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Population (year 2000): 247,057. Estimated population in July 2006: 308,392 (+24.8% change)
Males: 120,105  (48.6%)
Females: 126,952  (51.4%)

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Median resident age:  30.1 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 93301, 93304, 93305, 93306, 93307, 93308, 93309, 93311, 93312, 93313.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,174 (it was $39,982 in 2000)
Bakersfield  $45,174
California:  $53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $263,000 (it was $106,500 in 2000)
Bakersfield  $263,000
California:  $477,700

Median gross rent in 2005: $732.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 18.1%
(8.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.3% for Black residents, 26.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 29.0% for other race residents)

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Elite Property Management Group

Races in Bakersfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (51.1%)
  • Hispanic (32.5%)
  • Other race (18.7%)
  • Black (9.2%)
  • Two or more races (4.4%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Asian Indian (1.3%)
  • Filipino (1.1%)
  • Other Asian (0.5%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (10.3%), Irish (7.7%), English (7.1%), United States (5.6%), Italian (3.0%), French (2.1%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 408 feet

Land area: 113.1 square miles.

Population density: 2615 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bakersfield

  • High school or higher: 75.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bakersfield city

  • Never married: 27.0%
  • Now married: 54.5%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

33,631 residents are foreign born (9.4% Latin America, 3.0% Asia).

This city:  13.6%
California:  26.2%



According to our research there were 1035 registered sex offenders living in Bakersfield, California in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bakersfield to the number of sex offenders is 286 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,862 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,104 (0.5%)

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Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (98.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Oildale, CA (4.3 miles ), Greenfield-Panama, CA (8.4 miles ), Lamont, CA (10.5 miles ), Weedpatch, CA (11.3 miles ), Rosedale, CA (11.5 miles ), Arvin, CA (17.3 miles ), Shafter, CA (17.7 miles ), Mettler, CA (20.8 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1331 buildings, average cost: $100,100
  • 1997: 1409 buildings, average cost: $101,000
  • 1998: 1740 buildings, average cost: $102,100
  • 1999: 1871 buildings, average cost: $114,600
  • 2000: 1982 buildings, average cost: $126,800
  • 2001: 2432 buildings, average cost: $127,600
  • 2002: 2946 buildings, average cost: $140,100
  • 2003: 3664 buildings, average cost: $153,000
  • 2004: 3766 buildings, average cost: $154,700
  • 2005: 4898 buildings, average cost: $155,000
  • 2006: 3353 buildings, average cost: $156,200

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Latitude: 35.36 N, Longitude: 119.03 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,931 (+0.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 65,935 (66.1%)


People in group quarters in Bakersfield
  • 1125 people in nursing homes
  • 895 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 341 people in state prisons
  • 333 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 256 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 177 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 143 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 135 people in halfway houses
  • 127 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 126 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 126 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 61 people in other group homes
  • 27 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 26 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 21 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 12 people in religious group quarters
  • 8 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded

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Population change in the 1990s: +61,652 (+33.3%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  5.1%
California:  5.4%


Unemployment by year (%)


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Mining (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males in 2005:



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females in 2005:



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


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Crime in Bakersfield by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 2423222224233224
    per 100,000 11.210.18.78.69.18.411.28.0
Rapes 2725344741564543
    per 100,000 12.711.013.518.315.520.415.714.4
Robberies 357283324355439527530549
    per 100,000 167.3124.5128.8138.6166.5192.2185.4184.1
Assaults 4513854606471,0101,3421,099959
    per 100,000 211.4169.4182.8252.6383.0489.5384.5321.6
Burglaries 2,3162,3042,0352,4362,6933,0233,7463,729
    per 100,000 1085.51014.0808.7951.11021.21102.61310.61250.5
Thefts 6,8706,1046,2266,9419,4159,80710,0349,623
    per 100,000 3219.82686.32474.12709.93570.33577.13510.63227.1
Auto thefts 1,1621,1551,1541,3981,9942,2452,6582,563
    per 100,000 544.6508.3458.6545.8756.1818.9930.0859.5
Arson 113135247149173179182193
    per 100,000 53.059.498.258.265.665.363.764.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 373.4319.4295.7342.6432.0474.5474.1432.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 477 (321 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.09
US city average:  3.00

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Birthplace of: Merle Haggard - (born 1937), songwriter, musician, Brock Marion - 2005 NFL player (Detroit Lions, born: Jun 11, 1970), Colby Lewis - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Detroit Tigers, born: Aug 2, 1979), Cory Hall - 2005 NFL player (Washington Redskins, born: Dec 5, 1976), David Carr - 2005 NFL player (Houston Texans, born: Jul 21, 1979), Joey Porter - 2005 NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers, born: Mar 22, 1977), Rebekka Armstrong - Playboy playmate, Robert Swift - NBA player (Seattle SuperSonics, born: Dec 3, 1985), Todd Walker - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Chicago Cubs, born: May 25, 1973), Casey Mears - Busch series NASCAR driver (born: Mar 12, 1978).


Main business address for: BERRY PETROLEUM CO (CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS), TRI VALLEY CORP (CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS).


Hospitals/medical centers in Bakersfield:
  • BAKERSFIELD HEART HOSPITAL (3001 SILLECT AVENUE)
  • BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (420 34TH ST BOX 1888)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (901 OLIVE DRIVE)
  • HEALTHSOUTH BAKERSFIELD REHAB HOSPITAL (5001 COMMERCE DRIVE)
  • KERN MEDICAL CENTER (1830 FLOWER STREET)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (2215 TRUXTUN AVENUE)
  • SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (2615 EYE STREET)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bakersfield:
  • MEADOWS FIELD (about 6 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; ID: BFL)
  • VISALIA MUNI (about 71 miles; VISALIA, CA; ID: VIS)
  • OXNARD (about 81 miles; OXNARD, CA; ID: OXR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bakersfield:
  • BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL (about 5 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; ID: L45)
  • SHAFTER-MINTER FIELD (about 15 miles; SHAFTER, CA; ID: MIT)
  • POSO-KERN COUNTY (about 17 miles; FAMOSO, CA; ID: L73)

Amtrak station:
BAKERSFIELD (1501 F ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.ci.bakersfield.ca.us

