Population 7,466 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Household size in Spice Tract
| Period | Spice Tract | Bakersfield area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.31 | 3.27 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.35 | 3.34 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.36 | 3.28 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.33 | 3.26 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.02 | −0.01 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Spice Tract is a place of big households: 3.33 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. The Bakersfield area as a whole looks much the same.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Spice Tract
| Period | Spice Tract | Bakersfield area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 28.7 | 31.8 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 28.3 | 32.2 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 29.8 | 33.0 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 29.8 | 33.9 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.1 | +2.1 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 29.8, Spice Tract is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young families with children. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 28.7, mirroring the country. Residents skew youngest in the northeast and oldest in the southeast.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Spice Tract
| Period | Spice Tract | Bakersfield area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.0% | 18.1% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 26.5% | 18.7% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 25.6% | 16.8% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 19.3% | 17.8% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.2 pts | −0.4 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Spice Tract: 19.3% of all households, against 11.6% nationally. Since 2006–10, the single-parent share has edged up 1.2 points, even as the national share fell.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Spice Tract
Renters in Spice Tract
| Period | Spice Tract | Bakersfield area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 47.6% | 38.6% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 50.6% | 42.8% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 50.2% | 41.7% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 40.1% | 39.9% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | −7.5 pts | +1.3 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting is a bit more common in Spice Tract than nationally: 40.1% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% for the U.S. Just over a third of owners (34.9%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%. Renting is most common in the southwest and least common in the southeast. Since 2006–10, the renter share has fallen 7.5 points, even as the national share rose.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Spice Tract
| Period | Spice Tract | Bakersfield area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.6% | 10.9% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.3% | 9.7% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.2% | 8.9% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.5% | 7.8% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | +1.9 pts | −3.1 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Spice Tract as nationally: 8.5%, against 9.6%. Since 2006–10, vacancy has risen 1.9 points, even as the national rate fell. Few Bakersfield neighborhoods have a higher vacancy rate: only three of 38.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Spice Tract
| Period | Spice Tract | Bakersfield area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1977 | 1980 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1977 | 1981 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1977 | 1982 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1977 | 1986 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +6 | +4 | +6 |
The typical home in Spice Tract was built around 1977, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in the Bakersfield area overall, where the median home dates to 1986.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Spice Tract
| Period | Spice Tract | Bakersfield area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $981 | $968 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,048 | $1,061 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,147 | $1,163 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,565 | $1,610 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$584 | +$643 | +$931 | +$606 |
Rent in Spice Tract runs $1,565 a month at the median, utilities included, close to the U.S. median of $1,571. Rents are up $584 a month from 2006–10, a 60% rise, a slower climb than the nation's. Rent takes 34.6% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched. The priciest rents are in the northeast; the most affordable are in the southwest.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Spice Tract
Bachelor's degrees in Spice Tract
| Period | Spice Tract | Bakersfield area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.9% | 14.9% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.6% | 15.3% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.8% | 16.2% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.0% | 20.5% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +0.1 pts | +5.6 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Spice Tract have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 13.0%, against 35.6% nationally. College graduates are most concentrated in the southwest and least in the southeast.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Spice Tract
| Period | Spice Tract | Bakersfield area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 74.8% | 70.3% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 75.7% | 72.3% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 75.9% | 73.3% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 80.8% | 77.2% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +5.9 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in five adults in Spice Tract never finished high school, well above the national share: only 80.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally. Locally, though, the rate is higher than in the Bakersfield area as a whole (77.2%). The share with a diploma is up 5.9 points from 2006–10, mirroring the country.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Spice Tract
| Period | Spice Tract | Bakersfield area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.3% | 11.5% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 15.9% | 13.6% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 12.2% | 9.9% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.2% | 8.6% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −10.0 pts | −2.9 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Spice Tract is close to the national rate: 5.2% of the labor force, against 5.4%. The rate is lower than in the wider Bakersfield area (8.6%). Since 2006–10, unemployment has fallen 10.0 points, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Spice Tract compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spice Tract | 3.33 | 29.8 | 19.3% | 40.1% | 8.5% | 1977 | $1,565 | 13.0% | 80.8% | 5.2% |
| Sagepointe | 3.23 | 29.0 | 39.2% | 64.5% | 4.2% | 1976 | $1,600 | 11.3% | 72.9% | 14.5% |
| Laurelglen | 2.96 | 33.5 | 14.7% | 42.5% | 5.0% | 1984 | $1,648 | 29.7% | 86.4% | 8.8% |
| The Seasons | 3.25 | 34.4 | 18.2% | 23.3% | 5.2% | 1996 | $2,234 | 20.6% | 83.9% | 7.2% |
| Silver Creek | 3.33 | 31.1 | 13.4% | 25.9% | 3.4% | 1995 | $1,730 | 20.4% | 85.3% | 8.1% |
| Haggin Oaks | 2.67 | 31.5 | 12.7% | 63.5% | 4.9% | 1994 | $2,241 | 39.4% | 94.7% | 5.3% |
| The Oaks | 2.93 | 37.8 | 16.5% | 37.0% | 6.9% | 1990 | $2,207 | 32.1% | 89.4% | 10.1% |
| Ridgeview Estates | 3.67 | 28.1 | 15.1% | 41.5% | 6.5% | 1991 | $1,799 | 12.0% | 86.6% | 12.7% |
| Benton Park | 3.63 | 28.3 | 25.3% | 46.3% | 6.5% | 1959 | $1,379 | 10.8% | 68.6% | 11.0% |
| Stockdale Greens | 2.69 | 35.5 | 19.7% | 55.0% | 1.6% | 1978 | $1,809 | 36.3% | 91.4% | 8.7% |
| Park Stockdale | 2.71 | 34.2 | 23.1% | 57.3% | 4.6% | 1971 | $1,446 | 17.3% | 83.9% | 9.7% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Spice Tract. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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