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Population (2000): 338,887
Land Area (2000): 702.045 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 4.361 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 47.8186 (8.8) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 84.1186 (29.0) / 98.5186 (37.0)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 2,182
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 2,365
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 6 inches

Bakersfield Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	213,365	2002	256,134	2005	285,821
2000	227,226	2003	263,707	2006	298,198
2001	251,648	2004	274,162	2007	318,743

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	333,891	98.67%
Rural, Farm	137	0.04%
Rural, Non-farm	4,373	1.29%

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Bakersfield Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	89,989	82,759	7,230	8.03%	80
1991	92,264	83,919	8,345	9.04%	91
1992	94,264	83,137	11,127	11.80%	118
1993	94,401	83,212	11,188	11.85%	119
1994	91,892	81,550	10,341	11.25%	113
1995	94,141	84,494	9,647	10.25%	103
1996	96,670	87,382	9,288	9.61%	96
1997	96,978	88,041	8,937	9.22%	92
1998	97,268	88,538	8,730	8.97%	90
1999	97,506	89,270	8,237	8.45%	85
2000	125,254	118,160	7,094	5.66%	57
2001	126,972	119,498	7,474	5.89%	59
2002	130,291	121,468	8,823	6.77%	68
2003	132,881	123,375	9,506	7.15%	72
2004	134,506	125,277	9,228	6.86%	69
2005	140,843	132,676	8,167	5.80%	58
2006	146,056	138,475	7,582	5.19%	52
2007	150,108	141,589	8,520	5.68%	57
2008	153,256	142,935	10,321	6.73%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	86,942	79,865	7,077	8.14%	81
Feb 1990	87,222	79,558	7,664	8.79%	88
Mar 1990	87,479	79,339	8,140	9.31%	93
Apr 1990	89,319	82,276	7,043	7.89%	79
May 1990	90,961	84,291	6,670	7.33%	73
Jun 1990	92,054	85,482	6,572	7.14%	71
Jul 1990	95,787	89,012	6,775	7.07%	71
Aug 1990	92,115	85,774	6,341	6.88%	69
Sep 1990	89,715	83,009	6,706	7.47%	75
Oct 1990	89,670	82,113	7,557	8.43%	84
Nov 1990	89,150	81,002	8,148	9.14%	91
Dec 1990	89,454	81,389	8,065	9.02%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	90,352	81,806	8,546	9.46%	95
Feb 1991	90,324	81,236	9,088	10.06%	101
Mar 1991	90,674	80,714	9,960	10.98%	110
Apr 1991	91,539	83,078	8,461	9.24%	92
May 1991	91,700	84,101	7,599	8.29%	83
Jun 1991	93,013	85,973	7,040	7.57%	76
Jul 1991	93,339	85,321	8,018	8.59%	86
Aug 1991	94,212	87,062	7,150	7.59%	76
Sep 1991	94,224	86,870	7,354	7.80%	78
Oct 1991	92,419	83,729	8,690	9.40%	94
Nov 1991	92,704	83,574	9,130	9.85%	98
Dec 1991	92,670	83,565	9,105	9.83%	98

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	91,848	81,397	10,451	11.38%	114
Feb 1992	91,911	80,678	11,233	12.22%	122
Mar 1992	92,794	81,002	11,792	12.71%	127
Apr 1992	93,049	83,180	9,869	10.61%	106
May 1992	94,326	84,835	9,491	10.06%	101
Jun 1992	95,919	84,357	11,562	12.05%	121
Jul 1992	97,313	86,707	10,606	10.90%	109
Aug 1992	96,782	86,315	10,467	10.82%	108
Sep 1992	96,637	85,440	11,197	11.59%	116
Oct 1992	94,232	81,757	12,475	13.24%	132
Nov 1992	93,599	81,068	12,531	13.39%	134
Dec 1992	92,757	80,909	11,848	12.77%	128

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	91,663	79,386	12,277	13.39%	134
Feb 1993	92,171	79,727	12,444	13.50%	135
Mar 1993	92,144	79,343	12,801	13.89%	139
Apr 1993	92,797	81,753	11,044	11.90%	119
May 1993	95,060	84,481	10,579	11.13%	111
Jun 1993	96,523	85,191	11,332	11.74%	117
Jul 1993	96,484	85,694	10,790	11.18%	112
Aug 1993	96,670	86,534	10,136	10.49%	105
Sep 1993	95,759	85,666	10,093	10.54%	105
Oct 1993	94,317	83,000	11,317	12.00%	120
Nov 1993	94,942	83,934	11,008	11.59%	116
Dec 1993	94,276	83,837	10,439	11.07%	111

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	91,985	80,214	11,771	12.80%	128
Feb 1994	91,920	80,077	11,843	12.88%	129
Mar 1994	91,272	79,065	12,207	13.37%	134
Apr 1994	90,781	80,339	10,442	11.50%	115
May 1994	92,263	82,908	9,355	10.14%	101
Jun 1994	93,673	83,276	10,397	11.10%	111
Jul 1994	93,327	83,415	9,912	10.62%	106
Aug 1994	92,590	83,149	9,441	10.20%	102
Sep 1994	92,049	82,781	9,268	10.07%	101
Oct 1994	91,603	81,487	10,116	11.04%	110
Nov 1994	91,307	81,297	10,010	10.96%	110
Dec 1994	89,931	80,597	9,334	10.38%	104