Colleges/Universities in Bakersfield:
  • BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 7,978; Location: 1801 PANORAMA DR; Public; Website: www.bakersfieldcollege.org/)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (FT enrollment: 5,273; Location: 9001 STOCKDALE HWY; Public; Website: www.csubak.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 742; Location: 201 NEW STINE RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.sjvc.com)
  • SANTA BARBARA BUSINESS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 182; Location: 211 S REAL RD; Private, for-profit; Website: sbbcollege.com)
  • LYLES BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE OF BEAUTY (FT enrollment: 118; Location: 2935 F ST; Private, for-profit)
  • NATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE-BAKERSFIELD (FT enrollment: 49; Location: 4450 STINE RD STE D; Private, for-profit; Website: www.NTIUSA.COM)
  • MEXICAN AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION (Location: 2001 28TH ST; Private, not-for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Bakersfield:
  • PORTERVILLE COLLEGE (about 49 miles; PORTERVILLE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,288)
  • TAFT COLLEGE (about 49 miles; Taft, CA; FT enrollment: 2,801)
  • ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; LANCASTER, CA; FT enrollment: 5,308)
  • COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS (about 69 miles; VISALIA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,295)
  • MOORPARK COLLEGE (about 74 miles; Moorpark, CA; FT enrollment: 7,773)
  • VENTURA COLLEGE (about 76 miles; VENTURA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,285)
  • SIMI VALLEY ADULT SCHOOL (about 78 miles; SIMI VALLEY, CA; FT enrollment: 4,272)
Biggest public high schools in Bakersfield:
  • Kern County Community (Students: 795; Location: 1300 17th St. City Centre; Grades: 1-12; Our rating: 31)
  • Liberty High (Students: 717; Location: 925 Jewetta Ave.; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 66)
  • Centennial High (Students: 674; Location: 8601 Hageman Rd.; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 62)
  • Bakersfield High (Students: 674; Location: 1241 G St.; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 54)
  • Foothill High (Students: 648; Location: 501 Park Dr.; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 24)
  • Stockdale High (Students: 637; Location: 2800 Buena Vista Rd.; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 81)
  • West High (Students: 634; Location: 1200 New Stine Rd.; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 36)
  • Golden Valley High (Students: 632; Location: 801 Hosking Ave.; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 31)
  • North High (Students: 622; Location: 300 Galaxy Ave.; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 45)
  • Ridgeview High (Students: 592; Location: 8501 Stine Rd.; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 50)
Private high schools in Bakersfield:
  • GARCES MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 777; Location: 2800 LOMA LINDA DRIVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • BAKERSFIELD ADVENTIST ACADEMY (Students: 215; Location: 3333 BERNARD ST; Grades: KG - 12)
  • BAKERSFIELD CHRISTIAN HIGH SCH (Students: 141; Location: PO BOX 80775 5500 OLIVE DRIVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • BETHEL APOSTOLIC ACADEMY (Students: 139; Location: 1418 WEST COLUMBUS AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
  • VALLEY HIGH (Students: 130; Location: 2300 E BRUNDAGE LANE POB 6266; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • GOLDEN STATE BAPTIST SCHOOLS (Students: 34; Location: 427 WOODROW AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
  • THE CHAPEL SCHOOL (Students: 28; Location: P O BOX 60815; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Bakersfield:
  • Walter Stiern Middle (Students: 1379; Location: 2551 Morning Dr.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 5)
  • Earl Warren Junior High (Students: 1101; Location: 4615 Mountain Vista Dr.; Grades: 7-8; Our rating: 65)
  • Leon H. Ollivier Middle (Students: 1032; Location: 7310 Monitor St.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 46)
  • Sequoia Middle (Students: 1017; Location: 900 Belle Terr.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 6)
  • Standard Middle (Students: 963; Location: 1222 North Chester Ave.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 25)
  • Greenfield Middle (Students: 956; Location: 1109 Pacheco Rd.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 31)
  • Norris Middle (Students: 930; Location: 6940 Calloway Dr.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 77)
  • Curran Middle (Students: 929; Location: 1116 Lymric Way; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 9)
  • Emerson Middle (Students: 919; Location: 801 Fourth St.; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 8)
  • Tevis Junior High (Students: 890; Location: 3901 Pin Oak Park Blvd.; Grades: 7-8; Our rating: 81)
Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Bakersfield:
