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Bakersfield vs Delano

Bakersfield, CA compared with Delano, CA · 31 miles apart

Bakersfield has 422,165 residents to Delano’s 52,334. Bakersfield comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, unemployment. Delano does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

Bakersfield, CA Delano, CA
Population 422,165 52,334
Density (per sq mi) 2,806 3,556
Median household income $80,540 $67,010
Median home value $371,700 $301,900
Median rent $1,472 $1,199
Homeownership 60.6% 62.8%
Average commute 23.6 min 22.2 min
Median age 32.1 33.9
Bachelor's degree + 23.6% 7.3%
Poverty rate 16.3% 16%
Unemployment 7% 13.9%
Price to income 4.6× 4.5×

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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