Bakersfield, MO Population

Overview

259

Total Population

47.3

Median age

64.48%

Female population %

55.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

103.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Bakersfield's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bakersfield is 47.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bakersfield's population under 18 was 27.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bakersfield's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bakersfield, 25.87% were under the age of 15, 8.88% aged 15 to 29, 40.15% aged 30 to 64, 8.49% aged 65 to 84, and 16.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 75 more females than males in Bakersfield:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 64.48% females and 35.52% males in Bakersfield, MO.
The Bakersfield, MO gender ratio is 55.1:100 i.e. 55.1 men to 100 women (0.551).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 16.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 43.

Bakersfield's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Bakersfield population: 95.37% are White, 2.70% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.93% are multiracial.
Bakersfield's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 253 (97.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bakersfield is White with a population of 247 (95.37% of the total population).

Bakersfield's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 306 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bakersfield's population decreased by 65 (21.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bakersfield's population decreased by 58 (24.07%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bakersfield's population was lowest in year 2020 at 183.