  • STOCKDALE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 810; Location: 4901 CALIFORNIA AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • HERITAGE ACADEMY (Students: 750; Location: 2401 BERNARD; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST FRANCIS SCHOOL (Students: 498; Location: 2516 PALM STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
  • OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCH (Students: 289; Location: 124 COLUMBUS; Grades: KG - 8)
  • OLIVE KNOLLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location: 6201 FRUITVALE AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
  • CARDEN SCHOOL OF BAKERSFIELD (Students: 219; Location: 7900 NILES STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
  • OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE (Students: 201; Location: 609 E CALIFORNIA AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 168; Location: 4500 BUENA VISTA ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
  • LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE #2 (Students: 143; Location: 4601 CALIFORNIA AVE; Grades: PK - 1)
  • NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 111; Location: 4201 STINE RD; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Bakersfield:
  • KERN COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $8,413,621; Location: 701 TRUXTUN AVE.; 902,681 books; 34,925 audio materials; 18,331 video materials; 566 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Bakersfield: Fairview School (A), Rio Bravo Ranch Golf and Tennis Club (B), Rio Bravo Ranch (C), Rio Bravo Equestrian Center (D), Garces Circle (E), Avenue Oaks Country Club (F), Gordons Ferry (G), Bellevue Ranch (H), Mount Vernon Sewage Treatment Plant (I), Kern City Golf Course (J), Valle Grande Public Golf Course (K), Mesa Marin Raceway (L), Ming Seven Golf Course (M), Stockdale Ranch (N), Stockdale Country Club (O), Sewage Treatment Plant Number 2 (P), Northeast Bakersfield Branch Kern County Library (Q), Holloway-Gonzale Branch Kern County Library (R), Rosedale School District Office (S), Eleanor N Wilson Branch Kern County Library (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Sagebrush Shopping Center (1), White Lane Plaza Shopping Center (2), Benton Park Shopping Center (3), Best Plaza Shopping Center (4), Valley Village Shopping Center (5), Valley Plaza Shopping Center (6), Brundage Square Shopping Center (7), Builders Square Shopping Center (8), California Oak Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Bakersfield include: Cornerstone Community Church (A), Coronado Gardens Missionary Baptist Church (B), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (C), Grace Lutheran Church (D), Country Bible Church (E), Grace Pentecostal Tabernacle (F), Grace Reformed Church (G), Covenant Community Presbyterian Church (H), United Pentecostal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Green Lawn Memorial Park (1), Union Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Cottonwood Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Bakersfield include: Planz Park (1), Pin Oak Park (2), Kern County Fairgrounds (3), Father Garces Monument (4), Wilson Park (5), Patriots Park (6), Lowell Park (7), Beach Park (8), Beale Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Bakersfield Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Bakersfield Museum of Art (1930 R Street) (1), California Living Museum Calm (10500 Alfred Harrell Highway) (2), Buena Vista Museum of Natural History (1201 20th Street) (3), Crystal Palace (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 3223 Sillect Avenue) (4), Celebration of Art (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 9000 Ming Avenue Suite H3) (5), B'N D Video Vending (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3686 Ming Avenue) (6), Amf Bowling Centers - Amf Southwest Lanes (Amusement & Theme Parks; 3610 Wible Road) (7), Bakersfield Music CO (Amusement & Theme Parks; 4800 New Horizon Boulevard Suite A) (8), Amf Bowling Centers - Amf Westchester Lanes (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1819 30th Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Best Western Heritage Inn (253 Trask Street) (1), Best Western Hill House (700 Truxtun Avenue) (2), America's Best Inn Bakersfield (200 Trask Street) (3), Bakersfield - Convention Center- Ca (1350 Easton Dr) (4), Bakersfield Lodge (1219 South Union Avenue) (5), American Hotel (910 Baker Street) (6), Bakersfield Parkview Inn (2400 Camino Del Rio Ct) (7), Best Western Crystal Palace Inn & Suites (2620 Buck Owens Boulevard) (8), Budget Inn Motel (6850 South Union Avenue) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Congressman Bill Thomas (4100 Truxtun Suite 220) (1), United States Government - Magistrate Judge Theresa A Goldner- Courts- Us District Court- Cham (1200 Truxtun Avenue) (2), Social Security Administration (5300 Office Park Drive) (3), Thomas Wm M Honorable U S Congressman 22nd District (4100 Empire Drive) (4), Kern County - Probation Dept- Juvenile Division- Juvenile Court Work Pro (1819 Jessie Street) (5), Kern County - Probation Dept- Juvenile Court (2100 College Avenue) (6), Kern County - Juvenile Court Work Program- Probation Dept- Probation Department- Juvenile Divi (300 East Truxtun Avenue) (7). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Air pollution trends in Bakersfield

