- This application uses an open source Bootstrap responsive template and Leaflet, an open source Javascript map library, for mobile friendly applications.
- The demographic data is obtained from an ESRI shape file downloaded from the County of Kern GEODAT (Open Data and Portal for Smarter Communities) website and converted to geoJSON format.
- Neighborhoods are a consolidation of tract boundaries by Police Beat boundaries in Bakersfield. The outlying communities of Shafter, Delano, Wasco have been consolidated into the Ag Communities neighborhood. Graphs were generated by summing the proportion of populations having a statistic by neighborhood.
- Population Density statistic is the tract population, per acre of tract area, provided in the Demographic layer downloaded from the County.
Vulnerability Level Low
Vulnerability Level Medium
Vulnerability Level High
20% Poverty Level
40% Poverty Level
60% Poverty Level
80% Poverty Level
100% Poverty Level
Neighborhood Boundaries
Population Density Around 5,000/Acre
Population Density Around 15,000/Acre
Population Density Around 25,000/Acre
10% of Population Under Age 18
20% of Population Under Age 18
30% of Population Under Age 18
40% of Population Under Age 18
50% of Population Under Age 18
5% of Population Over Age 65, Living Alone
10% of Population Over Age 65, Living Alone
15% of Population Over Age 65, Living Alone
20% of Population Over Age 65, Living Alone
40% of Population Over Age 65, Living Alone
15% Renter Population
30% Renter Population
45% Renter Population
60% Renter Population
100% Renter Population
15% of Population with Little English
25% of Population with Little English
35% of Population with Little English
40% of Population with Little English
60% of Population with Little English
