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.Bakersfield is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.15% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 citizens of Bakersfield are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.60% of adults in Bakersfield having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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. Bakersfield also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.18%. The most common language spoken in Bakersfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
