Taft

Population: 1,867
Median household income: $40,161
Median home value: $165,900

Taft is a community in Orange County, Florida, home to 1,867 residents. At $40,161, its median household income sits below Orange County's $77,011.

Between 2019 and 2023, Taft's population grew 47.8% from 1,263 to 1,867, while its median home value rose 70.3% from $97,400 to $165,900.

The median resident is 47.4 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 23.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,867
Median age: 47.4 yrs
Median household income: $40,161
Median home value: $165,900
Median gross rent: $1,116
Housing units: 868
Homeownership rate: 62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2631,867

Median household income

$33,955$40,161

Median home value

$97,400$165,900

Median gross rent

$912$1,116

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,263	$33,955	$97,400	$912
2020	1,573	$34,978	$146,400	$988
2021	1,525	$34,859	$137,500	$885
2022	1,604	$40,536	$163,700	$1,219
2023	1,867	$40,161	$165,900	$1,116

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6423.3%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	1.9%
5 to 17	337	18.1%
18 to 24	143	7.7%
25 to 34	141	7.6%
35 to 44	257	13.8%
45 to 54	153	8.2%
55 to 64	435	23.3%
65 to 74	199	10.7%
75 and over	167	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	608	32.6%
Black or African American	405	21.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	835	44.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.3%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's22.0%

Bachelor's degree6.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	383	28.3%
High school graduate	516	38.2%
Some college or associate's	298	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	93	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	62	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled15.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	596	76.6%
Carpooled	124	15.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	2.2%
Other means	17	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	85	11.2%
15 to 29 min	406	53.4%
30 to 44 min	207	27.2%
45 to 59 min	17	2.2%
60+ min	46	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 18.1% (338 of 1,867)

	Count	Share
Family households	408	52.9%
Nonfamily households	363	47.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	771	88.8%
Vacant	97	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	483	62.6%
Renter-occupied	288	37.4%

1-unit, detached44.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other50.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	384	44.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	42	4.8%
Mobile home & other	442	50.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1270525
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 28.4283, -81.3677