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	92,536	82,259	10,277	11.11%	111
Feb 1995	91,858	81,435	10,423	11.35%	113
Mar 1995	91,387	80,631	10,756	11.77%	118
Apr 1995	93,692	84,038	9,654	10.30%	103
May 1995	93,055	83,859	9,196	9.88%	99
Jun 1995	95,462	86,384	9,078	9.51%	95
Jul 1995	98,921	89,223	9,698	9.80%	98
Aug 1995	97,436	89,114	8,322	8.54%	85
Sep 1995	96,615	88,104	8,511	8.81%	88
Oct 1995	93,350	83,696	9,654	10.34%	103
Nov 1995	92,866	82,574	10,292	11.08%	111
Dec 1995	92,518	82,613	9,905	10.71%	107

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	92,582	81,995	10,587	11.44%	114
Feb 1996	92,922	82,409	10,513	11.31%	113
Mar 1996	93,067	82,131	10,936	11.75%	118
Apr 1996	95,109	85,813	9,296	9.77%	98
May 1996	96,141	88,175	7,966	8.29%	83
Jun 1996	97,790	88,959	8,831	9.03%	90
Jul 1996	101,469	92,771	8,698	8.57%	86
Aug 1996	99,749	91,957	7,792	7.81%	78
Sep 1996	99,287	91,182	8,105	8.16%	82
Oct 1996	96,937	87,598	9,339	9.63%	96
Nov 1996	97,404	87,428	9,976	10.24%	102
Dec 1996	97,581	88,167	9,414	9.65%	96

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	94,965	84,660	10,305	10.85%	109
Feb 1997	94,974	84,910	10,064	10.60%	106
Mar 1997	95,591	84,651	10,940	11.44%	114
Apr 1997	95,860	87,258	8,602	8.97%	90
May 1997	97,561	90,004	7,557	7.75%	77
Jun 1997	98,522	89,669	8,853	8.99%	90
Jul 1997	99,428	91,145	8,283	8.33%	83
Aug 1997	97,755	90,209	7,546	7.72%	77
Sep 1997	98,479	90,726	7,753	7.87%	79
Oct 1997	97,218	88,286	8,932	9.19%	92
Nov 1997	96,750	87,682	9,068	9.37%	94
Dec 1997	96,628	87,291	9,337	9.66%	97

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	96,015	86,267	9,748	10.15%	102
Feb 1998	95,284	85,649	9,635	10.11%	101
Mar 1998	95,426	84,521	10,905	11.43%	114
Apr 1998	95,466	86,915	8,551	8.96%	90
May 1998	95,987	88,190	7,797	8.12%	81
Jun 1998	98,564	90,311	8,253	8.37%	84
Jul 1998	99,972	90,639	9,333	9.34%	93
Aug 1998	99,530	92,090	7,440	7.48%	75
Sep 1998	98,981	91,568	7,413	7.49%	75
Oct 1998	97,687	89,898	7,789	7.97%	80
Nov 1998	96,698	87,601	9,097	9.41%	94
Dec 1998	97,601	88,808	8,793	9.01%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	96,006	86,245	9,761	10.17%	102
Feb 1999	95,711	85,839	9,872	10.31%	103
Mar 1999	95,375	85,042	10,333	10.83%	108
Apr 1999	95,961	86,817	9,144	9.53%	95
May 1999	96,453	89,036	7,417	7.69%	77
Jun 1999	99,352	91,406	7,946	8.00%	80
Jul 1999	99,137	90,653	8,484	8.56%	86
Aug 1999	99,648	92,986	6,662	6.69%	67
Sep 1999	98,963	92,493	6,470	6.54%	65
Oct 1999	98,046	91,201	6,845	6.98%	70
Nov 1999	97,420	89,571	7,849	8.06%	81
Dec 1999	98,001	89,945	8,056	8.22%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	122,496	114,888	7,608	6.21%	62
Feb 2000	122,693	114,782	7,911	6.45%	64
Mar 2000	121,644	112,973	8,671	7.13%	71
Apr 2000	124,412	117,382	7,030	5.65%	57
May 2000	124,439	117,642	6,797	5.46%	55
Jun 2000	125,585	118,297	7,288	5.80%	58
Jul 2000	128,854	122,034	6,820	5.29%	53
Aug 2000	128,316	121,985	6,331	4.93%	49
Sep 2000	127,589	121,901	5,688	4.46%	45
Oct 2000	126,821	120,638	6,183	4.88%	49
Nov 2000	124,592	117,225	7,367	5.91%	59
Dec 2000	125,609	118,175	7,434	5.92%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	124,245	116,057	8,188	6.59%	66
Feb 2001	123,200	114,715	8,485	6.89%	69
Mar 2001	122,606	113,601	9,005	7.34%	73
Apr 2001	124,590	117,198	7,392	5.93%	59
May 2001	125,460	118,994	6,466	5.15%	52
Jun 2001	128,394	121,328	7,066	5.50%	55
Jul 2001	129,975	123,278	6,697	5.15%	52
Aug 2001	130,942	124,484	6,458	4.93%	49
Sep 2001	131,756	125,605	6,151	4.67%	47
Oct 2001	128,487	121,434	7,053	5.49%	55
Nov 2001	126,942	118,898	8,044	6.34%	63
Dec 2001	127,067	118,385	8,682	6.83%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	127,067	117,603	9,464	7.45%	74
Feb 2002	126,434	116,705	9,729	7.69%	77
Mar 2002	125,954	115,792	10,162	8.07%	81
Apr 2002	128,788	119,639	9,149	7.10%	71
May 2002	130,477	122,473	8,004	6.13%	61
Jun 2002	132,885	124,181	8,704	6.55%	66
Jul 2002	132,847	124,305	8,542	6.43%	64
Aug 2002	133,540	125,763	7,777	5.82%	58
Sep 2002	133,107	125,672	7,435	5.59%	56
Oct 2002	131,256	123,267	7,989	6.09%	61
Nov 2002	130,368	121,337	9,031	6.93%	69
Dec 2002	130,765	120,874	9,891	7.56%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	130,304	119,839	10,465	8.03%	80
Feb 2003	129,500	118,836	10,664	8.23%	82
Mar 2003	128,973	118,159	10,814	8.38%	84
Apr 2003	131,334	121,631	9,703	7.39%	74
May 2003	132,822	123,807	9,015	6.79%	68
Jun 2003	135,960	126,419	9,541	7.02%	70
Jul 2003	136,342	126,839	9,503	6.97%	70
Aug 2003	136,463	127,890	8,573	6.28%	63
Sep 2003	134,364	126,227	8,137	6.06%	61
Oct 2003	133,765	125,120	8,645	6.46%	65
Nov 2003	133,040	123,725	9,315	7.00%	70
Dec 2003	131,710	122,009	9,701	7.37%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	132,361	121,655	10,706	8.09%	81
Feb 2004	131,781	121,225	10,556	8.01%	80
Mar 2004	130,567	119,478	11,089	8.49%	85
Apr 2004	133,340	123,942	9,398	7.05%	70
May 2004	135,674	127,086	8,588	6.33%	63
Jun 2004	135,349	125,741	9,608	7.10%	71
Jul 2004	137,936	129,106	8,830	6.40%	64
Aug 2004	136,829	128,716	8,113	5.93%	59
Sep 2004	135,639	127,924	7,715	5.69%	57
Oct 2004	135,687	127,663	8,024	5.91%	59
Nov 2004	134,325	125,353	8,972	6.68%	67
Dec 2004	134,581	125,440	9,141	6.79%	68

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	135,062	125,388	9,674	7.16%	72
Feb 2005	135,207	125,453	9,754	7.21%	72
Mar 2005	133,769	124,211	9,558	7.15%	71
Apr 2005	137,228	128,784	8,444	6.15%	62
May 2005	139,740	132,055	7,685	5.50%	55
Jun 2005	141,882	133,901	7,981	5.63%	56
Jul 2005	144,714	136,833	7,881	5.45%	54
Aug 2005	145,643	138,293	7,350	5.05%	50
Sep 2005	145,225	138,124	7,101	4.89%	49
Oct 2005	144,549	137,545	7,004	4.85%	48
Nov 2005	143,312	135,669	7,643	5.33%	53
Dec 2005	143,783	135,858	7,925	5.51%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	141,465	132,995	8,470	5.99%	60
Feb 2006	142,099	133,335	8,764	6.17%	62
Mar 2006	140,479	131,807	8,672	6.17%	62
Apr 2006	141,103	132,868	8,235	5.84%	58
May 2006	144,712	137,632	7,080	4.89%	49
Jun 2006	146,466	139,107	7,359	5.02%	50
Jul 2006	147,785	140,142	7,643	5.17%	52
Aug 2006	150,113	143,271	6,842	4.56%	46
Sep 2006	149,512	143,192	6,320	4.23%	42
Oct 2006	149,951	143,551	6,400	4.27%	43
Nov 2006	148,629	141,217	7,412	4.99%	50
Dec 2006	150,362	142,578	7,784	5.18%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	147,149	138,259	8,890	6.04%	60
Feb 2007	146,030	136,911	9,119	6.24%	62
Mar 2007	144,561	135,765	8,796	6.08%	61
Apr 2007	147,714	139,170	8,544	5.78%	58
May 2007	150,183	142,316	7,867	5.24%	52
Jun 2007	150,440	142,082	8,358	5.56%	56
Jul 2007	151,734	143,325	8,409	5.54%	55
Aug 2007	151,897	144,052	7,845	5.16%	52
Sep 2007	153,034	145,327	7,707	5.04%	50
Oct 2007	152,474	144,592	7,882	5.17%	52
Nov 2007	152,622	143,762	8,860	5.81%	58
Dec 2007	153,458	143,501	9,957	6.49%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	151,385	141,151	10,234	6.76%	68
Feb 2008	149,685	139,354	10,331	6.90%	69
Mar 2008	149,013	137,849	11,164	7.49%	75
Apr 2008	151,485	141,380	10,105	6.67%	67
May 2008	152,958	143,074	9,884	6.46%	65
Jun 2008	155,029	144,859	10,170	6.56%	66
Jul 2008	156,581	145,887	10,694	6.83%	68
Aug 2008	156,339	146,067	10,272	6.57%	66
Sep 2008	156,826	146,793	10,033	6.40%	64
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Bakersfield Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	8,571	11.95%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	4,762	6.64%
3.	Public Administration	4,735	6.60%
4.	Mining	4,252	5.93%
5.	Educational Services	4,113	5.73%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,976	5.54%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	3,357	4.68%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,826	3.94%
9.	Health Care	2,742	3.82%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	2,382	3.32%
11.	Truck Transportation	2,296	3.20%
12.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	1,695	2.36%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,598	2.23%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,591	2.22%
15.	Finance and Insurance	1,589	2.21%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,325	1.85%
17.	Other Transportation	1,029	1.43%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	987	1.38%
19.	Utilities	983	1.37%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	926	1.29%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	10,126	16.94%
2.	Health Care	9,050	15.14%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	4,215	7.05%
4.	Public Administration	3,600	6.02%
5.	Finance and Insurance	3,269	5.47%
6.	Social Assistance	3,039	5.08%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,280	3.81%
8.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,912	3.20%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,857	3.11%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	1,660	2.78%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,591	2.66%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,328	2.22%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,201	2.01%
14.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	1,084	1.81%
15.	Construction	936	1.57%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	936	1.57%
17.	Private Household Services	729	1.22%
18.	Food Manufacturing	627	1.05%
19.	Mining	598	1.00%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	588	0.98%

