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Compare Bakersfield to Mountain View

This post compares Bakersfield, California to Mountain View, 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) Mountain View (city)
Population 372,680 80,076
Income (median) $44,447 $102,981
Home Value (median) $228,400 $1,079,900
White 68% 56%
Black 7% 1%
Asian 7% 30%
With Kids 45% 27%
Age (median) 30 35
Rentals 43% 58%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Bakersfield or Mountain View?
A: Bakersfield has a much larger population count than Mountain View: 372680 compared with 80076 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Bakersfield or in Mountain View?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Bakersfield.

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Mountain View does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 43% for Bakersfield versus 58% for Mountain View.

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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