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Compare Bakersfield to Santa Barbara

This post compares Bakersfield, California to Santa Barbara, 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) Santa Barbara (city)
Population 372,680 91,443
Income (median) $44,447 $49,574
Home Value (median) $228,400 $934,500
White 68% 77%
Black 7% 1%
Asian 7% 3%
With Kids 45% 23%
Age (median) 30 37
Rentals 43% 59%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Bakersfield or Santa Barbara?
A: Bakersfield has a much larger population count than Santa Barbara: 372680 compared with 91443 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Bakersfield or in Santa Barbara?
A: Incomes are on average lower in Bakersfield.

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Barbara does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 43% for Bakersfield versus 59% for Santa Barbara.

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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