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People QuickFacts | Bakersfield | California
Population, 2012 estimate | 358,597 | 37,999,878
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 347,574 | 37,253,959
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 3.2% | 2.0%
Population, 2010 | 347,483 | 37,253,956
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 9.0% | 6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 31.5% | 25.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 8.4% | 11.4%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.0% | 50.3%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 56.8% | 57.6%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 8.2% | 6.2%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.5% | 1.0%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.2% | 13.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.4%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 4.9% | 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 45.5% | 37.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 37.8% | 40.1%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 79.5% | 84.2%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 18.6% | 27.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 37.1% | 43.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 78.2% | 81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 19.9% | 30.5%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 16,807 | 1,952,910
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 22.7 | 27.1
Housing units, 2010 | 120,725 | 13,680,081
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 58.1% | 56.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 24.6% | 30.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $191,600 | $383,900
Households, 2008-2012 | 109,470 | 12,466,331
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 3.14 | 2.93
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $23,261 | $29,551
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $54,265 | $61,400
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 19.3% | 15.3%
Business QuickFacts | Bakersfield | California
Total number of firms, 2007 | 27,628 | 3,425,510
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.5% | 4.0%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 2.5% | 1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 14.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.2% | 0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 22.6% | 16.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 30.3%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 820,806 | 491,372,092
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,299,857 | 598,456,486
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 5,104,097 | 455,032,270
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $16,336 | $12,561
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 593,070 | 80,852,787
Geography QuickFacts | Bakersfield | California
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 142.16 | 155,779.22
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 2,444.2 | 239.1
FIPS Code | 3526 | 6
Counties | Kern County
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts