Bakersfield vs Tulsa
Bakersfield, CA compared with Tulsa, OK · 1,296 miles apart
Bakersfield has 422,165 residents to Tulsa’s 416,209. Bakersfield comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Tulsa does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Bakersfield, CA | Tulsa, OK | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 422,165 | 416,209 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,806 | 2,105 |
| Median household income | $80,540 | $59,838 |
| Median home value | $371,700 | $205,300 |
| Median rent | $1,472 | $1,052 |
| Homeownership | 60.6% | 51.9% |
| Average commute | 23.6 min | 18.9 min |
| Median age | 32.1 | 35.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 23.6% | 33.6% |
| Poverty rate | 16.3% | 18.7% |
| Unemployment | 7% | 6.1% |
| Price to income | 4.6× | 3.4× |
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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