Housing data for ZIP code 93311

Name: Housing in ZIP code 93311, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 93311 has an estimated 55,555 residents and 18,357 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Bakersfield, Kern County.

29.1% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,968 (±$100) a month.

The median home value is $459,500 (±$9,409).

The median household income is $116,263 (±$7,073) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 55,555 (±3,226)
Median gross rent: $1,968
Median home value: $459,500
Households that rent: 29.1%

How ZIP code 93311 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 93311	Bakersfield	Kern County	California	United States
Residents	55,555 (±3,226)	411,986	915,075	39,287,377	334,922,499
Housing units	18,357 (±885)	135,724	306,999	14,644,735	143,775,355
Households that rent	29.1% (±3.1 points)	39.4%	39.9%	44.1%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$1,968 (±$100)	$1,472	$1,300	$2,036	$1,413
Median home value	$459,500 (±$9,409)	$371,700	$338,300	$734,700	$332,700
Median household income	$116,263 (±$7,073)	$80,540	$70,210	$99,122	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$4,560 (±$137)	$3,619	$2,984	$5,124	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	45.7% (±6.8 points)	56.8%	56.5%	55.3%	51.1%
Built before 1980	4.8% (±1.4 points)	34.6%	42.9%	56.0%	49.7%
Average commute	23.8 minutes (±1.5)	23.6 minutes	24.4 minutes	28.7 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	97.0% (±1.4 points)	94.0%	91.6%	93.5%	91.0%
Median age of residents	32.4 years (±1.3)	32.1 years	32.7 years	37.9 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 93311, median gross rent is higher than in Kern County ($1,300).

It is not measurably different from California ($2,036).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 93311 is higher than in Bakersfield as a whole ($1,472).

Its median home value is higher than in Bakersfield as a whole ($371,700).

Among the 37 ZIP codes in Kern County with a published estimate, ZIP 93311 ranks 5 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 38 ZIP codes in Kern County with a published estimate, ZIP 93311 ranks 3 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 38 ZIP codes in Kern County with a published estimate, ZIP 93311 ranks 3 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 93311

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 93311	Kern County	California	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±0.9 points)	3.5%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.2% (±0.3 points)	22.4%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	13.6% (±5.2 points)	36.1%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	38.6% (±6.5 points)	22.1%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	25.1% (±5.2 points)	10.7%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	12.7% (±4.4 points)	3.3%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	9.7% (±4.1 points)	2.0%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 38.6% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 93311

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
Studio	$1,920 (±$629)
1 bedroom	$1,742 (±$110)
2 bedrooms	$1,772 (±$74)
3 bedrooms	$2,216 (±$116)
4 bedrooms	$2,610 (±$415)

Rent burden in ZIP code 93311

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 93311	Kern County	California	United States
Less than 15%	12.7% (±6.4 points)	10.7%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	17.9% (±6.1 points)	10.7%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.5% (±5.0 points)	11.1%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.1% (±4.2 points)	11.1%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.3% (±4.2 points)	8.2%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	35.4% (±5.3 points)	48.3%	46.0%	41.9%

45.7% (±6.8 points) of renting households in ZIP code 93311 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 93311

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 93311	Kern County	California	United States
Less than $50,000	2.3% (±1.3 points)	4.8%	2.5%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.2% (±0.2 points)	2.9%	1.7%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.5% (±0.5 points)	3.8%	1.3%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.3% (±0.3 points)	6.0%	1.4%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	7.8% (±2.0 points)	22.6%	4.3%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	50.3% (±3.6 points)	42.8%	17.1%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	34.3% (±2.9 points)	14.9%	42.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	4.3% (±1.3 points)	2.1%	29.6%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 93311

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 93311	Kern County	California	United States
Single-family, detached	81.7% (±2.5 points)	72.4%	57.0%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	2.6% (±1.1 points)	2.8%	7.4%	6.2%
2 units	0.3% (±0.3 points)	2.2%	2.4%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	4.4% (±1.5 points)	5.9%	5.4%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	4.6% (±1.8 points)	3.2%	5.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	1.1% (±0.6 points)	1.8%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	4.7% (±1.0 points)	4.2%	13.6%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.5% (±0.5 points)	7.3%	3.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 93311 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 93311	Kern County	California	United States
2020 or later	4.2% (±1.1 points)	1.3%	1.3%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	16.8% (±2.3 points)	8.9%	6.5%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	34.0% (±3.1 points)	17.3%	11.2%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	22.1% (±2.6 points)	13.6%	10.1%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	18.1% (±2.1 points)	15.9%	14.9%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	2.1% (±0.9 points)	15.7%	16.8%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	1.3% (±0.7 points)	9.6%	12.5%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	0.7% (±0.6 points)	9.3%	12.4%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	0.1% (±0.2 points)	4.2%	5.4%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	0.6% (±0.5 points)	4.1%	8.9%	11.7%

4.8% of the homes in ZIP code 93311 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 93311

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 93311	Kern County	California	United States
Utility gas	70.0% (±3.6 points)	58.9%	61.0%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.1%	0.2%	3.9%
Electricity	22.2% (±3.7 points)	31.2%	29.5%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.5% (±0.9 points)	3.7%	3.4%	4.9%
Wood	0.2% (±0.2 points)	1.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Solar energy	4.4% (±1.3 points)	2.3%	1.2%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.9%	0.3%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.5% (±0.6 points)	1.4%	3.0%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 93311 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 93311	Kern County	California	United States
Drove alone	79.3% (±2.8 points)	78.4%	65.7%	68.8%
Carpooled	7.4% (±1.8 points)	11.4%	9.5%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.4%	2.9%	3.2%
Walked	1.0% (±0.6 points)	1.0%	2.4%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	1.7% (±0.9 points)	1.4%	2.4%	2.0%
Worked from home	10.5% (±1.7 points)	7.5%	17.2%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 93311 take an average of 23.8 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 93311

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Bakersfield	12%	$1,472	39.4%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 93311

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
93313	7.1 mi	$1,914	$371,900	$91,943	21.4%
93268	14 mi	$1,061	$236,700	$57,778	49.8%
93307	14 mi	$1,241	$272,100	$56,446	53.0%
93309	14 mi	$1,379	$320,400	$63,544	52.9%
93304	15 mi	$1,206	$240,900	$50,790	53.9%
93241	16 mi	$962	$211,900	$33,417	56.6%
93312	17 mi	$2,055	$440,400	$114,195	20.5%
93314	17 mi	$2,166	$543,900	$126,250	15.7%

Crime reported to police in Bakersfield

Most of ZIP code 93311 is policed by the Bakersfield Police Department, which reported 496 violent and 2,260 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI in 2025.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the department’s figure for the whole area it serves.

Crime reported to police in Bakersfield

ZIP code 93311 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 93311: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 93311

What is the median rent in ZIP code 93311?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 93311 is $1,968 (±$100) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 93311?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 93311 is $459,500 (±$9,409) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 93311?

The median household income in ZIP code 93311 is $116,263 (±$7,073) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 93311 in?

ZIP code 93311 lies mostly in Bakersfield.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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