St. Marks UMC Bakersfield

The community around St. Marks UMC Bakersfield

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of the people here live below the poverty line, and about a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Poverty Rate: 40.5% (28.7–52.3%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.4%
• Food Insecurity: 32.4%
• Unemployment: 13.9% (3.7–24.0%)
• Obesity: 40.6%
• Social Isolation: 37.6%
• Depression: 29.5%
• Housing Insecurity: 24.3%
• Transportation Barriers: 17.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.7%
• Diabetes: 14.7%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Churches near St. Marks UMC Bakersfield

• Apostolic Lighthouse — 0 mi away
• Bakersfield Family Church — 0.1 mi away
• Christ The King Church — 0.3 mi away
• Mounta Zion Baptist Church — 0.3 mi away
• Iglesia Roca Eterna — 0.4 mi away
• Riverview Assembly of God Church — 0.4 mi away
• Oildale Church of God — 0.4 mi away
• Grace Assembly North — 0.4 mi away
• Shekinah Ministries — 0.4 mi away
• Saint Marks United Methodist Church — 0.4 mi away