SELECTED SOURCES OF DEMONGRAPHIC AND PUBLIC POLICY DATA:
(Selected Websites: Updated 4-7-10)
Dr. Thomas R. Martinez, Cal State University, Bakersfield
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American Factfinder:In-depth demographic and economic data covering every state, county, city, town, and populated zip code in the United States
California Department of Finance, Demographic Data Unit:
California Department of Education/DataQuest
[Under “Select a Subject,” note option to, “Create Your Own Report”]
California Employment Development Department:
Labor Market Information Division
City of Bakersfield, Economic and Community Development web page:
Updated demographics:
City-Data.com: We've collected and analyzed data from numerous sources to create as complete and interesting profiles of all U.S. cities as we could. We have over 74,000 city photos not found anywhere else, graphs of latest real estate prices and sales trends, recent home sales, home value estimator, hundreds of thousands of maps, satellite photos, stats about residents (race, income, ancestries, education, employment...), geographical data, state profiles, crime data, registered sex offenders, cost of living, housing, religions, businesses, local news links based on our exclusive technology, birthplaces of famous people, political contributions, city government finances and employment, weather, tornadoes, earthquakes, hospitals, schools, libraries, houses, airports, radio and TV stations, zip codes, area codes, air pollution, latest unemployment data, time zones, water systems and their health and monitoring violations, comparisons to averages, local poverty details, professionally written city guides, car accidents, fires, bridge conditions, cell phone and other towers, mortgage data, business storefront photos, a forum and a social network with 800,000 registered members and 12,000,000 posts, blogs, 5,000 user-submitted facts, 20,000 exclusive local business profiles with photos, restaurant inspection results, and more demographics.
"The Condition of Children", Kern County Network for Children, Kern County Superintendent of Schools. [See: Tables & Charts]New at Ed-Data: Comparing Schools, December 2004
County of KernGeographic Information System (GIS): Division of Engineering & Survey Services
County of Kern, Geographic Information System, Division of Engineering & Survey Services
“County Health Status Report, 2001,”Kern County Public Health Department:
CSUB Library, Government Information, Reference Sources:
Kern County Council of Governments (Kern COG):
Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS) Research Services GIS website. This website is dedicated to serving the geographic information needs of the Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Kern County school districts and affiliate organizations.
U.S. Bureau of the Census: