Benton Park, California

Benton Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States.^[3] Although it is designated by the census as its own place, it is functionally a neighborhood of Bakersfield.^[4][5][6]

Benton Park, California
Unincorporated community Census designated place
Benton Park CDP
Coordinates: 35°20′47.18″N 119°1′47.33″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern
County Subdivision	Bakersfield CCD
Area [1]
• Total	0.75 sq mi (1.9 km2)
• Land	0.75 sq mi (1.9 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	394 ft (120 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,333
• Density	7,100/sq mi (2,700/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2804109[2]

The boundaries of the neighborhood of Benton Park extend further than the boundaries of the CDP.^[7]

Geography

Benton Park sits at an elevation of 394 feet (120 m).^[8] Benton Park is surrounded on 3 sides by the city of Bakersfield, but borders Old Stine, California to the west.^[9]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	5,333		—
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 1850–1870[11][12] 1880-1890[13] 1900[14] 1910[15] 1920[16] 1930[17] 1940[18] 1950[19] 1960[20] 1970[21] 1980[22] 1990[23] 2000[24] 2010[25] 2020[26]

The CDP was first listed in the 2020 census,^[27] at which it had 5,333 people in 1,545 households.^[28]

2020 Census

Benton Park CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020[26]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	912	17.10%
Black or African American alone (NH)	427	8.01%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	14	0.26%
Asian alone (NH)	79	1.48%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	23	0.43%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	113	2.12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,765	70.60%
Total	5,333	100.00%