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Taft, CA Urban Area

14,780 Population
3.6 square miles 4,128.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.2 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$22,681 ±$2,704 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$46,060 ±$9,473 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

30.2% ±7% (4,409  ±1,092) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

24.5 minutes ±3.2 (129,585  ±23,829) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

5,047 ±419 Number of households
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.9 ±0 (14,648  ±1,229) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 322,994,300

5.6% ±5.3% (211  ±204) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

5,611 ±444 Number of housing units
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$193,500 ±$19,100 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

15% ±4.9% (2,203  ±,747.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

72.7% ±5.9% (6,499  ±,837.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
8.6% ±2.2% (772  ±214) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 34.3% 77,751,346 (±0.1% / ±,166,366.8)

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

14.7% ±4.4% (2,176  ±677) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

4.5% ±1.8% (482  ±198) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
482 Total veterans ±198 450 Male ±199 32 Female ±37

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