Bakersfield Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,930	5.48%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,770	5.25%
3.	Agricultural Workers	3,245	4.52%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,107	4.33%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,010	4.20%
6.	Other Management Occupations	2,920	4.07%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	2,284	3.18%
8.	Other Production Occupations	2,266	3.16%
9.	Law Enforcement Workers	2,254	3.14%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,986	2.77%
11.	Other Construction Trades	1,920	2.68%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,819	2.54%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,790	2.49%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,771	2.47%
15.	Top Executives	1,535	2.14%
16.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	1,436	2.00%
17.	Engineers	1,390	1.94%
18.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,319	1.84%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,308	1.82%
20.	Other Material Moving Workers	1,306	1.82%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	4,153	6.95%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	3,663	6.13%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	2,748	4.60%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	2,504	4.19%
5.	Cashiers	2,281	3.82%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,032	3.40%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,998	3.34%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,945	3.25%
9.	Child Care Workers	1,912	3.20%
10.	Other Management Occupations	1,862	3.11%
11.	Agricultural Workers	1,846	3.09%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,807	3.02%
13.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	1,751	2.93%
14.	Registered Nurses	1,685	2.82%
15.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,425	2.38%
16.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,288	2.15%
17.	Other Healthcare Support	1,283	2.15%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	1,280	2.14%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,238	2.07%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	1,183	1.98%

Bakersfield Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	122,223	51.45%
15-35 hours	26,457	11.14%
1-14 hours	6,929	2.92%
No regular hours	81,961	34.50%

Bakersfield Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	6,899	5.51%
5 AM-5:29 AM	5,861	4.68%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	6,535	5.22%
6 AM-6:29 AM	9,578	7.65%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	13,154	10.50%
7 AM-7:29 AM	18,788	15.00%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	22,196	17.72%
8 AM-8:29 AM	10,981	8.76%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	4,515	3.60%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	6,285	5.02%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,766	2.21%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	1,572	1.25%
Noon-3:59 PM	7,838	6.26%
4 PM-11:59 PM	8,315	6.64%

Bakersfield Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	3,586	2.86%
5-9	14,322	11.43%
10-14	24,917	19.89%
15-19	29,125	23.25%
20-24	21,304	17.00%
25-29	4,735	3.78%
30-34	10,929	8.72%
35-39	1,382	1.10%
40-44	1,879	1.50%
45-59	5,240	4.18%
60-89	4,002	3.19%
At least 90	3,862	3.08%

Bakersfield Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	746	0.60%	97,243	77.62%
30-44	581	0.46%	13,609	10.86%
45-59	340	0.27%	4,900	3.91%
At least 60	796	0.64%	7,068	5.64%

Bakersfield Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	707	0.55%
Car / truck / van, carpool	21,521	16.74%
Car / truck / van, solo	97,264	75.64%
Motorcycle	408	0.32%
Other	1,137	0.88%
Public transportation	2,463	1.92%
Walked	1,783	1.39%
Worked at home	3,305	2.57%

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Bakersfield Family Information Back to top
: 110,924 (333,566 people)
: 83,232 (289,325 people)
: 26,967
: 143,075
Bakersfield Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	12,951	11.67%
$10,000-$14,999	8,491	7.65%
$15,000-$19,999	8,237	7.43%
$20,000-$24,999	8,020	7.23%
$25,000-$29,999	7,272	6.56%
$30,000-$34,999	7,057	6.36%
$35,000-$39,999	6,653	6.00%
$40,000-$44,999	6,017	5.42%
$45,000-$49,999	5,711	5.15%
$50,000-$59,999	9,323	8.40%
$60,000-$74,999	10,270	9.26%
$75,000-$99,999	10,663	9.61%
$100,000-$124,999	5,034	4.54%
$125,000-$149,999	2,082	1.88%
$150,000-$199,999	1,553	1.40%
$200,000 or more	1,597	1.44%

