Taft Heights, CA Demographic Data
Taft Heights, CA Summary
Taft Heights is located in Kern County in California
- Population: 2,016
- Area: 0.30 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.30 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 6,653.46 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,178.15 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Taft Heights, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,540
55%
50.8
Male
1,287
46%
49.2
Total Population
2,827
323,128,000
Taft Heights, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
462
16.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
248
8.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
157
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
284
10.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
315
11.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
543
19.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
261
9.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
184
6.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
90
3.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
111
3.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
106
3.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
66
2.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
0
0.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,717
60.7%
77.2
Female
905
52.7%
51.3
Male
812
47.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,620
57.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
223
7.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
172
6.1%
15.2
Female
93
54.1%
55.8
Male
79
45.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
25
0.0%
0.0
Taft Heights, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,827
100.0%
96.8
White
2,557
90.4%
72.6
Black or African American
44
1.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
8
0.3%
0.8
Asian
10
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
10
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
8
0.3%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
8
0.3%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
200
7.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
847
30.0%
17.8
Mexican
813
28.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
34
1.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,980
70.0%
82.2
Taft Heights, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
72
5.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
206
15.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
361
26.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
490
36.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
196
14.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
27
2.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
9
0.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
278
20.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,083
79.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
36
2.7%
31.2
Taft Heights, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
898
45.8%
33.7%
Now Married
677
34.5%
47.5
Divorced
243
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
59
3.0%
2.0
Widowed
83
4.2
5.8%
Taft Heights, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,076
87.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
289
12.2%
21.6%
Spanish
281
11.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
8
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Taft Heights, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
85
9.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
118
13.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
96
10.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
64
7.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
102
11.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
205
22.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
127
14.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
59
6.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
26
2.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
21
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
43,945
57,617
Per capita income
18,488
31,128
Taft Heights, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
351
35.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
50
5.0%
9.8
Construction
71
7.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
108
10.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
16
1.6%
6.6
Information
45
4.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
103
10.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
63
6.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
56
5.6%
11.4
Public administration
37
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
45
4.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
33
3.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
14
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
245
24.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
149
15.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
241
24.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
183
18.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
174
17.5%
18.1%
Taft Heights, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
944
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
757
80.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
161
17.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
26
2.8%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.6
26.6
Taft Heights, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
85
9.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
252
27.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
415
46.0%
37.1
3 or more
151
16.7%
21.0
Taft Heights, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
903
96.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
303
33.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
600
66.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
34
3.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.4
0.0%
2.5
Taft Heights, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
937
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
20
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
63
6.7%
9.1
4 rooms
208
22.2%
16.5
5 rooms
241
25.7%
19.8
6 rooms
220
23.5%
17.8
7 rooms
113
12.1%
12.0
8 rooms
64
6.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
8
0.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Taft Heights, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
937
1-unit, detached
851
90.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
70
7.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
8
0.9%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
8
0.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Taft Heights, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
285
30.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
185
19.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
198
21.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
94
10.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
136
14.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
16
1.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
13
1.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
10
1.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Taft Heights, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
768
85.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
34
3.8%
4.7
Electricity
101
11.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Taft Heights, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
185
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
9
4.9%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
26
14.1%
20.1%
$500 to $999
44
23.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
106
57.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
93
50.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
44
23.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
6
3.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
12
6.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
30
16.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Taft Heights, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
600
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
12
2.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
20
3.3%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
59
9.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
239
39.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
270
45.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,015
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
29
4.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
78
13.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
84
14.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
117
19.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
35
5.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
257
42.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Taft Heights, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
303
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
46
15.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
86
28.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
50
16.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
91
30.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
22
7.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
2.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
125,400
205,000