Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 33 min5:40 am – 8:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:00 am – 4:46 pm
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People74,116 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.122,736 householdsMedian household income $69,805Median home value $320,600Median rent $1,278 a month64% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,013 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 29,264 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, farming, forestry and mining 11%, retail 11%Average commute 25 minutes80% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher77% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 49%, Spanish 47%18% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 98°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 41°F6 in of rain a year, on about 18 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare112 days above 90°F, 10 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bakersfield Ap station, 16 mi away
Earthquakes642 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197054 of magnitude 4+, 5 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 11 Jul 199244 mi away, near California City, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 12 Jul 202646 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighKern County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality18% of days had good air in 202564 of 365 days measured236 moderate, 61 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 4 unhealthy daysMedian index 70, worst day 200main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kern County monitors, CA
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Bakersfieldserves 160,144 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,256 ft688 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentral California Rehabilitation Hospital9.3 miPost officeEdison Post Office9.8 miFire stationBakersfield Fire Department Station 105.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBakersfield College - Panorama Campus11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL16 miMajor airportHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport BUR91 miInterstateI-529 miAmtrakBakersfield, CA BFD15 miCoachBakersfieldLimousine Express13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93306 ZIP area.
