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93304

Bakersfield, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
51,037
Median household income
$50,790
People below poverty
29%
Median home value
$240,900

Income

The median income of households in 93304 was $50,790. An estimated 5.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 93304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.9
$10,000 to $14,999 9.7
$15,000 to $24,999 9.5
$25,000 to $34,999 11.6
$35,000 to $49,999 12.8
$50,000 to $74,999 15.6
$75,000 to $99,999 13.3
$100,000 to $149,999 13.1
$150,000 to $199,999 5.5
$200,000 or more 2.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 93304 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 44143
Female 36062

An estimated 76.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,824. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 93304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.4
Social Security 29.8
Retirement income 19.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 11.4
Cash public assistance income 7.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 29 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 41.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 28.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 23% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 93304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 29
Children under 18 years below poverty 41.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 28.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 23

In 2020-2024, 33.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 59.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 93304 in 2020-2024, 88.5% had health insurance coverage and 11.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 31.5% and public coverage was 63.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.8%.


In 2020-2024, 93304 had a total population of 51,037 - 26,113 (51.2%) females and 24,924 (48.8%) males. The median age was 29.9 years. An estimated 29.9% of the population was under 18 years, 36.4% was 19 to 44 years, 19.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 93304 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1751 1666
5 to 9 2256 2356
10 to 14 2031 2188
15 to 19 2233 2419
20 to 24 2176 2196
25 to 29 2394 1940
30 to 34 1767 2265
35 to 39 1598 1296
40 to 44 1226 1699
45 to 49 1152 1067
50 to 54 1345 1373
55 to 59 1142 1532
60 to 64 1195 1315
65 to 69 956 949
70 to 74 463 551
75 to 79 425 554
80 to 84 477 472
85 and over 337 275

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 27.8% were White; 9.4% were Black or African American; 4.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.4% were Asian; 5.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 20.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 69.8% of the people in 93304 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 15.5% of the people in 93304 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,503 households in 93304. The average household size was 3.26 people.

Married-couple households made up 33.3% of the households in 93304 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.2% of all households, while 21.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24% of all households.

In 93304, 41.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 28.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 93304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 33.3
Cohabiting Couples 12.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 32.2% of males and 30.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 52.6 44.7
Now married, except separated 32.2 30.7
Separated 1.8 3.4
Widowed 3.1 7.5
Divorced 10.3 13.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 93304, 1,782 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 16.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 77.5% of the people living in 93304 were U.S. natives. 69.3% of the 93304 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 22.5% of 93304 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 31.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 80.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 93304 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 93304.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 93304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 89.9
Asia 8.6
Europe 1
Africa 0.4
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 93304 in 2020-2024, 51.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 49.1% of people at least five years old; 20.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 93304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 49.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.9
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 93304 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 93304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.4
Different house, same county 5.9
Different county, same state 1.9
Different state 0.4
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 70.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 11% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 29.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 93304 was 15,129 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 199 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 11,930. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,000.

Educational Attainment of People in 93304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 29.7
High school diploma or equivalency 31.6
Some college, no degree 20.4
Associate's degree 7.3
Bachelor's degree 8.4
Graduate or professional degree 2.6

Disability

In 93304, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.3% of people under 18 years old, to 13.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 51.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 93304, 50.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,308 80.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,500 13.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,284 6.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 93304 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 93304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 9.5
Construction 9.3
Manufacturing 5.3
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 12.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.4
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.2
Other Services, except public administration 6
Public administration 3.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 93304 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,967 20.8
Service occupations 4,098 21.5
Sales and office occupations 3,728 19.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 3,699 19.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,607 18.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 77.9% of 93304 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 93304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 77.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.8
Walked 0.9
Other means 1.7
Worked from home 4.7

In 2020-2024, 93304 had a total of 16,234 housing units. Of these housing units, 71.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 22.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 93304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 71.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 22.2
Mobile homes 5.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

2.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 10.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 93304 was 4.6 rooms, and of these housing units 51.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 93304 had 15,503 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 731 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 46.1% while renters occupied 53.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.24 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.29.

4.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 13.4% and another 21% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 93304:

House Heating Fuel Used in 93304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 58.2
Electricity 36.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 2.2
No fuel used 3.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 93304 was $240,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64 % had a mortgage. 36% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,472 and for owners without a mortgage it was $592.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 93304 was $1,206. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.