Bakersfield is a large city located in the state of California. With a population of 417,468 people and 151 associated neighborhoods, Bakersfield is the ninth largest community in California.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bakersfield is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bakersfield is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bakersfield who work in office and administrative support (10.48%), sales jobs (9.21%), and management occupations (8.27%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.15% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The population of Bakersfield overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Bakersfield, 23.60% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bakersfield in 2022 was $33,405, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,620 for a family of four. However, Bakersfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bakersfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bakersfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Bakersfield, accounting for 54.68% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Bakersfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bakersfield include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French. In addition, Bakersfield has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.18%). The most common language spoken in Bakersfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
