Rosedale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States.

Formerly a country town 10 miles (16 km) west of Bakersfield, it is now surrounded by suburban housing and currently has the highest household income in Kern County, according to Census estimates.

[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 34.0 square miles (88 km2), all of it land.

The racial makeup of Rosedale was 11,695 (83.2%) White, 208 (1.5%) African American, 159 (1.1%) Native American, 389 (2.8%) Asian, 24 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 997 (7.1%) from other races, and 586 (4.2%) from two or more races.

12,647 people (90.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,402 people (10.0%) lived in rental housing units.

At the 2000 census there were 8,445 people, 2,566 households, and 2,304 families living in the CDP.

There were 2,776 housing units at an average density of 73.3 per square mile (28.3/km2).

The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.98% White, 1.22% Black or African American, 1.22% Native American, 1.36% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 4.30% from other races, and 2.89% from two or more races.