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Shafter, CA Urban Area

18,454 Population
4.8 square miles 3,846.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.2 ±1.3 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$20,731 ±$1,703 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$57,493 ±$6,698 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

24% ±4.8% (4,317  ±873) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.9 minutes ±1.8 (153,805  ±16,054) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,819 ±299 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.7 ±0.3 (17,897  ±597) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.8% ±2.2% (194  ±116) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,074 ±297 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$265,400 ±$26,752 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5% ±2.7% (909  ±494.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

68.6% ±4.3% (7,065  ±588.3) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
8.3% ±1.8% (857  ±188.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

26.5% ±3.2% (4,889  ±607) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.7% ±0.5% (204  ±65) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
204 Total veterans ±65 160 Male ±57 44 Female ±29

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