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93307 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 93307 covers Bakersfield, California, with a population of about 88,233 and a median household income of $52,572.

Population
88,233625 per square mile
Median age
27.611.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$52,57245% below the California median
Poverty rate
24.9%12.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$319,614up 33.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,19539% below the California median
Degree or higher
7%28 points below the US average
Homeownership
46.9%18.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
840

Where 93307 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

Population88,233
Median age27.6
Family households79.1%
Born outside the US30.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home71.9%
White (non-Hispanic)9.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Hispanic or Latino80.3%
Veterans2.1%
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$52,572
Income per person$18,669
Poverty rate24.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance26%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k6.2%
$15–20k3.9%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k7.3%
$30–35k4.0%
$35–40k4.9%
$40–45k5.7%
$45–50k5.3%
$50–60k9.8%
$60–75k13.0%
$75–100k11.4%
$100–125k8.6%
$125–150k4.2%
$150–200k3.5%
$200k or more2.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed33,980
Mean adjusted gross income$40,359
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.4%
Returns, under $25k40.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k5.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$238,400
Median gross rent$1,195
Rent as a share of household income32.6%
Owner-occupied46.9%
Vacant homes5%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house70.7%
Attached house3.3%
2 to 4 units6.8%
5 to 19 units6%
20 or more units5.4%
Mobile home7.7%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$319,614as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 108%
Typical asking rent$1,772as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$320,357$69,935

$69,935 in 2000 to $319,614 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher7%
High school diploma or higher59.3%
Works from home5.8%
Drives to work alone81.3%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.6%
Health

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

Obesity40.2% 6.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.2% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health37.2% 16.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)26.1% 14.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity40.6% 15.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication65.6% 9.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year68.2% 8.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening76.8% 9.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability24.2% 9.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening46.2% 18.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist43.4% 17.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.8% 13.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support33.5% 8.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity41.4% 24.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps40.2% 25.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity32.1% 18.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport20.6% 11.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness40.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.9% 6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.2% 5.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.2% 7.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.2% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat17.9% 9.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.4% 5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost23.5% 10.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability12.3% 6.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments840
People employed14,378
Annual payroll$686,462,000
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 84.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Very High across the 42 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss79.1 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.

Heat wave95.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake95.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire83.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche33.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning32.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind28.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide9.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather4.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado2Very 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$52,572$96,334$78,538
Income per person$18,669$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate24.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$238,400$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,195$1,956$1,348
Homeownership46.9%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher7%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate9.3%6.4%5.2%
Works from home5.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US30.6%26.7%13.9%
Median age27.637.638.7
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 US11.8 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 supermarket80% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket80% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 8 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Kern High School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
General Shafter Elementary School District12.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Lamont Elementary School District7.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Greenfield Union School District6.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Edison Elementary School District5.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Bakersfield City School District5.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Vineland Elementary School District4.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Fairfax Elementary School District3.7% 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 vulnerability89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Household characteristics67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status91more vulnerable than 91% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

93304 Bakersfield, CA3.7 km away
93302 Bakersfield, CA6 km away
93384 Bakersfield, CA6 km away
93305 Bakersfield, CA6.5 km away
93313 Bakersfield, CA6.9 km away
93301 Bakersfield, CA7.2 km away
93309 Bakersfield, CA7.3 km away
93306 Bakersfield, CA7.7 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 area141.2 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq mi
Population density625 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.3275, -118.9839

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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