Bakersfield Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	22,780	20.51%
Family, 2 people	26,261	23.65%
Nonfamily, 2 people	4,527	4.08%
Family, 3 people	18,192	16.38%
Nonfamily, 3 people	789	0.71%
Family, 4 people	18,134	16.33%
Nonfamily, 4 people	279	0.25%
Family, 5 people	10,484	9.44%
Nonfamily, 5 people	88	0.08%
Family, 6 people	5,091	4.58%
Nonfamily, 6 people	41	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	4,354	3.92%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	35	0.03%

Bakersfield Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	89,489	30.53%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	29,361	10.02%
Public Assistance	8,707	2.97%
Retirement	15,645	5.34%
Self Employment	12,956	4.42%
Social Security	25,496	8.70%
Supplemental Security	8,085	2.76%
Wage / Salary	86,039	29.35%
Other	17,342	5.92%

Bakersfield Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	26,890	44.83%
With children under 18	33,094	55.17%

Bakersfield Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	10,240	8.79%
Married	68,216	58.55%
Never Married	35,523	30.49%
Widowed	2,530	2.17%

Bakersfield Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	15,536	12.25%
Married	68,988	54.41%
Never Married	31,559	24.89%
Widowed	10,715	8.45%

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Bakersfield Education Information Back to top
Bakersfield Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	27,088	12.01%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	39,191	17.38%
High school diploma or equivalent	55,217	24.49%
Some college, no degree	56,695	25.15%
Associate degree	14,053	6.23%
Bachelors degree	22,640	10.04%
Graduate or professional degree	10,584	4.69%

Bakersfield Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	3,387	1.00%	2,267	0.67%	5,654	1.67%
Kindergarten	5,922	1.75%	421	0.12%	6,343	1.87%
Grades 1-4	25,141	7.42%	1,513	0.45%	26,654	7.87%
Grades 5-8	24,805	7.32%	1,405	0.41%	26,210	7.73%
Grades 9-12	24,891	7.34%	1,402	0.41%	26,293	7.76%
Undergrad college	15,268	4.51%	1,563	0.46%	16,831	4.97%
Graduate or professional school	2,101	0.62%	921	0.27%	3,022	0.89%
Total	101,515	29.96%	9,492	2.80%	111,007	32.76%

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Bakersfield Business Information Back to top
: $3,826,838,000
: $3,586,569,000
: $381,952,000

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Bakersfield Public Benefits Information Back to top
Bakersfield Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	265,842	79.65%
Below Poverty Level	67,907	20.35%

