Demographics of Bakersfield city, California

Bakersfield city, California had 422,165 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +16,980 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bakersfield city, in four figures

422,165
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 411,986 ±100.; +4.2%
Change since July 2020: +16,980 people.; 32.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,540 ±$2,119
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bakersfield city, California's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bakersfield city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bakersfield city, California's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bakersfield city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	405,185	100.0	100.0
2021	409,522	101.1	100.2
2022	412,848	101.9	100.7
2023	415,043	102.4	101.6
2024	419,344	103.5	102.5
2025	422,165	104.2	103.1

Population of Bakersfield city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	405,185	—
2021	409,522	+4,337
2022	412,848	+3,326
2023	415,043	+2,195
2024	419,344	+4,301
2025	422,165	+2,821

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.1 ±0.4: for men 31.3 ±0.4 and for women 32.9 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bakersfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	30,137 ±1,214	7.3% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	90,149 ±2,364	21.9% ±0.6	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	40,767 ±1,684	9.9% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	118,768 ±2,477	28.8% ±0.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	85,493 ±1,935	20.8% ±0.5	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	46,672 ±1,563	11.3% ±0.4	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,540 ±$2,119, and income per person $33,405 ±$840, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bakersfield city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	18,727 ±1,205	14.4% ±0.9	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	21,826 ±1,269	16.8% ±1.0	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	20,319 ±1,137	15.7% ±0.9	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	17,111 ±1,202	13.2% ±0.9	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	24,945 ±1,320	19.2% ±1.0	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	13,001 ±984	10.0% ±0.7	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	13,696 ±929	10.6% ±0.7	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bakersfield city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	66,735 ±3,913	16.3% ±1.0	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	26,117 ±2,122	22.0% ±1.7	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	31,208 ±1,859	13.8% ±0.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	9,410 ±931	14.6% ±1.4	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bakersfield city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bakersfield city	California	United States
Housing units	135,724 ±1,410	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±0.5	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.5% ±0.5	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.6% ±1.2	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.4% ±1.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$371,700 ±$3,302	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,472 ±$33	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bakersfield city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	225,254 ±3,413	54.7% ±0.8	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	113,582 ±3,157	27.6% ±0.8	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	23,536 ±1,588	5.7% ±0.4	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	32,043 ±1,586	7.8% ±0.4	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,555 ±412	0.4% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	461 ±156	0.1% ±<0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,818 ±1,081	0.7% ±0.3	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	12,737 ±1,384	3.1% ±0.3	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bakersfield city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	282,957 ±3,219	68.7% ±0.8	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	41,384 ±2,194	10.0% ±0.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,504 ±637	1.1% ±0.2	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	83,141 ±2,982	20.2% ±0.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	39,343 ±1,967	9.5% ±0.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	43,798 ±2,622	10.6% ±0.6	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bakersfield city among the places of California

8th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Bakersfield city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
San Jose city	990,138 ±103
Fresno city	545,970 ±90
Sacramento city	528,706 ±125
Long Beach city	455,548 ±128
Oakland city	439,418 ±102
Bakersfield city	411,986 ±100
Anaheim city	344,521 ±90
Stockton city	322,326 ±89
Riverside city	319,069 ±87
Santa Ana city	312,534 ±138
Irvine city	311,690 ±103

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Bakersfield city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 47 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 158 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 278 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 286 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 354 Places in California by median household income
No. 361 Places by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026