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Bakersfield, CA vs Goldsboro, NC

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Highlights
- Goldsboro is 0% more densely populated than Bakersfield.
- People are 16.1% less likely to be married in Goldsboro.
- The Median Age is 5.1 years older in Goldsboro.
 Bakersfield, CAGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Population398,75633,214329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%51.9%50.5%
 Male Population49.6%48.1%49.5%
 Median Age31.336.438.4
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 Population - 2010348,76035,428309,327,143
 Population - 2000247,05739,043285,036,114
 Population - 1990174,82040,709251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now56.1%-11.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now120.6%-15.4%30.8%
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 Population Density2,663.21,163.593.4
 Land Area149.728.53,531,905.4
 Water Area1.50.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bakersfield, CAGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.0%6.3%5.9%
 Age 5 to 98.2%7.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.6%5.6%6.6%
 Age 15 to 175.2%4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%4.7%4.0%
 Age 21 to 246.0%6.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%14.0%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.7%11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%10.2%12.6%
 Age 55 to 595.2%5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%7.4%6.3%
 Age 65 to 746.2%9.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.8%5.6%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.2%2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Bakersfield, CAGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 White30.7%33.5%59.4%
 Black6.6%54.2%12.2%
 Asian7.0%1.6%5.6%
 Native American0.3%0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%0.4%0.2%
 Other0.5%0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%4.5%3.2%
 Hispanic52.0%5.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bakersfield, CAGoldsboro, NCUnited States
 Married Population48.4%40.6%49.8%
     Currently Married46.3%37.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%3.7%1.8%
 Single Population51.6%59.4%50.2%
 Never Married37.7%38.4%33.8%
 Divorced9.4%13.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%7.5%5.6%
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 Household Size3.202.182.60
 Households123,33414,445124,010,992
 Family Households92,2127,75280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.2%25.0%30.5%
     Married couple, no children30.3%32.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households31,1226,69343,255,233
     Single householder, w/children21.2%23.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.3%18.6%10.8%
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 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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Reviews for Goldsboro    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

We have recently moved to Goldsboro and just love it. We moved from another small NC town in the west where we lived for many years. Everyone here is so friendly! Much  More

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Over 7 years ago

It is the military that brought my husband and I to this quaint small town of Goldsboro, and we have lived here for about 4 years now. We consider Goldsboro to be a  More

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Over 7 years ago

Goldsboro is a nice homey place to live. I know a lot of people that move out of the town and come back because there is family here. There is a plenty of beaches to go  More

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