So I thought I would share some info for those of you who haven't been to Bakersfield in a while. To give you a little perspective, I'm comparing the stats versus Pasadena.
(Bakersfield/Pasadena: click on link for stats/photos/graphs)
Population: 321,078 to 143,080 (as of July 2008)
Median Age: 30.1 to 34.5
Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,664 to $66,465
Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $300,500 to $705,100
Top 5 Races: White (51.1%), Hispanic (32.5%), Other (18.7%), Black (9.2%), Two+ Races (4.4%)
White (39.1%), Hispanic (33.4%), Other (16.0%), Black (14.4%), Two+ Races (5.4%)
2008 Cost of Living Index: 93.1 to 162.8 (US average is 100)
Foreign Born Residences: 13.6% to 32.3%
Registered Sex Offenders: 1035 to 115
Major Crimes: (per 100,000 for 2007)
Murder: 4.7/7.6
Rape: 12.9/22.7
Robberies: 197.3/208.2
Arson: 28.5/15.8
Burglaries: 1109.7/566.8
2004 Presidential Election Results: (Kern County/LA County)
Kern County
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