Pollutant: Nitrogen Dioxide Annual Mean at 4 sites: 0.012 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.014 ppm in 2000, 0.017 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 4th Max at 5 sites: 0.096 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.101 ppm in 2000, 0.103 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 2nd Max at 5 sites: 0.112 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.122 ppm in 2000, 0.130 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10) Weighted Annual Mean at 3 sites: 27.6 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 30.0 µ/m3 in 2000, 47.9 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 3 sites: 18.9 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 21.6 µ/m3 in 2000).



Drinking water stations with addresses in Bakersfield and their reported violations in the past:

BAKERSFIELD, CITY OF (Population served: 93660, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1992 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2003)
ER WATER CO-STRAWBERRY (Serves AZ, Population served: 3168, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Tetrachloroethylene
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Tetrachloroethylene
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-2005)
  • 6 regular monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations
KERN CO P&R-LAKE WOOLLOMES WATER SYSTEM (Address: KERN COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION, Population served: 2500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
STOCO MUTUAL WATER COMPANY (Population served: 2500, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUN-26-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUN-26-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-01-2005)
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 minor monitoring violations
LAKESIDE (Serves AZ, Population served: 1696, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
MESA DEL CABALLO (Serves AZ, Population served: 1125, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • One regular monitoring violation
MOOVALYA KEYS (Serves AZ, Population served: 1102, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • 8 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
CASA LOMA WATER CO, INC. (Population served: 600, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUN-30-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUN-11-2001)
  • MCL, Average - Between FEB-2000 and APR-2001, Contaminant: Tetrachloroethylene. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUL-30-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-03-1999)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-03-1999)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-03-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Notification, Public - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Tetrachloroethylene
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1993 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2003)
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.9 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  73.1%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.3%
Whole state:  5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Bakersfield compared to California state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Arena or stadium:
  • Rabobank Arena. California State University, Bakersfield.
Banks with most branches in Bakersfield (2007 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: 11 branches. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • Washington Mutual Bank: 8 branches. Info updated 2006-10-13: Bank assets: $345,294.6 mil, Deposits: $219,019.0 mil, headquarters in Henderson, NV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices
  • Bank of America, National Association: 8 branches. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Union Bank of California, National Association: Rosedale Village Branch, Stockdale Village Branch, East Hills Branch, White & Gosford Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $51,969.1 mil, Deposits: $43,916.7 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 340 total offices, Holding Company: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group, Inc.
  • Rabobank, National Association: Bakersfield Branch, Stockdale Highway Branch, Paramount Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,154.6 mil, Deposits: $2,884.2 mil, headquarters in El Centro, CA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 42 total offices, Holding Company: Rabobank Nederland B*b
  • San Joaquin Bank: Stockdale Branch, at 1301 17th Street, Rosedale Branch. Info updated 2006-12-15: Bank assets: $747.2 mil, Deposits: $642.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: San Joaquin Bancorp
  • Bank of the Sierra: Riverlakes Branch, Bakersfield Ming Branch, California Avenue Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,213.8 mil, Deposits: $872.0 mil, headquarters in Porterville, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Sierra Bancorp
  • Citibank, National Association: Calloway Drive Branch, California Avenue Branch, 25250 Swell St Branch. Info updated 2006-11-09: Bank assets: $1,019,497.0 mil, Deposits: $665,743.0 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, positive income, International Specialization, 958 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
  • 10 other banks with 11 local branches



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 158$840,886$63,86516$37,693
Water Supply 22$99,646$54,3522$3,321
Housing and Community Development(Local) 17$89,342$63,0650$0
Solid Waste Management 118$476,101$48,4173$4,242
Firefighters 182$1,302,080$85,8511$2,785
Parks and Recreation 117$391,362$40,14067$61,038
Sewerage 51$204,394$48,0930$0
Police Protection - Officers 327$2,023,959$74,2742$4,041
Judicial and Legal 7$45,905$78,6941$421
Other Government Administration 25$132,415$63,5591$1,680
Police - Other 125$432,562$41,5261$120
Financial Administration 54$243,263$54,0584$4,638
Fire - Other 23$100,764$52,5732$4,282
Streets and Highways 137$626,465$54,8736$9,049
Totals for Government 1363$7,009,143$61,709106$133,309


