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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield is 0% more densely populated than San Luis Obispo.
- People are 68.2% more likely to be married in Bakersfield.
- The Median Age is 5.3 years older in Bakersfield.
 San Luis Obispo, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock398,756329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.338.4
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 Population - 201045,193  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock247,057285,036,114
 Population - 199041,958  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,663.293.4
 Land Area13.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Luis Obispo, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 San Luis Obispo, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 White70.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.6%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock52.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Luis Obispo, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Married Population28.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.6%50.2%
 Never Married59.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.202.60
 Households19,035  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock92,21280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,342  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  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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