Bakersfield Population and Demographics

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Bakersfield City, California Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Bakersfield Population: 247057 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 120105 48.61% Female 126952 51.39%       Under 5 years 21736 8.8% 5 to 9 years 23716 9.6% 10 to 14 years 22571 9.14% 15 to 19 years 20338 8.23% 20 to 24 years 17207 6.96% 25 to 34 years 35523 14.38% 35 to 44 years 38334 15.52% 45 to 54 years 29576 11.97% 55 to 59 years 9220 3.73% 60 to 64 years 7155 2.9% 65 to 74 years 11217 4.54% 75 to 84 years 7777 3.15% 85 years and over 2687 1.09%       Median age (years) 30.1       18 years and over 166374 67.34% Male 79184 32.05% Female 87190 35.29% 21 years and over 155127 62.79% 62 years and over 25851 10.46% 65 years and over 21681 8.78% Male 8761 3.55% Female 12920 5.23%       Race     One race 236101 95.57% White 152849 61.87% Black or African American 22641 9.16% American Indian and Alaska Native 3454 1.4% Asian 10708 4.33% Asian indian 3204 1.3% Chinese 1283 0.52% Filipino 2827 1.14% Japanese 494 0.2% Korean 1070 0.43% Vietnamese 500 0.2% Other Asian 1330 0.54% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 298 0.12% Native Hawaiian 96 0.04% Guamanian or Chamorro 81 0.03% Samoan 54 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 67 0.03% Some other race 46151 18.68% Two or more races 10956 4.43%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 247057 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 80170 32.45% Mexican 64700 26.19% Puerto Rican 921 0.37% Cuban 189 0.08% Other Hispanic or Latino 14360 5.81% Not Hispanic or Latino 166887 67.55% White alone 126183 51.07%       Relationship     Total Population 247057 100.00% In households 243244 98.46% Householder 83441 33.77% Spouse 43486 17.6% Child 87730 35.51% Own child under 18 years 71718 29.03% Other relatives 15705 6.36% Under 18 years 6863 2.78% Nonrelatives 12882 5.21% Unmarried partner 5297 2.14% In group quarters 3813 1.54% Institutionalized population 2018 0.82% Non-Institutionalized population 1795 0.73%       Households by Type     Total Households 83441 100.0 % Family households (families) 60959 73.06% With own children under 18 years 35455 42.49% Married-couple family 43486 52.12% With own children under 18 years 23829 28.56% Female householder, no husband present 12956 15.53% With own children under 18 years 8857 10.61% Non Family households 22482 26.94% Householder living alone 17962 21.53% Householder 65 years and over 6044 7.24%       Households with individuals under 18 years 38815 46.52% Households with individuals 65 years and over 15483 18.56%       Average Household size 2.92 Average family size 3.41       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 88262 100.00% Occupied housing units 83441 94.54% Vacant housing units 4821 5.46% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 268 0.3% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 83441 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 50502 60.52% Renter-occupied housing units. 32939 39.48%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 3.01 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.77

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