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Lancaster, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Bakersfield is 0% more densely populated than Lancaster.
- People are 10.5% more likely to be married in Bakersfield.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years younger in Bakersfield.
 Lancaster, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock398,756329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.338.4
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 Population - 2010156,897  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock247,057285,036,114
 Population - 199097,291  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock56.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now60.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,663.293.4
 Land Area94.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lancaster, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Lancaster, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 White27.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.6%12.2%
 Asian3.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock52.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lancaster, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Married Population43.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.6%50.2%
 Never Married43.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.202.60
 Households52,448  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock92,21280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households14,192  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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