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San Jose

San Jose, CA

Population: 990,054
VS
Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

Population: 408,366

San Jose vs Bakersfield

Side-by-side comparison of San Jose, CA and Bakersfield, CA

Demographics

Population
990KSan Jose
408KBakersfield
2.4x diff
Median Age
38San Jose
32Bakersfield
19% diff
Pop. Density
5,564San Jose
2,718Bakersfield
2x diff
Area (sq mi)
181San Jose
144Bakersfield
26% diff
Male
50.9%
San Jose
49.5%
Bakersfield
3% diff
Female
49.1%
San Jose
50.5%
Bakersfield
3% diff

Income & Economy

Median Income
$142KSan Jose
$77KBakersfield
83% diff
Per Capita Income
$63KSan Jose
$33KBakersfield
92% diff
Poverty Rate
4.9%
San Jose
12.4%
Bakersfield
2.5x diff
Unemployment
3.2%
San Jose
4.4%
Bakersfield
38% diff
Cost of Living
111San Jose
111Bakersfield
Avg Weekly Wage
$3,789San Jose
$1,155Bakersfield
3.3x diff

Housing

Home Value
$1.2MSan Jose
$347KBakersfield
3.4x diff
Median Rent
$2,617San Jose
$1,371Bakersfield
91% diff
Homeownership
55.9%
San Jose
60.1%
Bakersfield
8% diff
Zillow Value
$1.4MSan Jose
$391KBakersfield
3.7x diff
Zillow Rent
$3,222San Jose
$1,887Bakersfield
71% diff
Rent Burden
30.0%
San Jose
32.3%
Bakersfield
8% diff

Crime & Safety

Violent Crime
438San Jose
455Bakersfield
4% diff
Property Crime
2,420San Jose
4,142Bakersfield
71% diff
Murder Rate
3San Jose
9Bakersfield
2.8x diff

Weather & Climate

Avg Temp
59°FSan Jose
68°FBakersfield
15% diff
Jan Temp
49°FSan Jose
50°FBakersfield
1% diff
Jul Temp
71°FSan Jose
92°FBakersfield
31% diff
Rainfall
30.6"San Jose
18.1"Bakersfield
69% diff
Snowfall
0.7"San Jose
1.6"Bakersfield
2.4x diff
Sunny Days
318San Jose
340Bakersfield
7% diff

Education

Bachelor's+
46.5%
San Jose
23.3%
Bakersfield
2x diff
High School+
85.5%
San Jose
81.9%
Bakersfield
4% diff
Graduate+
19.7%
San Jose
8.1%
Bakersfield
2.4x diff

Commute & Transportation

Commute Time
28.1 minSan Jose
24.1 minBakersfield
17% diff
Drive Alone
64.6%
San Jose
80.4%
Bakersfield
24% diff
Public Transit
2.8%
San Jose
0.6%
Bakersfield
5.1x diff
Work from Home
18.5%
San Jose
7.1%
Bakersfield
2.6x diff

Health

Obesity
23.5%
San Jose
34.7%
Bakersfield
48% diff
Smoking
9.3%
San Jose
13.5%
Bakersfield
45% diff
Uninsured
9.2%
San Jose
15.3%
Bakersfield
66% diff
Diabetes
10.7%
San Jose
12.6%
Bakersfield
18% diff
Heart Disease
4.4%
San Jose
5.8%
Bakersfield
32% diff
Depression
18.4%
San Jose
22.4%
Bakersfield
22% diff

The Verdict

27 San Jose
:
12 Bakersfield

San Jose leads in 27 of 39 categories

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