Bakersfield town, VT

Franklin County, VT

2022 population: 1,210 ( 112 from 2010 )
Land area: 42.0 square miles
Population density: 28.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,082	89.42%	15.5%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	46	3.80%	206.7%
Hispanic:	82	6.78%	382.4%

Total non-White:	128	10.58%	204.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-198	-18.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	86	7.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,322
1,280	96.82%
2	0.15%
3	0.23%
5	0.38%
15	1.13%
17	1.29%
42	3.18%

2000
1,215
1,165	95.88%
0	0.00%
11	0.91%
2	0.16%
23	1.89%
14	1.15%
50	4.12%

1990
977
977	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
852
847	99.41%
3	0.35%
1	0.12%
1	0.12%
n/a
0	0.00%
5	0.59%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

115	9.5
-8	-0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

188	19.2
50	5.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

130	15.3
-5	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Bakersfield town, VT

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
47.7
124	10.2%
1,086	89.8%
239	19.8%

478
2.53

292	61.1%
246	84.2%
20	6.8%
186	38.9%

2010
Number	Percent
39.2
343	25.9%
979	74.1%
129	9.8%

495
2.67

366	73.9%
289	79.0%
25	6.8%
129	26.1%

2000
Number	Percent
34.8
377	31.0%
838	69.0%
103	8.5%

438
2.77

327	74.7%
255	78.0%
34	10.4%
111	25.3%

1990
Number	Percent
31.9
306	31.3%
671	68.7%
91	9.3%

341
2.87

263	77.1%
231	87.8%
19	7.2%
78	22.9%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
301	35.3%
551	64.7%
83	9.7%

261
3.26

209	80.1%
180	86.1%
9	4.3%
52	19.9%

2022 Housing Data for Bakersfield town, VT

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18	3.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	3	0.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	8	1.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	25	5.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	0.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	7	1.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	60	12.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	56	11.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	123	25.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	49	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	30	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	50	10.5%
$200,000 or more	32	6.7%

Median Household Income	82,763
Per Capita Income	39,847

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	28	5.9%
Public Assistance	17	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	42	8.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	539	68.8%
Unemployed	46	5.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	585	74.6%
Not in Labor Force	199	25.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	247	191	56.4%
Non-Profit	16	93	14.7%
Self-Employed	27	19	58.7%

Local Government	10	45	18.2%
State Government	11	8	57.9%
Federal Government	13	12	52.0%

Total Private + Self	274	210	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	50	158	24.0%
Total	324	368	46.8%

Pct. Govt.	14.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	126	18.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	134	19.4%
Professional, Technical	179	25.9%
Service Occupations	77	11.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	15	2.2%
All others	176	25.4%

White Collar		63.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	99	14.3%
Health care and social assistance	90	13.0%
Manufacturing	88	12.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	74	10.7%
Retail trade	66	9.5%
Accommodation and food services	60	8.7%
Construction	43	6.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	39	5.6%
Finance and insurance	32	4.6%
Public administration	23	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	16	2.3%
Other services	14	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	13	1.9%
Wholesale trade	11	1.6%
Information	10	1.4%
Transportation and warehousing	10	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	36	2.98%
Puerto Rican	46	3.80%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,139	96.0%
Spanish	46	3.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
French	213	17.6%
American	210	17.4%
English	193	16.0%
Irish	173	14.3%
German	123	10.2%
French Canadian	87	7.2%
Italian	82	6.8%
Scottish	32	2.6%
Polish	29	2.4%
Canadian	27	2.2%
Welsh	24	2.0%
British	16	1.3%
Latvian	11	0.9%
African	11	0.9%
Norwegian	10	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,210	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,195	98.8%
Foreign-born	15	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
38	4.0%	33	3.4%	275	28.7%	237	24.8%	208	21.7%	166	17.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	38	4.0%
9-12 Years	33	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	275	28.7%
Some College	237	24.8%
Bach. Degree	208	21.7%
Grad Degree	166	17.3%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +63	D +37	D + 1.4%
D +100
2020 vs. 2012	R +82	R +73	R + 15.6%
D +9
2020 vs. 2008	R +58	R +83	R + 14.1%
D -25

