Shafter

Population: 20,618
Median household income: $67,989
Median home value: $306,800

Shafter, a community in Kern County, California, has 20,618 residents. Its median household income of $67,989 runs in line with the Kern County figure of $67,660.

From 2019 to 2023, Shafter's population grew 6.0% from 19,447 to 20,618, while its median home value rose 75.0% from $175,300 to $306,800.

84.3% of workers drive to work alone. 83.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,618
Median age: 28.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,989
Median home value: $306,800
Median gross rent: $1,140
Housing units: 5,684
Homeownership rate: 65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,44720,618

Median household income

$45,854$67,989

Median home value

$175,300$306,800

Median gross rent

$868$1,140

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,447	$45,854	$175,300	$868
2020	19,743	$47,433	$194,000	$949
2021	19,897	$56,696	$207,400	$1,020
2022	20,162	$66,418	$248,600	$1,138
2023	20,618	$67,989	$306,800	$1,140

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1727.2%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3418.6%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 646.5%

65 to 744.3%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,495	7.3%
5 to 17	5,601	27.2%
18 to 24	1,958	9.5%
25 to 34	3,829	18.6%
35 to 44	2,734	13.3%
45 to 54	2,187	10.6%
55 to 64	1,341	6.5%
65 to 74	884	4.3%
75 and over	589	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,361	16.3%
Black or African American	274	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	275	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	146	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,544	80.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.7%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,208	27.7%
High school graduate	3,540	30.6%
Some college or associate's	3,584	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	825	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	407	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,803	84.3%
Carpooled	930	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	268	3.3%
Other means	46	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,049	26.3%
15 to 29 min	3,562	45.6%
30 to 44 min	1,568	20.1%
45 to 59 min	278	3.6%
60+ min	348	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.67
Poverty rate: 21.3% (4,282 of 20,133)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,618	84.7%
Nonfamily households	833	15.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,451	95.9%
Vacant	233	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,576	65.6%
Renter-occupied	1,875	34.4%

1-unit, detached83.0%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,717	83.0%
1-unit, attached	67	1.2%
2 to 4 units	411	7.2%
5 to 19 units	38	0.7%
20 or more units	78	1.4%
Mobile home & other	373	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0671106
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.4794, -119.2013