Bodfish, California
Bodfish is a census-designated place in the southern Kern River Valley of the Southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California, United States.
Bodfish is located east-northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of.
The population was 2,008 at the 2020 census, up from 1,956 at the 2010 census.
History
The place was named for George Homer Bodfish, who settled nearby in 1867.The Bodfish post office first opened in 1892, closed in 1895, and re-opened in 1906. The Vaughn post office was moved to Bodfish in 1906.
Demographics
Bodfish first appeared as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.2020 census
The 2020 United States census reported that Bodfish had a population of 2,008. The population density was. The racial makeup of Bodfish was 83.8% White, 1.0% African American, 2.2% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.8% from other races, and 8.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.6% of the population.The whole population lived in households. There were 958 households, out of which 15.4% included children under the age of 18, 34.4% were married-couple households, 8.9% were cohabiting couple households, 27.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 28.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 37.7% of households were one person, and 19.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.10. There were 511 families.
The age distribution was 14.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% aged 18 to 24, 17.2% aged 25 to 44, 33.0% aged 45 to 64, and 29.0% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 55.4years. For every 100 females, there were 111.8 males.
There were 1,215 housing units at an average density of, of which 958 were occupied. Of these, 72.5% were owner-occupied, and 27.5% were occupied by renters.
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $33,295, and the per capita income was $16,165. About 42.4% of families and 54.8% of the population were below the poverty line.