Bakersfield Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$1,139	$722	$261	$0	$50	$319	$1,769	$1,318	$1,011	$0
1952	$1,377	$815	$593	$0	$55	$280	$2,305	$1,484	$1,183	$0
1953	$1,617	$958	$539	$0	$61	$352	$2,569	$1,648	$1,140	$0
1954	$1,658	$1,004	$301	$0	$69	$369	$2,397	$1,855	$2,030	$2,791
1955	$1,826	$1,017	$502	$0	$76	$242	$2,646	$1,905	$1,920	$2,183
1956	$1,934	$1,489	$672	$0	$85	$409	$3,100	$2,185	$2,690	$3,166
1957	$1,994	$1,709	$418	$272	$91	$556	$3,331	$2,663	$2,955	$3,362
1958	$2,120	$1,874	$444	$289	$103	$564	$3,520	$2,399	$2,727	$2,926
1959	$2,188	$1,972	$692	$280	$117	$622	$3,899	$3,211	$6,270	$6,982
1960	$2,466	$2,348	$587	$293	$136	$750	$4,232	$3,598	$5,977	$6,740
1961	$2,605	$2,326	$574	$305	$155	$746	$4,385	$3,912	$5,647	$6,383
1962	$2,895	$2,358	$617	$286	$167	$735	$4,700	$3,935	$6,165	$5,445
1963	$2,935	$2,430	$873	$267	$187	$628	$4,890	$4,025	$5,835	$4,174
1964	$3,026	$2,539	$969	$247	$187	$709	$5,138	$4,352	$5,456	$0
1965	$3,221	$2,669	$654	$238	$187	$824	$5,124	$4,464	$5,075	$0
1966	$3,211	$2,978	$1,161	$246	$187	$948	$5,753	$4,710	$5,865	$0
1967	$3,284	$3,068	$1,024	$246	$251	$1,171	$5,976	$4,892	$5,430	$9,151
1968	$3,428	$3,392	$1,423	$255	$251	$1,110	$6,467	$5,091	$5,076	$0
1969	$3,602	$3,516	$1,698	$264	$251	$1,413	$7,228	$6,188	$7,075	$0
1970	$3,592	$3,709	$1,720	$265	$251	$1,638	$7,466	$6,858	$6,720	$9,852
1971	$3,930	$4,625	$2,068	$247	$251	$1,469	$7,965	$7,368	$6,330	$9,353
1972	$4,143	$5,476	$2,253	$231	$490	$1,336	$8,453	$7,964	$5,935	$10,957
1973	$4,913	$6,088	$4,309	$207	$490	$1,512	$11,431	$8,184	$5,570	$14,499
1974	$4,391	$6,723	$4,962	$0	$490	$1,957	$11,800	$8,044	$5,155	$18,044
1975	$4,701	$7,869	$4,920	$0	$490	$2,366	$12,477	$11,214	$4,760	$19,493
1976	$5,291	$9,311	$5,484	$0	$490	$2,960	$14,225	$10,098	$4,335	$19,716
1977	$5,842	$9,312	$8,493	$736	$162	$2,974	$18,207	$11,199	$19,410	$17,444
1978	$6,611	$11,062	$13,437	$2,570	$161	$3,709	$26,488	$12,359	$21,850	$22,545
1979	$4,522	$12,841	$15,469	$2,966	$139	$4,481	$27,577	$13,508	$20,555	$23,585
1980	$6,167	$14,521	$10,202	$3,848	$187	$5,242	$25,646	$15,297	$19,280	$26,187
1981	$6,948	$16,062	$10,251	$3,680	$224	$6,764	$27,867	$17,730	$18,822	$25,845
1982	$7,962	$19,677	$8,914	$4,780	$187	$7,075	$28,918	$18,751	$16,960	$12,137
1983	$8,094	$19,171	$8,265	$5,695	$187	$8,489	$30,730	$21,764	$22,670	$28,797
1984	$10,302	$20,010	$9,390	$6,284	$187	$11,992	$38,155	$23,300	$22,135	$32,880
1985	$11,265	$23,723	$15,036	$7,001	$187	$14,678	$48,167	$24,182	$21,555	$39,443
1986	$11,580	$26,657	$17,074	$6,304	$187	$12,135	$47,280	$26,544	$28,950	$44,700
1987	$13,479	$27,269	$14,065	$7,227	$248	$16,223	$51,242	$29,665	$28,515	$48,164
1988	$15,661	$27,946	$15,738	$6,141	$248	$19,052	$56,840	$32,639	$47,203	$61,432
1989	$16,996	$30,814	$15,439	$6,579	$0	$28,412	$67,426	$35,007	$83,088	$112,335
1990	$17,548	$31,859	$16,461	$6,728	$308	$35,855	$76,900	$38,247	$135,039	$176,097
1991	$18,684	$33,862	$15,566	$8,792	$271	$37,909	$81,222	$40,611	$191,030	$174,227
1992	$19,226	$35,409	$15,437	$9,816	$210	$45,372	$90,061	$45,676	$179,105	$170,810
1993	$18,508	$33,468	$13,112	$8,081	$0	$48,264	$87,965	$44,782	$175,204	$215,899
1994	$17,108	$36,366	$18,775	$9,693	$210	$48,292	$94,078	$45,766	$213,805	$268,794
1995	$17,690	$40,332	$15,605	$9,395	$165	$50,442	$93,297	$60,320	$201,635	$183,119
1996	$18,470	$41,146	$15,967	$10,782	$185	$53,473	$98,877	$49,915	$192,290	$176,026
1997	$18,892	$44,411	$24,956	$11,584	$168	$59,925	$115,525	$50,854	$177,841	$172,379
1998	$17,430	$45,222	$20,632	$11,001	$163	$64,474	$113,700	$56,229	$269,879	$189,241
1999	$20,489	$47,100	$30,662	$11,312	$157	$64,778	$127,398	$57,527	$259,866	$171,998
2000	$19,123	$50,641	$35,349	$11,974	$105	$74,027	$140,578	$73,849	$209,206	$169,339
2001	$20,186	$55,462	$40,000	$12,427	$223	$75,067	$147,903	$74,553	$178,438	$192,940
2002	$22,999	$61,012	$31,810	$14,658	$118	$85,685	$155,270	$69,424	$220,853	$185,798
2003	$26,089	$64,137	$40,992	$15,084	$72	$81,650	$163,887	$69,052	$211,868	$190,953
2004	$27,227	$70,184	$36,578	$17,122	$0	$102,909	$183,836	$71,803	$142,605	$222,671
2005	$31,686	$71,454	$57,052	$22,741	$0	$109,079	$220,558	$73,957	$164,112	$256,633
2006	$37,873	$79,643	$56,995	$22,535	$0	$118,066	$235,469	$84,105	$125,688	$286,119

