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Bakersfield California Census and demographic information

Bakersfield California Census and demographic information

   

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Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Bakersfield city
 
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 247,057 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 247,057 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 80,170 32.5%
Male 120,105 48.6%     Mexican 64,700 26.2%
Female 126,952 51.4%     Puerto Rican 921 0.4%
          Cuban 189 0.1%
Under 5 years 21,736 8.8%     Other Hispanic or Latino 14,360 5.8%
5 to 9 years 23,716 9.6%   Not Hispanic or Latino 166,887 67.5%
10 to 14 years 22,571 9.1%     White alone 126,183 51.1%
15 to 19 years 20,338 8.2%        
20 to 24 years 17,207 7.0%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 35,523 14.4%       Total population 247,057 100.0%
35 to 44 years 38,334 15.5%   In households 243,244 98.5%
45 to 54 years 29,576 12.0%     Householder 83,441 33.8%
55 to 59 years 9,220 3.7%     Spouse 43,486 17.6%
60 to 64 years 7,155 2.9%     Child 87,730 35.5%
65 to 74 years 11,217 4.5%       Own child under 18 years 71,718 29.0%
75 to 84 years 7,777 3.1%     Other relatives 15,705 6.4%
85 years and over 2,687 1.1%       Under 18 years 6,863 2.8%
          Nonrelatives 12,882 5.2%
Median age (years) 30.1 (X)       Unmarried partner 5,297 2.1%
        In group quarters 3,813 1.5%
18 years and over 166,374 67.3%     Institutionalized population 2,018 0.8%
  Male 79,184 32.1%     Noninstitutionalized population 1,795 0.7%
  Female 87,190 35.3%        
21 years and over 155,127 62.8%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 25,851 10.5%       Total households 83,441 100.0%
65 years and over 21,681 8.8%   Family households (families) 60,959 73.1%
  Male 8,761 3.5%       With own children under 18 years 35,455 42.5%
  Female 12,920 5.2%     Married couple family 43,486 52.1%
            With own children under 18 years 23,829 28.6%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 12,956 15.5%
One race 236,101 95.6%       With own children under 18 years 8,857 10.6%
  White 152,849 61.9%   Nonfamily households 22,482 26.9%
  Black or African American 22,641 9.2%     Householder living alone 17,962 21.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 3,454 1.4%       Householder 65 years and over 6,044 7.2%
  Asian 10,708 4.3%        
    Asian Indian 3,204 1.3%   Households with individuals under 18 years 38,815 46.5%
    Chinese 1,283 0.5%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 15,483 18.6%
    Filipino 2,827 1.1%        
    Japanese 494 0.2%   Average household size 2.92 (X)
    Korean 1,070 0.4%   Average family size 3.41 (X)
    Vietnamese 500 0.2%        
    Other Asian1 1,330 0.5%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 298 0.1%       Total housing units 88,262 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 96 0.0%   Occupied housing units 83,441 94.5%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 81 0.0%   Vacant housing units 4,821 5.5%
    Samoan 54 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 268 0.3%
    Other Pacific Islander2 67 0.0%        
  Some other race 46,151 18.7%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0% (X)
Two or more races 10,956 4.4%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.2% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 161,898 65.5%       Occupied housing units 83,441 100.0%
Black or African American 24,636 10.0%   Owner-occupied housing units 50,502 60.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6,235 2.5%   Renter-occupied housing units 32,939 39.5%
Asian 13,083 5.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 650 0.3%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 3.01 (X)
Some other race 52,177 21.1%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.77 (X)
Date: December 13, 2004
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.

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