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Lake Arrowhead, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield is 0% more densely populated than Lake Arrowhead.
- People are 23.0% less likely to be married in Bakersfield.
- The Median Age is 17.3 years younger in Bakersfield.
 Lake Arrowhead, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock398,756329,725,481
 Female Population47.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.338.4
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 Population - 20109,578  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock247,057285,036,114
 Population - 19906,539  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now68.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,663.293.4
 Land Area17.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lake Arrowhead, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6411.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Lake Arrowhead, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 White66.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.6%12.2%
 Asian2.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.8%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock52.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lake Arrowhead, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Married Population62.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.6%50.2%
 Never Married22.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.202.60
 Households3,927  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock92,21280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households985  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lake Arrowhead    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Even though there are a huge number of homes on the market, there are still new homes being built and more and more vacant homes. The new homes don't necessarily have  More

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Over 11 years ago

Since the housing prices have declined so much in the area (we bought our home in 2006, now in 2014 we have lost $100,000 in value) I have noticed the crime rate is  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Lake Arrowhead Architectual Committee known as AWAC will make all decisions as to the color of your home. Brown and green appear to be the favorite of AWAC.  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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