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93306 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93306 covers Bakersfield, California, with a population of about 73,370 and a median household income of $66,988.

Population
73,370754 per square mile
Median age
32.46.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$66,98830% below the California median
Poverty rate
20.6%8.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$351,611up 27.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,21938% below the California median
Degree or higher
18.2%16.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
63.3%1.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
587

Where 93306 is

Bakersfield, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population73,370
Median age32.4
Family households75.4%
Born outside the US18.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home50.2%
White (non-Hispanic)23.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Hispanic or Latino67.2%
Veterans3.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$66,988
Income per person$28,222
Poverty rate20.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k4.4%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k5.4%
$25–30k5.7%
$30–35k4.0%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k4.4%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k10.1%
$75–100k13.7%
$100–125k8.3%
$125–150k5.9%
$150–200k8.2%
$200k or more8.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed31,020
Mean adjusted gross income$60,113
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.3%
Returns, under $25k31.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.6%
Returns, $200k or more3.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$290,700
Median gross rent$1,219
Rent as a share of household income36.1%
Owner-occupied63.3%
Vacant homes6.5%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house72.3%
Attached house2.4%
2 to 4 units7.3%
5 to 19 units3.7%
20 or more units8.4%
Mobile home5.8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$351,611as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 86%
Typical asking rent$1,736as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$352,868$97,229

$97,229 in 2000 to $351,611 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,736$1,505

$1,505 in 2022 to $1,736 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%
High school diploma or higher77%
Works from home6.6%
Drives to work alone80.2%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.4% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.9% 9.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)19.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.5% 8.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22% 3.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.8% 5.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.1% 5.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.1% 4.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20% 5.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56.1% 8.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.1% 8.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity29.8% 12.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps28.9% 14.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity23.9% 10.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport15.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37% 2.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.9% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.3% 4.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments587
People employed8,012
Annual payroll$380,475,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 75.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 25 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.9 out of 100
Community resilience2.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Wildfire91.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave86.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake85Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought74.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather40.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche32.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity30.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail24.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning24Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind13.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$66,988$96,334$78,538
Income per person$28,222$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate20.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$290,700$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,219$1,956$1,348
Homeownership63.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate8.1%6.4%5.2%
Works from home6.6%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US18.9%26.7%13.9%
Median age32.437.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationBAKERSFIELD 5 NW, CA US10.7 km away
Rain in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January58.1°F / 38.9°F1.27 in rain
February63.6°F / 41.2°F1.28 in rain
March69.4°F / 45.1°F1.24 in rain
April74.5°F / 49.3°F0.62 in rain
May82.7°F / 56.6°F0.32 in rain
June91°F / 63.9°F0.01 in rain
July97.4°F / 70°F0.02 in rain
August96°F / 68.7°F0 in rain
September90.9°F / 63.7°F0.11 in rain
October80.1°F / 53.9°F0.22 in rain
November67°F / 44°F0.53 in rain
December58.9°F / 37.7°F1.03 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket47% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket48% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Kern High School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Bakersfield City School District30% of this ZIP code's land area
Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union School District19.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Walkability7.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

93305 Bakersfield, CA4.3 km away
93301 Bakersfield, CA7.1 km away
93302 Bakersfield, CA7.4 km away
93384 Bakersfield, CA7.4 km away
93220 Edison, CA7.5 km away
93307 Bakersfield, CA7.7 km away
93304 Bakersfield, CA9.1 km away
93308 Bakersfield, CA10.3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Kern County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area97.34 sq mi
Water area0.6 sq mi
Population density754 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.3867, -118.9391

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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