Moving to Bakersfield, Vermont

Population: 1,215. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,373 (+13.0% change)
Males: 605 (49.8%), Females: 610 (50.2%)

Franklin County

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $40,417
Median house value: $90,200

Population by Race

Races in Bakersfield:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
• Two or more races (1.6%)
• American Indian (1.2%)

Ancestries: United States (22.3%), English (14.3%), French (13.3%), Irish (9.1%), French Canadian (7.7%), German (4.4%).

Elevation: 736 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bakersfield

• High school or higher: 87.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
• Unemployed: 2.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bakersfield town

• Never married: 26.4%
• Now married: 57.8%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 5.8%
• Divorced: 9.2%

2.5% Foreign born (1.4% North America, 0.6% Europe, 0.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +250 (+25.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bakersfield:

• NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 20 miles; SAINT ALBANS, VT)
• COPLEY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT)
• VERMONT STATE HOSP DISTINCT PART UNIT (about 30 miles; WATERBURY, VT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bakersfield:

• BURLINGTON INTL (about 33 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Abbreviation: BTV)
• CLINTON CO (about 50 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: PLB)
• RUTLAND STATE (about 88 miles; RUTLAND, VT; Abbreviation: RUT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bakersfield:

• FRANKLIN COUNTY STATE (about 22 miles; HIGHGATE, VT; Abbreviation: FSO)
• MORRISVILLE-STOWE STATE (about 23 miles; MORRISVILLE, VT; Abbreviation: MVL)
• ROUSES POINT (about 41 miles; ROUSES POINT, NY; Abbreviation: K21)

Amtrak station near Bakersfield:

• 20 miles: ST. ALBANS (40 FEDERAL ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bakersfield:

• UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 31 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Full-time enrollment: 8,852)
• SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 32 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
• NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
• SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 47 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,601)
• MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,265)
• DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 83 miles; HANOVER, NH; Full-time enrollment: 5,309)
• PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 107 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)

Public primary/middle school in Bakersfield:

• BAKERSFIELD SCHOOL (Students: 177; Location: ACADEMY DRIVE; Grades: KG – 08)

Libraries

Library in Bakersfield:

• H. F. BRIGHAM FREE (Operating income: $25,377; Location: P.O. BOX 5, 104 MAIN ST.; 5,965 books; 68 audio materials; 273 video materials; 13 serial subscriptions)