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Bakersfield, CA is a vibrant city, with a population of 398,756 and a population density of 2,576 people per square mile. The city is home to many businesses, organizations and outdoor activities that make it a great place to live and work. Local businesses include the Bakersfield Music Hall of Fame, Rio Bravo Country Club, and Kern County Raceway Park. Year-round outdoor activities provide plenty of opportunities for fun including camping in the Sequoia National Forest or hiking in the Kern River Valley. Other popular organizations in the area are the San Joaquin Valley Railroad Museum and the Kern County Fairgrounds which host various events throughout the year. Sports fans can cheer on minor league baseball team Bakersfield Blaze or enjoy watching professional soccer team Bakersfield FC play at their local stadium. With so much to do in Bakersfield, CA there's something here for everyone!

The population in Bakersfield is 398,756. There are 2,663 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Bakersfield is 31.3, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Bakersfield is 3.2, the US average of people per household is 2.6.

Family in Bakersfield
- 48.4% are married
- 9.7% are divorced
- 38.2% are married with children
- 23.0% have children, but are single
Race in Bakersfield

- 33.7% are White
- 7.1% are Black
- 7.2% are Asian
- 0.4% are Native American
- 0.2% claim Other
- 49.2% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 2.1% Two or more races
- 0.2% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander

   Estimated Total Population by Age

  PeopleBakersfield, CaliforniaUnited States
  398,756.0329,725,481.0
  50.4%50.5%
  49.6%49.5%
  31.338.4
 
  379,879.0326,569,308.0
  348,760.0309,327,143.0
  247,057.0285,036,114.0
  174,820.0251,960,433.0
  56.1%15.6%
  120.6%30.8%
 
  2663.293.4
  149.7293531905.423
  1.471264836.791
 
  30.7%59.4%
  6.6%12.2%
  7.0%5.6%
  0.3%0.6%
  0.2%0.2%
  0.5%0.4%
  2.7%3.2%
  52.0%18.4%
 
  48.4%49.8%
  46.3%48.0%
  2.1%1.8%
  51.6%50.2%
  37.7%33.8%
  9.4%10.8%
  4.5%5.6%
 
  3.22.6
  123,334.0124,010,992.0
  92,212.080,755,759.0
  37.2%30.5%
  30.3%42.9%
  31,122.043,255,233.0
  21.2%15.8%
  11.3%10.8%
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I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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