| Official Name: | Benton Park, California |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census designated place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kern |
| Subdivision Type3: | County Subdivision |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bakersfield CCD |
| Pushpin Map: | USA California |
| Pushpin Label: | Benton Park CDP |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.75 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5,333 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Coordinates: | 35.3464°N -119.0298°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2804109[1] |
Benton Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California.[2] Although it is designated by the census as its own place, it is functionally a neighborhood of Bakersfield.[3] [4] [5]
The boundaries of the neighborhood of Benton Park extend further than the boundaries of the CDP.[6]
Benton Park sits at an elevation of 394feet.[7] Benton Park is surrounded on 3 sides by the city of Bakersfield, but borders Old Stine, California to the west.[8]
The CDP was first listed in the 2020 census,[9] at which it had 5,333 people in 1,545 households.[10]
| 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% | |
| 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% |