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93306

Bakersfield, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
74,116
Median household income
$69,805
People below poverty
21.4%
Median home value
$320,600

Income

The median income of households in 93306 was $69,805. An estimated 5.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 93306 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.9
$10,000 to $14,999 4.7
$15,000 to $24,999 7.8
$25,000 to $34,999 9.8
$35,000 to $49,999 9.6
$50,000 to $74,999 15.7
$75,000 to $99,999 13.8
$100,000 to $149,999 15
$150,000 to $199,999 8
$200,000 or more 9.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 93306 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58668
Female 42629

An estimated 75.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,108. 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 93306 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.8
Social Security 29.5
Retirement income 22
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.6
Cash public assistance income 5.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 19.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 93306 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 29.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 19.2

In 2020-2024, 22.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 62.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 31.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 93306 in 2020-2024, 93% had health insurance coverage and 7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 49.4% and public coverage was 54.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.6%.


In 2020-2024, 93306 had a total population of 74,116 - 37,216 (50.2%) females and 36,900 (49.8%) males. The median age was 33.1 years. An estimated 29.1% of the population was under 18 years, 33.1% was 19 to 44 years, 21.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 93306 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1926 2702
5 to 9 3686 2763
10 to 14 3584 2752
15 to 19 3275 3294
20 to 24 2581 2405
25 to 29 2647 2913
30 to 34 2003 2112
35 to 39 2500 2328
40 to 44 2293 2767
45 to 49 2013 1896
50 to 54 1784 2046
55 to 59 2411 1860
60 to 64 1589 2106
65 to 69 1647 1661
70 to 74 1425 1267
75 to 79 704 1055
80 to 84 418 717
85 and over 414 572

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 36.5% were White; 4.3% were Black or African American; 4.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.3% were Asian; 2.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 24.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 67.4% of the people in 93306 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 22.4% of the people in 93306 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 22,736 households in 93306. The average household size was 3.23 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.3% of the households in 93306 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28% of all households, while 14.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 18.7% of all households.

In 93306, 43.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 93306 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.3
Cohabiting Couples 9.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 45.2% of males and 41.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 44 36.7
Now married, except separated 45.2 41.7
Separated 1.9 3.1
Widowed 2.3 6.7
Divorced 6.6 11.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 93306, 2,219 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 36.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 80.5% of the people living in 93306 were U.S. natives. 68.6% of the 93306 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 19.5% of 93306 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 40.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 85.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 93306 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 93306.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 93306 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 84.2
Asia 10.7
Europe 2.7
Africa 1.3
Northern America 0.5
Oceania 0.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 93306 in 2020-2024, 50.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 47% of people at least five years old; 17.7% 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 93306 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 47
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.7
Other languages 0.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 93306 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 93306 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.8
Different house, same county 4.3
Different county, same state 1.4
Different state 0.2
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 77.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 22.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 93306 was 22,065 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 630 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 16,624. College or graduate school enrollment was 4,811.

Educational Attainment of People in 93306 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 22.7
High school diploma or equivalency 29.5
Some college, no degree 21.6
Associate's degree 8
Bachelor's degree 11.1
Graduate or professional degree 7.2

Disability

In 93306, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.5% of people under 18 years old, to 10.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 35.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 93306, 52.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 21,861 74.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 5,844 20
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,459 5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 93306 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 93306 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 11.2
Construction 7.8
Manufacturing 4.1
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 10.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.9
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.4
Other Services, except public administration 4.4
Public administration 5.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 93306 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,197 28
Service occupations 5,773 19.7
Sales and office occupations 5,436 18.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 5,403 18.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4,455 15.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.5% of 93306 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 93306 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 0.5
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 7.4

In 2020-2024, 93306 had a total of 24,143 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.2% 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"). 19% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 93306 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 19
Mobile homes 5.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

8.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 93306 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 69.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 93306 had 22,736 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,407 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 63.8% while renters occupied 36.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.27 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.16.

3.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.6% and another 26.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 93306:

House Heating Fuel Used in 93306 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 60.1
Electricity 35.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 2.7
No fuel used 1.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 93306 was $320,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.7 % had a mortgage. 33.3% 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 $1,899 and for owners without a mortgage it was $696.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 93306 was $1,278. 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.