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Bakersfield, CA vs Downey, CA

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- Downey is 0% more densely populated than Bakersfield.
- People are 4.4% less likely to be married in Downey.
- The Median Age is 4.6 years older in Downey.
 Bakersfield, CADowney, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock114,293329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.938.4
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 Population - 2010348,760  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock107,323285,036,114
 Population - 1990174,820  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now120.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock9,211.293.4
 Land Area149.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bakersfield, CADowney, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Bakersfield, CADowney, CAUnited States
 White30.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.5%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock74.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bakersfield, CADowney, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.7%50.2%
 Never Married37.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.292.60
 Households123,334  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock27,40080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households31,122  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews
Mallory · Bakersfield, CA
Bakersfield is good. But it has ways to go.
Over 2 years ago

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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Michele · Bakersfield, CA
Gotta get out of here
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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Carol · Bakersfield, CA
It’s better than you may think!
Over 5 years ago

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 Downey    3 Reviews
Joel · South Gate, CA
Great
Over 10 years ago

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brian · Downey, CA
downey is average
Over 17 years ago

downey has a decent area in the northeast part but mostly average homes and getting busy driving around the  More

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Allen · Downey, CA
Downey,Ca
Over 19 years ago

Its a nice city. Just like the rest of Sounthern California it is overrun with illegal aliens. Housing and apartment renting is high,consdireing the age of the homes and  More

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