Boron vs South Taft

A side-by-side comparison of Boron and South Taft: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Boron has the higher population (2,627 vs 2,534 in South Taft). Boron has the higher median household income ($61,607 vs $41,875 in South Taft). South Taft has the higher median home value ($155,700 vs $131,100 in Boron).

Population, income & housing

	Boron	South Taft
Population	2,627	2,534
Median age	32.8 yrs	25.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,607	$41,875
Median home value	$131,100	$155,700
Median gross rent	$981	$892
Housing units	1,171	767
Homeownership rate	53.6%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	18.3%	13.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boron	South Taft
Population	2,221 → 2,627 (+18.3%)	1,768 → 2,534 (+43.3%)
Median household income	$51,181 → $61,607 (+20.4%)	$25,639 → $41,875 (+63.3%)
Median home value	$71,400 → $131,100 (+83.6%)	$76,000 → $155,700 (+104.9%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $981 (+39.5%)	$764 → $892 (+16.8%)

Boron

Population

2,2212,627

Median household income

$51,181$61,607

Median home value

$71,400$131,100

Median gross rent

$703$981

South Taft

Population

1,7682,534

Median household income

$25,639$41,875

Median home value

$76,000$155,700

Median gross rent

$764$892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boron	South Taft
Under 5	6.1%	9.4%
5 to 17	22.2%	21.1%
18 to 24	7.7%	17.4%
25 to 34	19.7%	15.6%
35 to 44	8.6%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	13.3%
55 to 64	11.2%	7.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	2.4%
75 and over	6.1%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boron	South Taft
White (non-Hispanic)	40.4%	31.8%
Black or African American	4.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	2.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	36.2%	66.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boron	South Taft
No high school diploma	19.3%	43.0%
High school graduate	30.5%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boron	South Taft
Drove alone	68.5%	69.5%
Carpooled	2.1%	22.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	7.9%
Other means	23.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boron	South Taft
1-unit, detached	61.7%	91.5%
1-unit, attached	14.3%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Boron	South Taft
Poverty rate	31.3%	40.1%
Average household size	2.90	3.66
Mean commute (minutes)	20	38
Median year structure built	1959	1954