Taft

Population: 7,228
Median household income: $64,479
Median home value: $246,400

Taft is a community in Kern County, California, home to 7,228 residents. At $64,479, its median household income sits below Kern County's $67,660.

Between 2019 and 2023, Taft's population declined 22.9% from 9,372 to 7,228, while its median home value rose 68.2% from $146,500 to $246,400.

17.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.52 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,228
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $64,479
Median home value: $246,400
Median gross rent: $989
Housing units: 2,840
Homeownership rate: 53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,3727,228

Median household income

$45,197$64,479

Median home value

$146,500$246,400

Median gross rent

$697$989

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,372	$45,197	$146,500	$697
2020	9,189	$46,980	$182,200	$783
2021	8,730	$52,917	$184,600	$911
2022	7,414	$52,414	$219,400	$982
2023	7,228	$64,479	$246,400	$989

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3419.7%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	220	3.0%
5 to 17	1,271	17.6%
18 to 24	641	8.9%
25 to 34	1,427	19.7%
35 to 44	906	12.5%
45 to 54	654	9.0%
55 to 64	1,028	14.2%
65 to 74	681	9.4%
75 and over	400	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,244	58.7%
Black or African American	117	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	15	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.2%
Some other race	14	0.2%
Two or more races	481	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,344	32.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's42.0%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	802	15.7%
High school graduate	1,596	31.3%
Some college or associate's	2,138	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	322	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	238	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,347	81.7%
Carpooled	271	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	154	5.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	99	3.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,518	54.8%
15 to 29 min	398	14.4%
30 to 44 min	321	11.6%
45 to 59 min	395	14.2%
60+ min	140	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 17.7% (1,187 of 6,690)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,761	66.0%
Nonfamily households	909	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,670	94.0%
Vacant	170	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,432	53.6%
Renter-occupied	1,238	46.4%

1-unit, detached64.2%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other17.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,824	64.2%
1-unit, attached	20	0.7%
2 to 4 units	227	8.0%
5 to 19 units	167	5.9%
20 or more units	104	3.7%
Mobile home & other	498	17.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0677574
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1267, -119.4242