median age: 30.1 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 166,374 (67.34%)
21 years and over: 155,127 (62.79%)
62 years and over: 25,851 (10.46%)
65 years and over: 21,681 (8.78%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 166,374 (67.34%)
--Male: 79,184 (32.05%)
--Female: 87,190 (35.29%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 21,681 (8.78%)
--Male: 8,761 (3.55%)
--Female: 12,920 (5.23%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 236,101 (95.57%)
--White: 126,183 (51.07%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 80,170 (32.45%)
--Black or African American: 22,641 (9.16%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 3,454 (1.4%)
--Asian: 10,708 (4.33%)
----Asian Indian: 3,204 (1.3%)
----Chinese: 1,283 (0.52%)
----Filipino: 2,827 (1.14%)
----Japanese: 494 (0.2%)
----Korean: 1,070 (0.43%)
----Vietnamese: 500 (0.2%)
----Other Asian: 1,330 (0.54%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 298 (0.12%)
----Native Hawaiian: 96 (0.04%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 81 (0.03%)
----Samoan: 54 (0.02%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 67 (0.03%)
--Some other race: 46,151 (18.68%)
Two or more Races: 10,956 (4.43%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 80,170 (32.45%)
--Mexican: 64,700 (26.19%)
--Puerto Rican: 921 (0.37%)
--Cuban: 189 (0.08%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 14,360 (5.81%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 166,887 (67.55%)
--White Alone: 126,183 (51.07%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 243,244 (98.46%)
--Householder: 83,441 (33.77%)
--Spouse: 43,486 (17.6%)
--Child: 87,730 (35.51%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 71,718 (29.03%)
--Other relatives: 15,705 (6.36%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 6,863 (2.78%)
--Nonrelatives: 12,882 (5.21%)
----Unmarried partner: 5,297 (2.14%)
Living in group quarters: 3,813 (1.54%)
--Institutionalized Population: 2,018 (0.82%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 1,795 (0.73%)
Total households: 83,441
Family households (families): 60,959 (73.06%)
----With own children under 18 years: 35,455 (42.49%)
--Married-couple families: 43,486 (52.12%)
----With own children under 18 years: 23,829 (28.56%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 12,956 (15.53%)
----With own children under 18 years: 8,857 (10.61%)
Nonfamily households: 22,482 (26.94%)
--Householder living alone: 17,962 (21.53%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 6,044 (7.24%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 38,815 (46.52%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 15,483 (18.56%)
Average household size: 2.92 people
Average family size: 3.41 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 88,262
Occupied housing units: 83,441 (94.54%)
Vacant housing units: 4,821 (5.46%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 268 (0.3%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 6.2%
Occupied housing units: 83,441 (94.54%)
Owner occupied housing units: 50,502 (57.22%)
Renter occupied housing units: 32,939 (37.32%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 3.01 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.77 people

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