Taft, CA Demographic Data
Taft, CA Summary
Taft is located in Kern County in California
- Population: 9,264
- Area: 15.11 sq. miles
- Land Area: 15.11 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 612.98 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 841.54 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Taft, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,539
39%
50.8
Male
5,589
61%
49.2
Total Population
9,128
323,128,000
Taft, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
455
5.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
520
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
563
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
693
7.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
875
9.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,193
13.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,568
17.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,385
15.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
616
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
546
6.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
413
4.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
198
2.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
103
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,233
79.2%
77.2
Female
2,424
33.5%
51.3
Male
4,809
66.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,533
71.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,012
11.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
714
7.8%
15.2
Female
442
61.9%
55.8
Male
272
38.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Taft, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,288
90.8%
96.8
White
7,305
80.0%
72.6
Black or African American
216
2.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
37
0.4%
0.8
Asian
362
4.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
65
0.7%
1.2
Chinese
33
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
31
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
32
0.4%
0.2
Korean
6
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
85
0.9%
0.6
Other Asian
110
1.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
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
368
4.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
840
9.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3,696
40.5%
17.8
Mexican
3,545
38.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
9
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
9
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
133
1.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,432
59.5%
82.2
Taft, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
809
13.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
868
14.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,093
34.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,237
20.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
377
6.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
387
6.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
251
4.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,677
27.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,345
72.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
638
10.6%
31.2
Taft, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,021
39.8%
33.7%
Now Married
3,095
40.8%
47.5
Divorced
726
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
262
3.5%
2.0
Widowed
486
6.4
5.8%
Taft, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,271
60.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,402
39.2%
21.6%
Spanish
3,134
36.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
100
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
137
1.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
31
0.4%
1.1%
Taft, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
165
6.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
240
9.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
352
14.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
173
7.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
288
11.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
386
15.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
202
8.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
401
16.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
95
3.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
126
5.2%
6.4
Median household income
49,844
57,617
Per capita income
19,601
31,128
Taft, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
566
20.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
315
11.4%
9.8
Construction
155
5.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
518
18.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
58
2.1%
6.6
Information
14
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
131
4.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
154
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
232
8.4%
11.4
Public administration
79
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
194
7.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
220
8.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
129
4.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
609
22.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
610
22.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
436
15.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
517
18.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
593
21.4%
18.1%
Taft, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,688
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,132
79.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
305
11.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
57
2.1%
5.1
Walked
41
1.5%
2.7
Other means
140
5.2%
1.8
Worked at home
13
0.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.1
26.6
Taft, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
333
13.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
792
32.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
728
30.0%
37.1
3 or more
575
23.7%
21.0
Taft, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,428
87.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,423
58.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,005
41.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
346
12.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
17
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Taft, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,774
1 room
18
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
18
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
612
22.1%
9.1
4 rooms
279
10.1%
16.5
5 rooms
530
19.1%
19.8
6 rooms
659
23.8%
17.8
7 rooms
316
11.4%
12.0
8 rooms
219
7.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
123
4.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Taft, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,774
1-unit, detached
1,890
68.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
30
1.1%
5.9
2-units
91
3.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
223
8.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
181
6.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
170
6.1%
4.4
20 or more units
93
3.4%
9.0
Mobile home
96
3.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Taft, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
293
10.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
372
13.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
277
10.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
428
15.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
513
18.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
349
12.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
233
8.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
261
9.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
48
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Taft, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,061
84.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
24
1.0%
4.7
Electricity
328
13.5%
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
15
0.6%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Taft, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
988
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
16
1.6%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
36
3.6%
10.3%
Less than $500
39
3.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
58
5.9%
11.8%
$500 to $999
239
24.2%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
252
25.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
348
35.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
637
64.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
82
8.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
72
7.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
99
10.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
98
9.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Taft, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
988
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
20
2.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
38
3.8%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
60
6.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
82
8.3%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
155
15.7%
11.9%
$500 to $999
633
64.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
17
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
709
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
60
6.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
84
8.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
105
10.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
75
7.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
103
10.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
543
56.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
35
0.0%
0.0%
Taft, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,423
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
168
11.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
256
18.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
281
19.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
354
24.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
286
20.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
62
4.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
16
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
150,700
205,000