Addendum with evidence (8.2 MB) - Accreditation - Bakersfield ...

Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
Bakersfield College Effective Service Area
The population in this effective service area was 484,645 in the year 2000 and is projected to
be at 668,017 by 2015. The area is expected to grow at an annual rate of 1.50% as compared to the
State annual growth rate of .70%. The median age of the population in this service area was 29.1 in
2000 and likely will be 29.8 by 2015. Per capita income for the effective service area had been a very
modest $15,116 in 2000, and it is expected to be only $18,054 in the year 2015. The median
household income, projected at $51,893 by 2015, is expected to grow between 2010 and 2015 at an
annual rate of 3.07% as compared to the California rate of 2.59% and the national rate of 2.36%.
Expected changes in the race/ethnicity mix in this effective service area are illustrated in the
graphic below. The White Alone group is forecast to drop from being 59 percent of the area
population in 2000 to becoming 49 percent of the area population in 2015. The residents who
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