Bakersfield government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $122,000
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $17,487,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $27,384,000
    Sewerage: $26,749,000
    All Other: $19,453,000
    Housing & Community Development: $3,822,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,932,000
    Parking Facilities: $89,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $16,959,000
    Parks & Recreation: $12,652,000
    Water Utilities: $8,006,000
    Sewerage: $4,703,000
    Police Protection: $2,374,000
    General: $2,099,000
    Fire Protection: $2,092,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,362,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,003,000
    Parking Facilities: $584,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $300,000
    Central Staff Services: $84,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $46,919,000
    Solid Waste Management: $25,964,000
    Fire Protection: $23,778,000
    Water Utilities: $13,136,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,751,000
    Sewerage: $8,703,000
    Regular Highways: $8,581,000
    General - Other: $7,839,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,436,000
    Financial Administration: $4,333,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,685,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,381,000
    Air Transportation: $132,000
    Parking Facilities: $118,000
    Health Services - Other: $46,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $4,695,000
    Highways: $3,423,000
    All Other: $1,220,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $13,955,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $102,000
    Solid Waste Management: $32,000
    Air Transportation: $15,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $10,000
    Corrections: $9,000
    Water Utilities: $7,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
    Judicial and Legal: $3,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $154,000
    Water Utilities: $12,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $69,145,000
    Water Utilities: $19,779,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $71,244,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $5,900,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $51,453,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $17,897,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $68,145,000
    Other, NEC: $5,110,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,581,000
    Water Utilities: $1,882,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $9,736,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,779,000
    Rents: $4,459,000
    Special Assessments: $1,871,000
    Property Sale Other: $513,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $498,000
    Regular Highways: $24,000
    Central Staff: $21,000
    Air Transportation: $16,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $134,575,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $17,122,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $70,609,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $13,655,000
    All Other: $9,056,000
    Highways: $4,529,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $48,271,000
    Property: $27,227,000
    NEC: $9,669,000
    Public Utilities: $6,175,000
    Other Selective Sales: $6,069,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $71,803,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $899,000

5.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,274 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.81%
California average:  5.75%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($659 average AGI)
Kern County:  0.12%
California average:  0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Los Angeles County, CA  1.67% ($38,595 average AGI)
from Ventura County, CA  0.35% ($43,063)
from Tulare County, CA  0.22% ($35,968)


4.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,551 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.94%
California average:  6.27%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($736 average AGI)
Kern County:  0.11%
California average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.71% ($35,352 average AGI)
to Tulare County, CA  0.18% ($32,865)
to San Diego County, CA  0.18% ($33,368)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bakersfield:
  • KNZR (1560 AM; 25 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORP. OF CALIF.)
  • KGEO (1230 AM; 1 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: LAGNIAPPE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KUZZ (550 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY)
  • KDFO (800 AM; 1 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
  • KGET (970 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • KWAC (1490 AM; 1 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: ILLINOIS LOTUS CORP.)
  • KBID (1350 AM; 1 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC)
  • KAFY (1100 AM; 4 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: KAFY, INC.)
  • KERN (1410 AM; 1 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA CORP.)
  • KMAP (1050 AM; 10 kW; FRAZIER PARK, CA; Owner: KMAP, INC.)
  • KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
  • KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bakersfield:
  • KPSL-FM (92.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: ILLINOIS LOTUS CORP.)
  • KKBB (99.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KCWR (107.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMANY, INC)
  • K261CO (100.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
  • K266AH (101.1 FM; BENA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KTQX (90.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
  • KLLY (95.3 FM; OILDALE, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY B/CTING CORP. OF CALIFORNIA)
  • KMYX-FM (92.5 FM; ARVIN, CA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUC. RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • K293AG (106.5 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: CENTRO CRISTIANO DE FE, INC.)
  • KDFO-FM (98.5 FM; DELANO, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKDJ (105.3 FM; DELANO, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KFRB (91.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KUZZ-FM (107.9 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY, INC)
  • KISV (94.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA CORP.)
  • KGFM (101.5 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: LAGNIAPPE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKXX-FM (96.5 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KPRX (89.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: WHITE ASH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRFR (104.3 FM; SHAFTER, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA OF TEXAS, INC)
  • KGZO (90.9 FM; SHAFTER, CA; Owner: THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, INC.)
  • KZPO (103.3 FM; LINDSAY, CA; Owner: LINDSAY BROADCASTING)

TV broadcast stations around Bakersfield:
  • K67FS (Channel 67; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: COMMUNITY TV OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
  • K50CL (Channel 50; McKITTRICK, CA; Owner: KERN EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • K08MM (Channel 8; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K25FT (Channel 25; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • KPMC-LP (Channel 42; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST)
  • KJOI-LP (Channel 34; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST, GARY M. COCOLA TRUSTEE)
  • KGET-TV (Channel 17; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

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