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Salem, MA vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield is 0% more densely populated than Salem.
- People are 16.8% more likely to be married in Bakersfield.
- The Median Age is 6.3 years younger in Bakersfield.
 Salem, MABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock398,756329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.338.4
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 Population - 201041,823  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock247,057285,036,114
 Population - 199038,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,663.293.4
 Land Area8.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salem, MABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.2%  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 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Salem, MABakersfield, CAUnited States
 White72.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.6%12.2%
 Asian3.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock52.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salem, MABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Married Population41.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.6%50.2%
 Never Married43.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.202.60
 Households19,745  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock92,21280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,520  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  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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