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Taft, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $256,018 (it was $82,600 in 2000)
Taft:

$256,018
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $184,285 - $311,259

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $279,387
Here:

$279,387
State:

$988,808

Mobile homes: $37,979
Here:

$37,979
State:

$184,506

Total population: 8,909 (Urban population: 5,991 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,914 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,891 (2,714 occupied: 1,353 owner occupied, 1,378 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

50%
State:

44%

Housing density: 191 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $350,791.

Median contract rent in 2022: $850 (lower quartile is $674, upper quartile is $1,169)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,055


Median gross rent in Taft, CA in 2022: $1,021

Housing units in Taft with a mortgage: 527 (42 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $91,392

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $71,978

Median monthly housing costs: $963

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Taft, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1975

Median year apartment built: 1970

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,489
  • Male householders: 1,591 (587 living alone), Female householders: 1,110 (292 living alone)
  • 1,084 spouses (1,066 opposite-sex spouses), 357 unmarried partners, (357 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,582 children (2,370 natural, 56 adopted, 154 stepchildren), 97 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 25 other relatives, 134 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 506

Size of family households: 581 2-persons, 363 3-persons, 486 4-persons, 243 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 882 1-person, 103 2-persons.

920 married couples with children.
777 single-parent households (498 men, 279 women).

77.8% of residents of Taft speak English at home.
20.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (20% speak English very well, 80% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 424 (5.7%)
(38.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Taft, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Taft, California
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 1402 bedrooms
  • 8893 bedrooms
  • 3154 bedrooms
  • 105+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Taft, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Taft, California
  • 21no bedroom
  • 3011 bedroom
  • 4562 bedrooms
  • 3803 bedrooms
  • 2204 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Taft in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Taft in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 37no vehicle
  • 6701 vehicle
  • 4082 vehicles
  • 1493 vehicles
  • 694 vehicles
  • 205+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Taft in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Taft in renter-occupied apartments
  • 369no vehicle
  • 3931 vehicle
  • 3352 vehicles
  • 2813 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Taft, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Taft, California
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 343 rooms
  • 674 rooms
  • 1965 rooms
  • 5276 rooms
  • 3827 rooms
  • 438 rooms
  • 1049+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Taft, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Taft, California
  • 211 room
  • 1132 rooms
  • 4703 rooms
  • 2154 rooms
  • 2105 rooms
  • 2556 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 938 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Taft, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Taft, CA in 2022
  • 301Less than $10,000
  • 216$10,000 to $19,999
  • 325$20,000 to $29,999
  • 121$30,000 to $39,999
  • 247$40,000 to $49,999
  • 167$50,000 to $59,999
  • 423$60,000 to $74,999
  • 374$75,000 to $99,999
  • 191$100,000 to $124,999
  • 47$125,000 to $149,999
  • 232$150,000 to $199,999
  • 122$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Taft, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Taft, CA in 2022
  • 18Less than $10,000
  • 10$10,000 to $14,999
  • 21$15,000 to $19,999
  • 55$20,000 to $24,999
  • 20$60,000 to $69,999
  • 55$70,000 to $79,999
  • 18$100,000 to $124,999
  • 36$125,000 to $149,999
  • 93$150,000 to $174,999
  • 105$175,000 to $199,999
  • 280$200,000 to $249,999
  • 192$250,000 to $299,999
  • 87$300,000 to $399,999
  • 99$400,000 to $499,999
  • 33$500,000 to $749,999
  • 39$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Taft, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Taft, CA in 2022
  • 97$450 to $499
  • 144$500 to $549
  • 31$550 to $599
  • 118$650 to $699
  • 43$700 to $749
  • 126$750 to $799
  • 223$800 to $899
  • 104$900 to $999
  • 143$1,000 to $1,249
  • 204$1,250 to $1,499
  • 83$1,500 to $1,999
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.2%
Number of people working at home: 160 (5.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 195
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 568
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 423
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 397
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 109
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 0
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 212
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 40
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 20
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 335
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 67
  • 90 or more minutes: 67
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Taft

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,558 (79.3%)
  • Carpooled: 500 (11.1%)
  • Taxi: 21 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 255 (5.7%)
  • Worked at home: 160 (3.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 9.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 100.0%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 6.9%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 24.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • 4.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Taft, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Taft, California
  • 652010 or later
  • 772000 to 2009
  • 711990 to 1999
  • 1651980 to 1989
  • 1031970 to 1979
  • 45Before 1970
Ancestries in Taft, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 337 (8.6%)
  • American: 307 (7.8%)
  • Irish: 87 (2.2%)
  • German: 72 (1.8%)
  • European: 53 (1.3%)
  • Italian: 49 (1.2%)
  • Danish: 20 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 20 (0.5%)
  • Swedish: 15 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 10 (0.3%)
  • Iranian: 8 (0.2%)
  • British: 1 (0.03%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Taft:

78.8% (341)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

El Salvador
Taft:

3.7% (16)
California:

4.2% (440,287)

Laos
Taft:

3.5% (15)
California:

0.5% (48,911)

Italy
Taft:

3.2% (14)
California:

0.3% (31,439)

Honduras
Taft:

3.2% (14)
California:

0.6% (66,590)

Philippines
Taft:

2.1% (9)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

Iran
Taft:

1.8% (8)
California:

2.0% (206,004)

Israel
Taft:

1.8% (8)
California:

0.3% (33,029)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 5,794
  • Other state: 1,219
  • Northeast: 53
  • Midwest: 336
  • South: 449
  • West: 358

96.2% of Taft residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72.6% lived in California.


Taft:

96.2%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 42
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 8
  • 5th and 6th grade: 15
  • 7th and 8th grade: 20
  • 9th grade: 25
  • 10th grade: 164
  • 11th grade: 81
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 238
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,181
  • Less than 1 year of college: 124
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 731
  • Associate degree: 86
  • Bachelor's degree: 103
  • Master's degree: 41
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 45
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 158
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 95
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 567
  • Less than 1 year of college: 369
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 451
  • Associate degree: 164
  • Bachelor's degree: 207
  • Master's degree: 157
  • Professional school degree: 19
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Taft marital status for males
Taft marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,924
  • One, attached: 17
  • Two: 14
  • 3 or 4: 235
  • 5 to 9: 156
  • 10 to 19: 21
  • 20 to 49: 24
  • 50 or more: 62
  • Mobile homes: 435
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 4.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Taft
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Taft, CA
  • 76.6%Utility gas
  • 20.8%Electricity
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Taft, CA
  • 51.3%Utility gas
  • 47.3%Electricity
  • 1.4%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
Here:

4.1%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43
Here:

12.0%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 27
Here:

4.4%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability