California · Census place 03526
Bakersfield city, CA
Quick answer
Bakersfield city has 408,366 residents, ranking #9 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $77,397, the median home is worth $347,300 and median gross rent runs $1,371 a month.
- Population
- 408,366Bakersfield city residents
- Median household income
- $77,397Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $347,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,371Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bakersfield city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bakersfield city median would spend about 21.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16% of residents and 60.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Sacramento city 524,802
- Long Beach city 458,491
- Oakland city 438,072
- Anaheim city 344,553
- Stockton city 320,470
- Riverside city 316,241
- Santa Ana city 311,639
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