Census: Bakersfield grew nearly 41 percent in last decade

Bakersfield’s population, by sheer number, grew more than any other city in California between 2000 and 2010, according to new data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Hispanics now outnumber non-Hispanic whites in Bakersfield, the data show. More than 45 percent of the city’s population was Hispanic in the latest count, the numbers show, compared to 32.5 percent in 2000.
Census data is collected every 10 years so political boundaries can be redrawn for the U.S. House of Representatives. States, counties, cities and other jurisdictions also use the numbers to update local districts.

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[Posted by Perla Parra]