Los Angeles vs Bakersfield
Los Angeles, CA compared with Bakersfield, CA · 99 miles apart
Los Angeles has 3,869,089 residents to Bakersfield’s 422,165. Los Angeles comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +. Bakersfield does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Los Angeles, CA | Bakersfield, CA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,869,089 | 422,165 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 8,223 | 2,806 |
| Median household income | $81,939 | $80,540 |
| Median home value | $921,200 | $371,700 |
| Median rent | $1,933 | $1,472 |
| Homeownership | 36% | 60.6% |
| Average commute | 30.7 min | 23.6 min |
| Median age | 37.2 | 32.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 23.6% |
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 16.3% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 7% |
| Price to income | 11.2× | 4.6× |
| Clear days a year | 61 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 3 | — |
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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