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$0	$213	$199	$2	$326	$127	$3,446
1951	$1,129	$0	$11	$0	$29	$1,410	$3,446
1952	$0	$192	$23	$2	$702	$225	$2,679
1952	$943	$0	$41	$0	$26	$525	$2,679
1953	$0	$221	$39	$2	$745	$198	$3,523
1953	$1,749	$0	$17	$0	$31	$521	$3,523
1954	$0	$247	$12	$2	$698	$228	$3,413
1954	$1,383	$0	$16	$0	$31	$796	$3,413
1955	$0	$192	$714	$2	$895	$185	$4,314
1955	$1,340	$0	$34	$0	$48	$904	$4,314
1956	$0	$242	$40	$2	$766	$336	$4,642
1956	$1,329	$0	$46	$0	$43	$1,838	$4,642
1957	$0	$272	$55	$2	$1,083	$428	$5,509
1957	$1,639	$0	$68	$523	$50	$1,389	$5,509
1958	$0	$282	$48	$2	$1,147	$559	$5,592
1958	$1,699	$0	$55	$478	$46	$1,276	$5,592
1959	$0	$323	$0	$2	$639	$728	$5,404
1959	$1,892	$0	$52	$408	$59	$1,301	$5,404
1960	$0	$403	$0	$2	$1,093	$1,028	$6,675
1960	$2,036	$0	$168	$415	$64	$1,466	$6,675
1961	$0	$386	$0	$2	$889	$1,334	$6,891
1961	$2,158	$0	$182	$355	$61	$1,524	$6,891
1962	$0	$479	$54	$2	$708	$437	$6,530
1962	$2,219	$0	$219	$385	$82	$1,945	$6,530
1963	$0	$392	$0	$2	$973	$650	$6,866
1963	$2,204	$0	$194	$337	$84	$2,030	$6,866
1964	$0	$380	$62	$2	$540	$643	$6,313
1964	$2,451	$0	$170	$290	$84	$1,691	$6,313
1965	$0	$417	$54	$2	$847	$808	$6,736
1965	$2,550	$0	$145	$293	$84	$1,536	$6,736
1966	$0	$467	$50	$0	$1,120	$788	$7,215
1966	$2,605	$0	$151	$283	$84	$1,667	$7,215
1967	$0	$792	$79	$0	$1,039	$654	$8,030
1967	$2,853	$0	$179	$305	$126	$2,003	$8,030
1968	$0	$575	$62	$0	$1,445	$836	$9,035
1968	$3,042	$0	$169	$334	$126	$2,446	$9,035
1969	$0	$703	$56	$0	$2,286	$797	$10,351
1969	$3,526	$0	$160	$367	$126	$2,330	$10,351
1970	$0	$685	$59	$0	$2,287	$977	$12,672
1970	$4,037	$0	$313	$362	$126	$3,826	$12,672
1971	$0	$676	$51	$0	$2,153	$914	$12,739
1971	$4,413	$0	$246	$345	$126	$3,815	$12,739
1972	$0	$830	$199	$0	$1,830	$1,113	$13,354
1972	$5,370	$0	$235	$367	$195	$3,215	$13,354
1973	$0	$839	$54	$0	$2,013	$1,335	$13,853
1973	$5,048	$0	$223	$374	$195	$3,772	$13,853
1974	$0	$931	$233	$0	$1,982	$1,197	$15,286
1974	$5,339	$0	$210	$0	$195	$5,199	$15,286
1975	$0	$1,319	$374	$0	$2,156	$1,709	$19,023
1975	$7,449	$0	$195	$0	$195	$5,626	$19,023
1976	$0	$1,448	$1,349	$0	$2,129	$1,415	$22,001
1976	$8,954	$0	$180	$0	$195	$6,331	$22,001
1977	$0	$1,359	$664	$0	$1,483	$503	$45,288
1977	$8,801	$0	$165	$19,462	$219	$12,632	$45,288
1978	$0	$1,436	$1,027	$47	$5,448	$2,491	$35,626
1978	$9,998	$0	$271	$2,170	$210	$12,528	$35,626
1979	$0	$1,850	$1,289	$47	$5,983	$1,487	$38,739
1979	$10,890	$0	$209	$4,331	$202	$12,451	$38,739
1980	$0	$1,798	$2,008	$0	$6,813	$2,837	$36,843
1980	$13,300	$0	$162	$3,930	$221	$5,774	$36,843
1981	$0	$2,907	$2,600	$0	$8,736	$3,228	$45,577
1981	$15,035	$0	$143	$4,266	$213	$8,449	$45,577
1982	$0	$2,747	$1,677	$0	$7,518	$3,338	$52,647
1982	$17,205	$0	$103	$4,027	$211	$15,821	$52,647
1983	$0	$3,138	$1,140	$0	$8,141	$3,723	$57,093
1983	$19,825	$0	$96	$2,540	$211	$18,279	$57,093
1984	$0	$2,930	$985	$0	$7,536	$3,920	$60,324
1984	$21,300	$0	$868	$2,696	$211	$19,878	$60,324
1985	$0	$3,640	$1,357	$0	$11,476	$4,776	$67,190
1985	$22,712	$0	$810	$4,921	$211	$17,287	$67,190
1986	$0	$5,398	$0	$0	$15,739	$3,430	$72,141
1986	$25,948	$0	$838	$6,276	$211	$14,301	$72,141
1987	$0	$5,554	$0	$0	$13,439	$4,296	$74,731
1987	$29,275	$0	$625	$5,832	$214	$15,496	$74,731
1988	$0	$5,953	$0	$0	$21,903	$4,198	$92,610
1988	$31,052	$0	$1,103	$7,871	$214	$20,316	$92,610
1989	$0	$6,856	$0	$0	$17,054	$4,567	$94,619
1989	$31,950	$0	$6,082	$7,400	$0	$20,710	$94,619
1990	$0	$9,263	$0	$0	$18,000	$5,096	$104,316
1990	$35,391	$0	$8,984	$7,672	$244	$19,666	$104,316
1991	$0	$6,410	$0	$0	$18,342	$5,715	$111,221
1991	$36,637	$0	$8,642	$7,242	$266	$27,967	$111,221
1992	$0	$7,780	$0	$0	$14,664	$5,565	$113,004
1992	$39,617	$0	$8,753	$7,875	$262	$28,488	$113,004
1993	$0	$8,645	$0	$0	$11,696	$5,364	$109,677
1993	$40,160	$0	$8,237	$7,751	$0	$27,824	$109,677
1994	$0	$9,103	$0	$0	$13,262	$5,910	$124,051
1994	$40,610	$0	$9,858	$7,773	$262	$37,273	$124,051
1995	$0	$11,323	$0	$459	$12,156	$6,056	$133,736
1995	$44,856	$0	$12,219	$9,863	$272	$36,532	$133,736
1996	$0	$12,695	$0	$488	$19,485	$6,942	$151,829
1996	$46,718	$0	$11,524	$8,459	$253	$45,265	$151,829
1997	$0	$12,653	$0	$508	$25,106	$7,640	$162,070
1997	$48,798	$0	$10,511	$10,904	$255	$45,695	$162,070
1998	$0	$11,011	$0	$500	$17,255	$8,020	$179,944
1998	$50,754	$0	$10,701	$10,759	$255	$70,689	$179,944
1999	$0	$13,536	$0	$548	$20,919	$8,797	$200,889
1999	$55,172	$0	$10,306	$11,115	$251	$80,245	$200,889
2000	$0	$16,726	$0	$562	$27,213	$9,809	$196,903
2000	$55,763	$0	$12,565	$11,541	$245	$62,479	$196,903
2001	$0	$9,204	$6,137	$599	$16,757	$18,941	$179,830
2001	$56,670	$0	$6,142	$11,060	$236	$54,084	$179,830
2002	$0	$10,125	$3,776	$0	$16,534	$12,379	$186,909
2002	$60,117	$0	$11,743	$13,822	$227	$58,186	$186,909
2003	$0	$11,196	$4,000	$763	$29,747	$15,323	$223,377
2003	$69,843	$106	$13,657	$15,125	$223	$63,394	$223,377
2004	$10	$13,566	$0	$46	$26,433	$22,403	$227,786
2004	$75,164	$0	$13,955	$22,041	$0	$54,168	$227,786
2005	$0	$15,595	$0	$50	$36,266	$22,518	$251,833
2005	$82,649	$0	$5,752	$17,694	$0	$71,309	$251,833
2006	$0	$19,510	$0	$54	$24,615	$19,927	$271,963
2006	$89,523	$0	$7,382	$16,583	$0	$94,369	$271,963

