Taft Heights

Population: 1,588
Median household income: $62,125
Median home value: $187,700

Located in Kern County, California, Taft Heights is a community with a population of 1,588. Its median household income of $62,125 runs below the Kern County figure of $67,660.

From 2019 to 2023, Taft Heights's population declined 20.5% from 1,998 to 1,588, while its median home value rose 27.7% from $147,000 to $187,700.

Owners occupy 51.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,588
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $62,125
Median home value: $187,700
Median gross rent: $1,135
Housing units: 739
Homeownership rate: 51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9981,588

Median household income

$48,913$62,125

Median home value

$147,000$187,700

Median gross rent

$866$1,135

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,998	$48,913	$147,000	$866
2020	1,509	$45,046	$138,800	$863
2021	1,459	$53,977	$152,900	$964
2022	1,638	$60,675	$179,700	$970
2023	1,588	$62,125	$187,700	$1,135

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3422.5%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 543.8%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	116	7.3%
5 to 17	320	20.2%
18 to 24	98	6.2%
25 to 34	357	22.5%
35 to 44	251	15.8%
45 to 54	60	3.8%
55 to 64	212	13.4%
65 to 74	128	8.1%
75 and over	46	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	850	53.5%
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	15	0.9%
Two or more races	14	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	709	44.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.7%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's42.0%

Bachelor's degree6.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	229	21.7%
High school graduate	280	26.6%
Some college or associate's	443	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	69	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	33	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled19.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	535	77.4%
Carpooled	134	19.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	12	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	348	50.4%
15 to 29 min	73	10.6%
30 to 44 min	125	18.1%
45 to 59 min	62	9.0%
60+ min	83	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 15.9% (252 of 1,588)

	Count	Share
Family households	354	58.3%
Nonfamily households	253	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	607	82.1%
Vacant	132	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	315	51.9%
Renter-occupied	292	48.1%

1-unit, detached89.2%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	659	89.2%
1-unit, attached	55	7.4%
2 to 4 units	17	2.3%
5 to 19 units	8	1.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0677588
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1337, -119.4711