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Danville, KY vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield is 0% more densely populated than Danville.
- People are 21.4% more likely to be married in Bakersfield.
- The Median Age is 4.6 years younger in Bakersfield.
 Danville, KYBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock398,756329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.338.4
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 Population - 201016,268  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock247,057285,036,114
 Population - 199012,420  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now36.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,663.293.4
 Land Area17.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Danville, KYBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Danville, KYBakersfield, CAUnited States
 White78.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.6%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock52.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Danville, KYBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Married Population39.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.6%50.2%
 Never Married37.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed7.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.202.60
 Households6,543  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock92,21280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,688  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Danville    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

If you like friendly non-judgmental people, four seasons, fertile land, beautiful natural scenery, low cost of living, this is a good  More

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Over 15 years ago

Great small college town for  More

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Over 19 years ago

Crime is Danville, in Kentucky really is driven, in my opinion, by the economy and lack of higher education. There is great opportunity for the area to grow in the next  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 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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