South Taft vs Weldon

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

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

South Taft has the higher population (2,534 vs 2,525 in Weldon). South Taft has the higher median household income ($41,875 vs $27,353 in Weldon). South Taft has the higher median home value ($155,700 vs $153,300 in Weldon).

Population, income & housing

	South Taft	Weldon
Population	2,534	2,525
Median age	25.8 yrs	57.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,875	$27,353
Median home value	$155,700	$153,300
Median gross rent	$892	$1,083
Housing units	767	1,565
Homeownership rate	40.5%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Taft	Weldon
Population	1,768 → 2,534 (+43.3%)	2,321 → 2,525 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$25,639 → $41,875 (+63.3%)	$35,574 → $27,353 (-23.1%)
Median home value	$76,000 → $155,700 (+104.9%)	$83,800 → $153,300 (+82.9%)
Median gross rent	$764 → $892 (+16.8%)	$682 → $1,083 (+58.8%)

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

Weldon

Population

2,3212,525

Median household income

$35,574$27,353

Median home value

$83,800$153,300

Median gross rent

$682$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Taft	Weldon
Under 5	9.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	21.1%	11.0%
18 to 24	17.4%	3.3%
25 to 34	15.6%	11.3%
35 to 44	10.9%	6.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	7.6%
55 to 64	7.6%	17.7%
65 to 74	2.4%	29.6%
75 and over	2.4%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Taft	Weldon
White (non-Hispanic)	31.8%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	66.2%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Taft	Weldon
No high school diploma	43.0%	14.7%
High school graduate	24.1%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Taft	Weldon
Drove alone	69.5%	68.5%
Carpooled	22.6%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	29.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Taft	Weldon
1-unit, detached	91.5%	36.9%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	59.6%

Poverty & households

	South Taft	Weldon
Poverty rate	40.1%	31.7%
Average household size	3.66	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	38	15
Median year structure built	1954	1979