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Compare Bakersfield to Long Beach

This post compares Bakersfield, California to Long Beach, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Bakersfield (city) Long Beach (city)
Population 372,680 470,489
Income (median) $44,447 $46,054
Home Value (median) $228,400 $476,400
White 68% 52%
Black 7% 12%
Asian 7% 13%
With Kids 45% 32%
Age (median) 30 34
Rentals 43% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Bakersfield or Long Beach?
A: Bakersfield has a similar population count than Long Beach: 372680 compared with 470489 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Bakersfield or in Long Beach?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Bakersfield.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Bakersfield or Long Beach?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Bakersfield.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Long Beach does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 43% for Bakersfield versus 60% for Long Beach.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Bakersfield may include: Riverside, Fresno, and Chula-Vista.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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