Taft, OK

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Alan Armstrong

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

7.57% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

31.5%

1.13% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$32,000

9.94% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$59,300

Economy

The economy of Taft, OK employs 35 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Taft, OK were Construction (12 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (9 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (5 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,583), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,167), and Construction ($31,250).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 65

6.06%

1 Year growth

± 254%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Taft, OK grew at a rate of 6.06%, from 33 employees to 35 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Taft, OK, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (12 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (4 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (3 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Taft, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oklahoma (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 65

6.06%

1 Year growth

± 254%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Taft, OK grew at a rate of 6.06%, from 33 employees to 35 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Taft, OK, are Construction (12 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (9 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (5 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Taft, OK, though some of these residents may live in Taft, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$30,000

Median earning men ± $10,746

$34,583

Median earning women ± $24,248

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,000).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

James Lankford and Alan Armstrong are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Taft, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (31.9%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.02%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

James Lankford

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.

Alan Armstrong

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on March 24, 2026
Took office following the resignation of Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of Homeland Security.{{cite web |last1=Hoberock |first1=Barbara |title=Mullin resigns from US Senate |url=https://oklahomavoice.com/2026/03/23/mullin-resigns-from-us-senate-oklahoma-governor-to-appoint-his-replacement/ |website=Oklahoma Voice |access-date=24 March 2026}}.

James Lankford and Alan Armstrong are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.

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 Oklahoma over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Taft, OK was $59,300 in 2024, which is 0.178 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $63,300 to $59,300, a 6.32% decrease. The homeownership rate in Taft, OK is 58%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Taft, OK have an average commute time of 30.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Taft, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$59,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$22,178

$29

Median Property Taxes

±$32

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, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

58%

Homeownership

2024

83.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58% of the housing units in Taft, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Taft, OK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$32,000

Median Household Income

± $10,548

Number of Households

± 29

In 2024, the median household income of the 50 households in Taft, OK grew to $32,000 from the previous year's value of $29,107.

The following chart displays the households in Taft, OK 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 $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Taft, OK is from Oklahoma.

0.45

2024 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

0.452

2023 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2024, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.454% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (60%)
Worked At Home (25.7%)
Carpooled (11.4%)

In 2024, 60% of workers in Taft, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.7%) and those who carpooled to work (11.4%).

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.

Commute Time

30.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Taft, OK have a longer commute time (30.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Taft, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Taft, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Taft, OK (29 out of 92 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Taft, OK is Black, followed by Two Or More and White.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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