Custom Merch for Nonprofits in Bakersfield, CA
Merch Mob makes fundraising tees and hoodies, volunteer shirts, and walk, run and ride shirts for nonprofits in Bakersfield, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Bakersfield. Half of the people in Bakersfield are younger than 32.1, well under the US median of 38.9 (Census ACS, 2020-2024), which gives a nonprofit a large pool of potential volunteers; bright, well-designed volunteer shirts help recruit them.
Bakersfield by the numbers
Bakersfield has 422,165 residents, up 4.4% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Kern County has 26 civic and social organizations with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.28 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 0.72. 88% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is down 40% from 43 in 2018.
That Census category covers clubs, fraternal lodges, alumni groups and similar associations; many charities are counted in other categories.
Kern County as a whole has 927,068 residents, up 2% since 2020. Kern County has one civic or social organization for every 35,660 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 422,165
- Since 2020
- +4.4%
- County
- Kern County
- Civic and social organizations in Kern County, 2023
- 26
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.28 (US 0.72)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 32.1 (US 38.9)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 98°F
- Coldest month, average low
- December, 40°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 112
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 10
- Rain, a year
- 6.4 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 2
Weather: Bakersfield Airport station, 6 mi from Bakersfield's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals). People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What Bakersfield's weather means for nonprofits
July brings an average high of 98°F, hot enough to make a midday outdoor fundraiser hard on everyone, so keep the walk or run out of the summer months and dress volunteers in light, loose shirts. The cool months, December to February, sit close to the year-end giving season, so a hoodie or quarter-zip mailed with a donor thank-you arrives when it can be worn. Mornings in December start at an average low of 40°F, cool enough that volunteers setting up before dawn will want a long sleeve they can shed once the afternoon calls for a tee. Triple-digit afternoons come on roughly 35 days a year, so move outdoor volunteer shifts to the early morning and pick breathable shirts in a light, bright color. With only about 6.4 inches of rain a year, nearly every outdoor date stays dry, so the volunteer kit should focus on sun: a cap, a light shirt color and sunscreen at the check-in table.
| Month in Bakersfield | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What volunteers and supporters wear |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59°F | 41°F | 1.2 | Volunteer hoodies and donor crewnecks |
| February | 64°F | 43°F | 1.2 | Volunteer hoodies and donor crewnecks |
| March | 70°F | 47°F | 1.2 | Walk tees and volunteer shirts |
| April | 76°F | 51°F | 0.6 | Walk tees and volunteer shirts |
| May | 84°F | 58°F | 0.3 | Walk tees and volunteer shirts |
| June | 92°F | 65°F | 0.1 | Wicking race shirts and volunteer tees |
| July | 98°F | 71°F | 0 | Wicking race shirts and volunteer tees |
| August | 97°F | 70°F | 0 | Wicking race shirts and volunteer tees |
| September | 91°F | 65°F | 0.1 | Wicking race shirts and volunteer tees |
| October | 80°F | 55°F | 0.3 | Walk tees and volunteer shirts |
| November | 67°F | 45°F | 0.5 | Long-sleeve race shirts |
| December | 59°F | 40°F | 1.1 | Volunteer hoodies and donor crewnecks |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Bakersfield.
Orders ship to Bakersfield from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in California.
Bakersfield is about 117 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Bakersfield is USPS zone 2. Bakersfield shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
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Ordering from Bakersfield
Which participant shirt suits a charity walk or run in Bakersfield?
Short sleeves for most of the year, but choose the date with care: summer heat runs long here, so a race from December to February, when highs average under 65°F, is the comfortable pick, with a long sleeve for the start.
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