Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield is a city in California with about 408,366 residents. Bakersfield was founded in 1869 and sits in Kern County. The median age is 31.9 and the median household income is $77,397. Homes carry a median value of $347,300, and about 60% of residents own where they live. Hispanic or Latino residents make up the largest share of the population (53.6%). Around 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the typical commute runs about 24 minutes.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).

Area-level figures. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS (5-year). Parcel-level records coming next.

Bakersfield has 149 public schools — 93 elementary, 29 middle, 21 high.

Public schools + grade-8 proficiency. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES directory + EDFacts assessments), via Urban Institute.

Rate per 100,000 residents/year, Bakersfield Police Department, 2023. Source: FBI UCR/NIBRS (Crime Data Explorer).

52 facilities in Bakersfield report releasing toxic chemicals to the EPA under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).

Facilities reporting to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts (TRI).

County-level natural-hazard risk. Source: FEMA National Risk Index.

Bakersfield is in Kern County — see county-wide risk, demographics, and registry.

Bakersfield was founded in 1869 and sits in Kern County. Elevation ~123 m.

Most-recorded names in Kern County booking & incarceration records:

Names with the most public booking/incarceration records in the county. Source: state & county correctional rosters (first-party).