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Taft, CA Urban Area

14,832 Population
3.6 square miles 4,143.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.9 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,525 ±$3,177 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,229 ±$6,459 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

25.8% ±7% (3,768  ±1,072) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.4 minutes ±3 (150,415  ±27,330) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,141 ±465 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0 (14,716  ±1,347) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.7% ±5.3% (305  ±217) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,707 ±418 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$234,500 ±$12,565 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.3% ±4.2% (1,519  ±632.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

73.2% ±5.1% (6,816  ±846.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
8.2% ±2.2% (768  ±221.8) 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

16.9% ±4.3% (2,504  ±679) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.3% ±1.6% (249  ±179) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
249 Total veterans ±179 245 Male ±179 4 Female ±12

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