COMPARING TWO PLACES
Shafter vs Bakersfield
PLACE A
Shafter, California
VS
PLACE B
Bakersfield, Vermont
Shafter is 6921% larger than Bakersfield. Bakersfield earns more, with a median household income $5,452 higher.
SHAFTERBAKERSFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population23,871340+6921% vs Bakersfield
Population density617327+290
Population growth17.5%––
Median age28.147.9−19.8
Male49.4%47.9%+1.4 pts
Female50.6%52.1%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born23.7%0.0%+23.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic14.8%98.5%−83.8 pts
Black1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino80.6%0.0%+80.6 pts
Asian2.5%0.0%+2.5 pts
Other0.9%1.5%−0.6 pts
Median household income$71,215$76,667−$5,452
Per capita income$24,156$39,237−$15,081
Poverty rate20.7%2.1%+18.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4110.382+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%36.8%−24.6 pts
Graduate degree4.4%15.4%−11.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%11.6%−5.8 pts
Labor force participation61.4%56.4%+5.0 pts
Median home value$335,800$230,600+$105,200
Median gross rent$1,253––
Owner-occupied64.7%97.8%−33.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%0.0%+4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households47.9%0.0%+47.9 pts
Average commute23.329.8−6.5
Worked from home4.4%17.8%−13.4 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured9.0%0.9%+8.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024