Metro area · CBSA 12540
Bakersfield
The Bakersfield, CA metro area has 915,075 people. Median rent is $1,300, 22.2% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Kern County at $1,656. Of the 61 places we track here, Valley Acres has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$70,210
Median home value
$338,300
Unemployment
8.6%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,656
HUD, Kern County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield | 411,986 | $1,472 | 21.9% |
| Delano | 51,679 | $1,199 | 21.5% |
| Oildale | 34,687 | $1,281 | 30.0% |
| East Niles | 28,532 | $1,250 | 27.2% |
| Ridgecrest | 28,225 | $1,186 | 15.9% |
| Wasco | 26,558 | $1,089 | 25.3% |
| Rosamond | 21,473 | $1,498 | 22.6% |
| Shafter | 21,193 | $1,253 | 21.1% |
| Arvin | 19,539 | $1,122 | 27.4% |
| Rosedale | 18,877 | $1,637 | 14.4% |
| California City | 14,414 | $1,300 | 26.0% |
| McFarland | 14,222 | $1,131 | 24.9% |
| Lamont | 13,164 | $991 | 32.0% |
| Tehachapi | 11,946 | $1,295 | 21.3% |
| East Bakersfield | 11,062 | $1,090 | 33.8% |
| Hillcrest | 10,511 | $1,259 | 32.6% |
| Potomac Park | 10,138 | $1,218 | 28.6% |
| Golden Hills | 9,891 | $1,377 | 17.3% |
| La Cresta | 8,389 | $1,177 | 28.5% |
| Taft | 7,125 | $1,069 | 17.6% |
| Bear Valley Springs | 5,912 | $1,439 | 14.3% |
| Benton Park | 5,707 | $1,243 | 30.0% |
| Mojave | 5,173 | $1,214 | 26.2% |
| Greenacres | 4,906 | $1,761 | 23.1% |
| Ford City | 4,162 | $1,075 | 27.3% |
| Lake Isabella | 4,059 | $1,163 | 52.3% |
| Greenfield | 3,939 | $1,766 | 28.6% |
| Old Stine | 3,760 | $1,579 | 34.9% |
| Cottonwood | 3,107 | $1,029 | 27.9% |
| South Taft | 2,939 | $955 | 26.6% |
| Stallion Springs | 2,937 | $2,250 | 30.9% |
| Pine Mountain Club | 2,838 | $2,145 | 37.1% |
| Rexland Acres | 2,760 | $1,435 | 30.7% |
| Boron | 2,698 | $1,219 | 27.5% |
| Weedpatch | 2,685 | $915 | 49.8% |
| Frazier Park | 2,681 | $1,500 | 25.6% |
| Wofford Heights | 2,656 | $911 | 28.3% |
| China Lake Acres | 2,594 | $1,283 | 22.4% |
| Edwards AFB | 2,500 | $2,457 | 32.3% |
| Weldon | 2,493 | $1,120 | 38.2% |
| Lost Hills | 1,926 | $841 | 22.0% |
| Bakersfield Country Club | 1,707 | $1,300 | 15.3% |
| Bodfish | 1,694 | $974 | 29.3% |
| Casa Loma | 1,587 | $1,300 | 35.9% |
| Fairfax | 1,423 | $1,407 | 24.0% |
| Taft Heights | 1,291 | $1,066 | 23.7% |
| Buttonwillow | 1,163 | $1,131 | 38.7% |
| Squirrel Mountain Valley | 1,108 | $906 | 21.7% |
| Maricopa | 984 | $1,203 | 36.9% |
| Stebbins | 967 | $1,964 | 34.6% |
| Inyokern | 912 | $800 | 13.7% |
| North Edwards | 903 | $1,162 | 19.9% |
| Kernville | 857 | $1,300 | 22.2% |
| Lakeside | 807 | $1,303 | 22.3% |
| Lebec | 797 | $1,300 | 64.5% |
| Lake of the Woods | 796 | $1,683 | 30.6% |
| Smith Corner | 718 | $1,106 | 27.5% |
| Dustin Acres | 656 | $1,699 | 23.2% |
| Fuller Acres | 619 | $1,300 | 22.2% |
| Mountain Mesa | 600 | $851 | 15.8% |
| Valley Acres | 595 | $1,151 | 10.2% |
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Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.