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Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 21,119 at the 2000 census. Barstow is a major regional transportation center. Several major highways including Interstate 15 and Interstate 40 converge in the city. It is the site of a large rail classification yard, belonging to the BNSF Railway. The Union Pacific Railroad also runs through town on trackage rights on BNSF's main line to Daggett 10 miles east, where it heads to Salt Lake City, and the BNSF heads to Chicago. Barstow is home to Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow and is the closest city to Fort Irwin Military Reservation. Route 66 ran through Barstow and the town's name is mentioned in the lyrics to the song, "Route 66" and in the Black Eyed Peas song "Like That" as Will.I.Am. raps that he " a style that's way out like Barstow" commenting on Barstow's distance from the BEP's home city of Los Angeles. Barstow is also mentioned in Hunter S. Thompson's novel Fear and Loathing in...more

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Among the most common occupations in Barstow are Sales and office occupations, 28%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 20%. and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 60 percent of workers in Barstow, California work for companies, 26 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Barstow, California are Educational, health and social services, 15%; Retail trade, 14%; and Public administration, 12%. Simply Hired's Barstow job listings indicate that the following industries in Barstow are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Nurses & Nursing, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Outpatient Surgery Centers and Trauma Centers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Barstow, California is $31,402, and the median income of households in Barstow was $35,069.

Barstow has an unemployment rate of 10.4%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Barstow Trends data, the number of Barstow, California jobs has increased by 8% since December 2006.

Population of Barstow Total population 21,119 Male 49.89% Female 50.11% Median age 32.1     Barstow Housing Owner-occupied homes 54.1% Median cost of a home $75,700 Median mortgage payment $606 Renter-occupied homes 45.9% Vacant housing 16.5% Median monthly rent $504     Average Income Median for all male full-time $37,425 Median for all female full-time $25,380     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 9% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 27% Associate's degree 10% Bachelor's degree 6% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 27% Currently married 49% Separated 3% Widowed 8% Divorced 13%     Race White 61% Black or African American 12% Asian 3% Other 23%     Barstow Commute Carpool 22.4% Public transportation 2.2% Average travel time 23 minutes

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