Bakersfield, California
Demographics : Data compiled from the 2000 US Census
Bakersfield is a city in Kern county, California with a population of 247057 people, 60959 families and 83441 total households. The population density was 2,184.4. There were 88262 housing units at an average density of 780.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 61.87% Caucasion, 9.16 2.75% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.44% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.20% of the population.