Bakersfield vs Porterville
Bakersfield, CA compared with Porterville, CA · 49 miles apart
Bakersfield has 422,165 residents to Porterville’s 63,088. Bakersfield comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Porterville does better on median rent, average commute.
| Bakersfield, CA | Porterville, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 422,165 | 63,088 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,806 | 3,350 |
| Median household income | $80,540 | $60,461 |
| Median home value | $371,700 | $285,700 |
| Median rent | $1,472 | $1,148 |
| Homeownership | 60.6% | 54.3% |
| Average commute | 23.6 min | 23.5 min |
| Median age | 32.1 | 30.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 23.6% | 14.5% |
| Poverty rate | 16.3% | 17.3% |
| Unemployment | 7% | 10.1% |
| Price to income | 4.6× | 4.7× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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