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93305

Bakersfield, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
37,714
Median household income
$43,244
People below poverty
34.9%
Median home value
$251,200

Income

The median income of households in 93305 was $43,244. An estimated 7.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 93305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.5
$10,000 to $14,999 6.8
$15,000 to $24,999 12.1
$25,000 to $34,999 11.7
$35,000 to $49,999 18.3
$50,000 to $74,999 15.3
$75,000 to $99,999 11.6
$100,000 to $149,999 10.3
$150,000 to $199,999 4.2
$200,000 or more 2.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 93305 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 41169
Female 34293

An estimated 77.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 27.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 11.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,573. 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 93305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.6
Social Security 27.7
Retirement income 11.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.3
Cash public assistance income 11.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 34.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 42% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 23.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 32.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 93305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 34.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 42
People 65 years old and over below poverty 23.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 32.7

In 2020-2024, 35.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 67% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 23.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 44.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 93305 in 2020-2024, 90.9% had health insurance coverage and 9.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 26.5% and public coverage was 70.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.4%.


In 2020-2024, 93305 had a total population of 37,714 - 18,676 (49.5%) females and 19,038 (50.5%) males. The median age was 29.5 years. An estimated 32.9% of the population was under 18 years, 35.3% was 19 to 44 years, 19.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 93305 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1302 1597
5 to 9 1804 1534
10 to 14 1855 2308
15 to 19 1620 1436
20 to 24 1552 1117
25 to 29 1173 1825
30 to 34 1858 1579
35 to 39 1101 744
40 to 44 1242 1092
45 to 49 1180 1002
50 to 54 746 922
55 to 59 1003 968
60 to 64 852 654
65 to 69 790 591
70 to 74 467 652
75 to 79 211 339
80 to 84 147 175
85 and over 135 141

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 46.8% were White; 4.7% were Black or African American; 6.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.2% were Asian; 1.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 18.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 76.7% of the people in 93305 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 15.4% of the people in 93305 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,227 households in 93305. The average household size was 3.22 people.

Married-couple households made up 32.8% of the households in 93305 while cohabiting couple households made up 13.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.7% of all households, while 21% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.1% of all households.

In 93305, 45.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 93305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 32.8
Cohabiting Couples 13.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 31.4% of males and 31.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 57.4 47.9
Now married, except separated 31.4 31.7
Separated 0.8 4.5
Widowed 2.4 6.1
Divorced 8 9.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 93305, 819 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 76.6% of the people living in 93305 were U.S. natives. 68.8% of the 93305 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 23.4% of 93305 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 26% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 71.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 93305 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 93305.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 93305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 93.5
Asia 4.9
Europe 1
Africa 0.5
Northern America 0.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 93305 in 2020-2024, 59 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 57.3% of people at least five years old; 25% 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 93305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 57.3
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 93305 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 93305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.4
Different house, same county 7.2
Different county, same state 2.6
Different state 0.5
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 63.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 9.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 36.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 93305 was 11,257 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 294 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 9,460. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,503.

Educational Attainment of People in 93305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 36.9
High school diploma or equivalency 30.6
Some college, no degree 18.7
Associate's degree 4.6
Bachelor's degree 5.9
Graduate or professional degree 3.4

Disability

In 93305, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4% of people under 18 years old, to 14.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 93305, 52.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,982 78.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,842 13.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,126 8.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 93305 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 93305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 19.9
Construction 10.5
Manufacturing 5.1
Wholesale trade 1.2
Retail trade 10.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.4
Information 0.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.9
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 2.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 93305 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,452 17.5
Service occupations 2,897 20.7
Sales and office occupations 2,127 15.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 3,886 27.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,617 18.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.5% of 93305 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 93305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.4
Walked 1.5
Other means 2.3
Worked from home 6.4

In 2020-2024, 93305 had a total of 11,750 housing units. Of these housing units, 68.4% 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"). 29.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 93305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 68.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 29.6
Mobile homes 2.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 12.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 93305 was 4.2 rooms, and of these housing units 42.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 93305 had 11,227 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 523 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 34.2% while renters occupied 65.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.2 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.24.

5.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 12.5% and another 18.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 93305:

House Heating Fuel Used in 93305 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 44.2
Electricity 51
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.7
All other fuels 1.5
No fuel used 2.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 93305 was $251,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62 % had a mortgage. 38% 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 $1,645 and for owners without a mortgage it was $547.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 93305 was $1,137. 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.