Bakersfield Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Bakersfield Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	2.114	0.127	0.112	1.673	4.026	0.530	10.855	32.198	5.446	49.029
2000	1.694	0.110	0.101	1.245	3.151	0.594	10.140	26.863	5.083	42.680
2001	1.828	0.135	0.087	1.288	3.338	0.982	8.087	24.741	4.586	38.395
2002	2.526	0.183	0.086	1.386	4.181	0.582	9.511	27.099	5.458	42.650
2003	3.830	0.155	0.091	1.665	5.741	0.656	10.212	35.703	7.561	53.476
2004	4.895	0.204	0.084	1.922	7.105	0.653	11.026	35.771	8.189	54.986
2005	3.845	0.157	0.112	1.854	5.969	0.637	13.106	35.106	9.300	57.512
2006	3.216	0.144	0.080	1.841	5.282	0.647	12.505	32.271	8.595	53.371
2007	4.003	0.129	0.047	1.973	6.152	0.285	11.097	30.912	8.370	50.379
2008	1.829	0.082	0.031	1.101	3.043	0.198	5.914	14.068	3.752	23.734

Bakersfield Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	133	292
2005	146	315
2006	156	321
2007	162	340

Bakersfield Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	11,320
2000	10,414
2001	10,502
2002	11,995

Bakersfield Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Bakersfield Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	63,705	18.80%
10-19 Years	60,414	17.83%
20-29 Years	47,243	13.94%
30-39 Years	49,500	14.61%
40-49 Years	47,213	13.93%
50-59 Years	30,452	8.99%
60-69 Years	18,438	5.44%
70-79 Years	14,240	4.20%
80-89 Years	6,592	1.95%
90+ Years	1,090	0.32%

Bakersfield Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	165,603	48.87%
Female	173,284	51.13%

Bakersfield Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	161,505	47.66%
Hispanic/Latino	129,187	38.12%
African-American	25,826	7.62%
Asian	11,243	3.32%
Multiracial	7,410	2.19%
Amerindian	3,011	0.89%
Other Race	450	0.13%
Pacific Islander	255	0.08%

Bakersfield Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	31,610	20.63%
2.	Irish	23,939	15.63%
3.	English	22,622	14.77%
4.	United States Or American	18,055	11.79%
5.	Italian	8,941	5.84%
6.	French Non-Basque	6,662	4.35%
7.	Scottish	4,481	2.93%
8.	Dutch	3,797	2.48%
9.	Scotch Irish	3,596	2.35%
10.	Swedish	3,206	2.09%

Bakersfield Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	212,471	68.88%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	83,551	27.09%
3.	Other Indic	2,360	0.77%
4.	Tagalog	1,684	0.55%
5.	Chinese	1,131	0.37%
6.	Arabic	888	0.29%
7.	Korean	714	0.23%
8.	German	576	0.19%
9.	French	559	0.18%
10.	Other Pacific Island	489	0.16%

Bakersfield Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	286,983	84.81%
Naturalized immigrant	15,381	4.55%
Not a citizen	36,037	10.65%

Bakersfield Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bakersfield Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bakersfield Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

93301	93309	93383
93302	93311	93384
93303	93312	93385
93304	93313	93386
93305	93314	93387
93306	93380	93388
93307	93381	93389
93308	93382	93390

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.