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Compare Santa Clara to Bakersfield

This post compares Santa Clara, California to Bakersfield, 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 Santa Clara (city) Bakersfield (city)
Population 124,635 372,680
Income (median) $80,277 $44,447
Home Value (median) $831,600 $228,400
White 42% 68%
Black 3% 7%
Asian 41% 7%
With Kids 33% 45%
Age (median) 33 30
Rentals 56% 43%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Santa Clara or Bakersfield?
A: Santa Clara has a much smaller population count than Bakersfield: 124635 compared with 372680 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Clara does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 56% for Santa Clara versus 43% for Bakersfield.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Santa Clara may include: Irvine, Sunnyvale, and South-Pasadena.

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

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