Bakersfield / Baldridge median real estate price is $128,062, which is less expensive than 86.1% of Texas neighborhoods and 90.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Bakersfield / Baldridge is currently $1,950, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 61.2% of the neighborhoods in Texas.
Bakersfield / Baldridge is a remote neighborhood (based on population density) located in Fort Stockton, Texas.
Bakersfield / Baldridge real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) mobile homes and single-family homes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Bakersfield / Baldridge neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.
Bakersfield / Baldridge has a 11.5% vacancy rate, which is well above average compared to other U.S. neighborhoods (higher than 67.5% of American neighborhoods). Most vacant housing here is vacant year round. This could either signal that there is a weak demand for real estate in the neighborhood or that large amount of new housing has been built and not yet occupied. Either way, if you live here, you may find many of the homes or apartments are empty.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
The Bakersfield / Baldridge neighborhood stands out for having the majority of its residential real estate made up of mobile homes. In fact, 56.5% of the occupied real estate here are mobile homes, which is a greater proportion than is found in 99.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. If you like mobile homes, this might be a great neighborhood in which to look for real estate.
In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 1 residents per square mile, Bakersfield / Baldridge is less crowded than 99.3% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
An interesting characteristic about the Bakersfield / Baldridge neighborhood is that there are more incarcerated people living here than 99.2% of neighborhoods in the U.S. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, currently with 1 out of every 100 adults in the country are incarcerated as a punishment for crimes committed. The extremely high incarceration rate of this neighborhood could mean that a prison, juvenile detention facility or other correctional facility occupies a large proportion of the neighborhood, or contains a large portion of the neighborhood's population.
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The Bakersfield / Baldridge neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the Bakersfield / Baldridge neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 74.5% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 99.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Did you know that the Bakersfield / Baldridge neighborhood has more Mexican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 69.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Mexican ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the Bakersfield / Baldridge neighborhood in Fort Stockton are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 83.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 35.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 85.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the Bakersfield / Baldridge neighborhood, 34.2% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 33.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (29.3%), and 3.5% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the Bakersfield / Baldridge neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 54.9% of households. Some people also speak English (43.9%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the Bakersfield / Baldridge neighborhood in Fort Stockton, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (69.8%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (3.0%), and residents who report German roots (1.8%), and some of the residents are also of Spanish ancestry (1.5%). In addition, 12.3% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in Bakersfield / Baldridge neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (74.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (83.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.