Taft, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
7,125
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.1
2.49% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
16.9%
4.78% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$72,772
12.9% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$252,600
2.52% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,948
0.409% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Taft, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.2% of the residents in Taft, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Taft, CA are Taft College (695 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Taft, CA was $252,600, and the homeownership rate was 55%.

Most people in Taft, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Taft, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Taft, CA is home to a population of 7.13k people, from which 95.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.17% of Taft, CA residents were born outside of the country (511 people).

In 2024, there were 4.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.31k people) in Taft, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.01k Other (Hispanic) and 865 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.2%
2024 Citizenship
96%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.2% of Taft, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Taft, CA was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Taft, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.31k ± 694
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    1.01k ± 531
  3. White (Hispanic)
    865 ± 618
31.5%
Hispanic Population
2.24k people

In 2024, there were 4.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.31k people) in Taft, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.01k Other (Hispanic) and 865 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

31.5% of the people in Taft, CA are hispanic (2.24k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Taft, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.17%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
511 people
6.82%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
493 people

As of 2024, 7.17% of Taft, CA residents (511 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Taft, CA was 6.82%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    125 ± 163
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    38 ± 47
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    37 ± 59

Taft, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Taft, CA employs 2.95k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Taft, CA were Educational Services (463 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (343 people), and Construction (320 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($90,193), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,663), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,054).

Employment

Occupations

2.95k
2024 Value
± 628
0.409%
1 Year growth
± 29.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Taft, CA grew at a rate of 0.409%, from 2.94k employees to 2.95k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Taft, CA, are Transportation Occupations (545 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (340 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (239 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Taft, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.95k
2024 Value
± 628
0.409%
1 Year growth
± 29.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Taft, CA grew at a rate of 0.409%, from 2.94k employees to 2.95k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Taft, CA, are Educational Services (463 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (343 people), and Construction (320 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Taft, CA, though some of these residents may live in Taft, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,838
Median earning men ± $17,454
$21,288
Median earning women ± $13,591

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,086), Construction ($59,537), and Public Administration ($49,124).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($53,421), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,092), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($32,037).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Taft, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Taft, CA awarded 695 degrees. The student population of Taft, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,044 male students and 2,091 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Taft, CA are Hispanic or Latino (436 and 62.8%), White (176 and 25.4%), Two or More Races (36 and 5.19%), and Asian (26 and 3.75%).

The largest universities in Taft, CA by number of degrees awarded are Taft College (695 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Taft, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (153 and 22%), Biological & Physical Sciences (86 and 12.4%), and General Health Services (64 and 9.21%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 4,135 students enrolled in Taft, CA, 49.4% men and 50.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 2,747 records, of which 49.5% were women and 50.5% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Health Services
    64 degrees awarded
  2. General Biological Sciences
    47 degrees awarded
  3. Biological & Physical Sciences
    86 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Taft, CA was General Health Services with 64 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Taft, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Taft College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
695 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Taft College with 695 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 170 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Taft, CA, which is 0.324 times less than the 525 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 436 degrees mean that there were 2.48 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 176 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,104) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($4) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,152) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Taft, CA was $252,600 in 2024, which is 0.759 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $246,400 to $252,600, a 2.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Taft, CA is 55%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Taft, CA have an average commute time of 18.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Taft, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$252,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$21,595
$1,459
Median Property Taxes
±$453

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Taft, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Taft, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

55%
Homeownership
2024
65.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 55% of the housing units in Taft, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$72,772
Median Household Income
± $22,114
2.65k
Number of Households
± 598

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.65k households in Taft, CA grew to $72,772 from the previous year's value of $64,479.

The following chart displays the households in Taft, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Taft, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82%)
  2. Carpooled (7.94%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.4%)

In 2024, 82% of workers in Taft, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.94%) and those who worked at home (4.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

18.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Taft, CA have a shorter commute time (18.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.91% of the workforce in Taft, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Taft, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Taft, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Taft, CA (1.09k out of 6.43k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Taft, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.9% of the population of Taft, CA has health coverage, with 39.7% on employee plans, 36.8% on Medicaid, 11.2% on Medicare, 7.87% on non-group plans, and 0.285% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 25.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

4.13%
Uninsured
39.7%
Employer Coverage
36.8%
Medicaid
11.2%
Medicare
7.87%
Non-Group
0.285%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Taft, CA declined by 27.6% from 5.71% to 4.13%.

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