South Taft

Population: 2,534
Median household income: $41,875
Median home value: $155,700

South Taft is a community in Kern County, California, home to 2,534 residents. Its median household income of $41,875 runs below the Kern County figure of $67,660.

From 2019 to 2023, South Taft's population grew 43.3% from 1,768 to 2,534, while its median home value rose 104.9% from $76,000 to $155,700.

The median gross rent is $892. 9.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,534
Median age: 25.8 yrs
Median household income: $41,875
Median home value: $155,700
Median gross rent: $892
Housing units: 767
Homeownership rate: 40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Unemployment rate: 13.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7682,534

Median household income

$25,639$41,875

Median home value

$76,000$155,700

Median gross rent

$764$892

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,768	$25,639	$76,000	$764
2020	2,120	$28,452	$100,800	$770
2021	2,377	$28,092	$98,600	$817
2022	2,370	$28,333	$112,200	$842
2023	2,534	$41,875	$155,700	$892

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 2417.4%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 742.4%

75 and over2.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	237	9.4%
5 to 17	534	21.1%
18 to 24	442	17.4%
25 to 34	396	15.6%
35 to 44	276	10.9%
45 to 54	337	13.3%
55 to 64	192	7.6%
65 to 74	60	2.4%
75 and over	60	2.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	805	31.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	52	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,677	66.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma43.0%

High school graduate24.1%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	568	43.0%
High school graduate	318	24.1%
Some college or associate's	314	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	121	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled22.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	575	69.5%
Carpooled	187	22.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	65	7.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	115	15.1%
15 to 29 min	188	24.7%
30 to 44 min	94	12.3%
45 to 59 min	188	24.7%
60+ min	177	23.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.66
Poverty rate: 40.1% (1,016 of 2,534)

	Count	Share
Family households	590	85.1%
Nonfamily households	103	14.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	693	90.4%
Vacant	74	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	281	40.5%
Renter-occupied	412	59.5%

1-unit, detached91.5%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	702	91.5%
1-unit, attached	56	7.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	9	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0673388
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.08 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1293, -119.4575