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Chester, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield is 0% more densely populated than Chester.
- People are 20.1% less likely to be married in Bakersfield.
- The Median Age is 26.7 years younger in Bakersfield.
 Chester, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock398,756329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.338.4
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 Population - 20101,841  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock247,057285,036,114
 Population - 19902,082  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,663.293.4
 Land Area7.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chester, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6411.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Chester, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 White83.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.6%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock52.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chester, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Married Population60.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.6%50.2%
 Never Married18.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.202.60
 Households996  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock92,21280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children15.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households341  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Chester    2 Reviews
Brian · Chester, CA
Crime with a biasewd overzelous sheriff's dept.
Over 10 years ago

Do not stop in Plumas County CA! If the adage "come on vacation stay on probation" isn't familiar it soon will be. Remember this warning & remove Plumas County from  More

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Gina · Chester, CA
The cost of tourism
Over 16 years ago

Chester is located on the shores of Lake Almanor, a popular summer recfration spot for Sacramento Valley residents to get out of the  More

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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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