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Bakersfield, CA vs Crescent City, CA

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- Crescent City is 0% more densely populated than Bakersfield.
- People are 37.6% less likely to be married in Crescent City.
- The Median Age is 3.2 years older in Crescent City.
 Bakersfield, CACrescent City, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock6,686329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.538.4
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 Population - 2010348,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,006285,036,114
 Population - 1990174,820  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock70.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now120.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,406.093.4
 Land Area149.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bakersfield, CACrescent City, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Bakersfield, CACrescent City, CAUnited States
 White30.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock7.6%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock4.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock30.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bakersfield, CACrescent City, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock26.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock69.8%50.2%
 Never Married37.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.242.60
 Households123,334  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,00980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock20.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households31,122  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
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 4 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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Reviews for Crescent City    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Weather sucks, people here are rude, politicians government workers corrupt, drug infested town, high crime, no good housing unless you want to live in drug infested  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here 10 years and the first few years were rough getting used to the humidity and rain but over time I've grown to embrace everything about this town the  More

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Beautiful scenery and good hiking and camping. Swimmingly and rafting in rivers is fun. Trees of mystery is pretty fun too. However the town is pretty seedy and  More

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