Bakersfield, CA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP 93555, in the Bakersfield area, sits squarely in middle-income territory. Households here earn a median of $86,700, while per-capita income reaches $43,499, a spread that points to a broad mix of working and salaried earners rather than concentrated wealth. Homes carry a median value of $252,900, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.88% translates into a comparatively gentle annual bill on that valuation. Sales tax, at 9.25% combined, is where daily purchases take a bigger bite. Overall, this ZIP leans middle-class, with property taxes staying tame while consumption taxes do more of the lifting.
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