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Taft Independent School District, TX

5,105 Population
97.2 square miles 52.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.6 ±6.9 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in San Patricio County: 37 ±0.5
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,685 ±$4,862 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in San Patricio County: $32,909 ±$1,603
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,331 ±$9,548 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in San Patricio County: $69,704 ±$4,048
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.1% ±7.1% (820  ±385) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in San Patricio County: 14.8% † 10,250 (±2.3% / ±1,608)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.8 minutes ±2.9 (43,245  ±9,851) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in San Patricio County: 23 641,895 (±0.9 / ±35,281)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,576 ±215 Number of households
  • San Patricio County: 25,334 ±530
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.2 ±0.3 (5,105  ±814) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in San Patricio County: 2.7 69,500 (±0.1 / ±73)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.4% ±3.8% (38  ±45) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in San Patricio County: 4.7% † 740 (±1.3% / ±209)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,970 ±248 Number of housing units
  • San Patricio County: 30,435 ±78
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$122,900 ±$18,533 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in San Patricio County: $192,400 ±$8,277
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.2% ±14.3% (798  ±717.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in San Patricio County: 13.8% † 9,570 (±2% / ±1,417.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

72.4% ±4.9% (2,186  ±355.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in San Patricio County: 84.2% 38,801 (±3.1% / ±1,417.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10% ±3.6% (302  ±117.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in San Patricio County: 17.5% 8,080 (±1.3% / ±616.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • 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

1.9% ±1.7% (99  ±90) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in San Patricio County: 7.7% 5,432
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.6% ±1.7% (183  ±60) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in San Patricio County: 9.3% † 4,844 (±1% / ±524)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
183 Total veterans ±60 173 Male ±60 10 Female ±11

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