2016 vs. 2008	R -5	R +120	R + 15.4%
D -125
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Joe Biden (D)	395	56.8%	Donald Trump* (R)	272	39.1%	29	4.2%	696	8	-8	0.19%
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	295	49.4%	Donald Trump (R)	209	35.0%	93	15.6%	597	5	-11	0.19%
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	386	66.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	190	32.5%	9	1.5%	585	2	-15	0.20%
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	420	64.8%	John McCain (R)	214	33.0%	14	2.2%	648	3	-13	0.20%
2004	70%	John Kerry (D)	329	52.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	273	43.5%	26	4.1%	628	5	-7	0.20%
2000	72%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	299	49.8%	George W. Bush (R)	233	38.8%	68	11.3%	600	-2	-9	0.20%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bakersfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

395

56.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

272

39.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

696

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -8

2016 President, Bakersfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

295

49.4%

Donald Trump (R)

209

35.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

11.9%

TOTAL

597

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -11

2012 President, Bakersfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

386

66.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

190

32.5%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

585

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -15

2008 President, Bakersfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

420

64.8%

John McCain (R)

214

33.0%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

648

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -13

2004 President, Bakersfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

273

43.5%

John Kerry (D)

329

52.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.5%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

628

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Bakersfield town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

233

38.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

299

49.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

8.5%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

600

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bakersfield town, VT

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	60%	Peter Welch (D)	341	60.5%	Gerald Malloy (R)	205	36.3%	18 [+]	3.2%	564	8	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Dawn Ellis (I) 8 (1.4%); Stephen Duke (I) 4 (0.7%); Kerry Raheb (I) 3 (0.5%); Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (Green Mountain) 2 (0.4%); Cris Ericson (I) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	60%	Phil Scott* (R)	443	78.4%	Brenda Siegel (D)	84	14.9%	38 [+]	6.7%	565	7	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kevin Hoyt (I) 19 (3.4%); Peter Duval (I) 12 (2.1%); Bernard Peters (I) 6 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2020	G	74%	Phil Scott* (R)	539	77.4%	David Zuckerman (D)	128	18.4%	29 [+]	4.2%	696	9	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 29 (4.2%);
2018	S1	55%	Bernie Sanders* (I)	348	67.2%	Lawrence Zupan (R)	150	29.0%	20 [+]	3.9%	518	4	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 11 (2.1%); Russell Beste (I) 7 (1.4%); Brad Peacock (I) 2 (0.4%);
2018	G	55%	Phil Scott* (R)	323	61.9%	Christine Hallquist (D)	166	31.8%	33 [+]	6.3%	522	7	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 20 (3.8%); Charles Laramie (I) 7 (1.3%); Trevor Barlow (I) 6 (1.1%);
2016	S3	62%	Patrick Leahy* (D)	364	61.2%	Scott Milne (R)	202	33.9%	29 [+]	4.9%	595	1	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cris Ericson (U.S. Marijuana) 14 (2.4%); Jerry Trudell (I) 14 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2016	G	63%	Phil Scott (R)	386	64.7%	Sue Minter (D)	186	31.2%	25 [+]	4.2%	597	12	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Bill Lee (Liberty Union) 25 (4.2%);
2014	G	38%	Scott Milne (R)	179	48.5%	Peter Shumlin* (D)	151	40.9%	39 [+]	10.6%	369	3	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dan Feliciano (Libertarian) 24 (6.5%); Emily Peyton (I) 7 (1.9%); Bernard Peters (I) 6 (1.6%); Cris Ericson (I) 1 (0.3%); Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 1 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	557
Median Value	$237,600

Occupied	478	85.8%
Vacant	79	14.2%

Owned	459	96.0%
Rented	19	4.0%
Median Rent	$919

Single-Family Units	530	95.2%
Detached	530	95.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8	1.4%
Mobile Homes	19	3.4%

Bakersfield town, VT

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bakersfield town, VT

2022 Housing Data for Bakersfield town, VT

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bakersfield town, VT

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bakersfield town, VT

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bakersfield town, VT

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bakersfield town, VT

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bakersfield town, VT