Benton Park vs Taft

A side-by-side comparison of Benton Park and Taft: population, income, housing, and more.

Benton Park and Taft are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Taft has the higher population (7,228 vs 5,682 in Benton Park). Taft has the higher median household income ($64,479 vs $62,475 in Benton Park). Taft has the higher median home value ($246,400 vs $230,600 in Benton Park).

Population, income & housing

	Benton Park	Taft
Population	5,682	7,228
Median age	25.3 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,475	$64,479
Median home value	$230,600	$246,400
Median gross rent	$1,190	$989
Housing units	1,668	2,840
Homeownership rate	64.2%	53.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benton Park	Taft
Population	5,212 → 5,682 (+9.0%)	9,372 → 7,228 (-22.9%)
Median household income	$36,578 → $62,475 (+70.8%)	$45,197 → $64,479 (+42.7%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $230,600 (+46.3%)	$146,500 → $246,400 (+68.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,102 → $1,190 (+8.0%)	$697 → $989 (+41.9%)

Benton Park

Population

5,2125,682

Median household income

$36,578$62,475

Median home value

$157,600$230,600

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,190

Taft

Population

9,3727,228

Median household income

$45,197$64,479

Median home value

$146,500$246,400

Median gross rent

$697$989

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benton Park	Taft
Under 5	8.6%	3.0%
5 to 17	24.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	15.7%	8.9%
25 to 34	13.2%	19.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.5%
45 to 54	8.1%	9.0%
55 to 64	9.5%	14.2%
65 to 74	4.7%	9.4%
75 and over	3.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benton Park	Taft
White (non-Hispanic)	18.4%	58.7%
Black or African American	7.4%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.0%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	71.3%	32.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benton Park	Taft
No high school diploma	25.3%	15.7%
High school graduate	37.3%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.3%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benton Park	Taft
Drove alone	75.8%	81.7%
Carpooled	14.0%	9.4%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	3.4%
Other means	3.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benton Park	Taft
1-unit, detached	85.8%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	5.9%
20 or more units	1.6%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Benton Park	Taft
Poverty rate	32.8%	17.7%
Average household size	3.65	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1957	1972