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Austin, TX vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield is 0% more densely populated than Austin.
- People are 11.7% more likely to be married in Bakersfield.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years younger in Bakersfield.
People
 Austin, TXBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Population944,658398,756329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%50.4%50.5%
 Male Population50.9%49.6%49.5%
 Median Age33.931.338.4
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 Population - 2010806,214348,760309,327,143
 Population - 2000656,562247,057285,036,114
 Population - 1990465,622174,820251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now51.6%56.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now113.8%120.6%30.8%
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 Population Density2,944.82,663.293.4
 Land Area320.8149.73,531,905.4
 Water Area6.61.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Austin, TXBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%8.0%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.4%8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%8.6%6.6%
 Age 15 to 172.9%5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%3.9%4.0%
 Age 21 to 246.1%6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3422.4%16.0%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4416.8%12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%11.3%12.6%
 Age 55 to 595.2%5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%4.8%6.3%
 Age 65 to 746.0%6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.3%2.8%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.0%1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Austin, TXBakersfield, CAUnited States
 White47.8%30.7%59.4%
 Black7.3%6.6%12.2%
 Asian8.1%7.0%5.6%
 Native American0.1%0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.2%0.2%
 Other0.3%0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%2.7%3.2%
 Hispanic33.1%52.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Austin, TXBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Married Population43.4%48.4%49.8%
     Currently Married41.9%46.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%2.1%1.8%
 Single Population56.6%51.6%50.2%
 Never Married43.0%37.7%33.8%
 Divorced10.6%9.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%4.5%5.6%
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 Household Size2.283.202.60
 Households404,121123,334124,010,992
 Family Households206,17692,21280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.6%37.2%30.5%
     Married couple, no children39.1%30.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households197,94531,12243,255,233
     Single householder, w/children16.0%21.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%11.3%10.8%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

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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Over 3 years ago

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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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
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93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total

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