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Moving to Taft, California

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Population: 6,400
Males: 3,331 (52.0%), Females: 3,069 (48.0%)

Kern County

Zip code: 93268

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.3 years
Median household income: $33,861
Median house value: $86,000

Population by Race

Races in Taft:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.1%)
  • Hispanic (15.5%)
  • Other race (10.4%)
  • Black (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (16.6%), German (9.8%), Irish (8.0%), English (6.6%), Dutch (3.3%), Swedish (3.2%).

Elevation: 950 feet

Land area: 15.1 square miles

Map of Taft, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Taft

  • High school or higher: 72.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 11.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Taft city

  • Never married: 17.0%
  • Now married: 68.7%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 6.4%

8.3% Foreign born (5.4% Latin America, 2.0% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Taft:

  • MERCY WESTSIDE HOSPITAL (110 EAST NORTH STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Taft:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Taft:

Other public-use airports nearest to Taft:

  • TAFT-KERN COUNTY (about 1 miles; TAFT, CA; Abbreviation: L17)
  • ELK HILLS-BUTTONWILLOW (about 16 miles; BUTTONWILLOW, CA; Abbreviation: L62)
  • NEW CUYAMA (about 22 miles; NEW CUYAMA, CA; Abbreviation: L88)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Taft:

  • TAFT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,801; Location: 29 Emmons Park Drive; Public; Website: www.taft.cc.ca.us)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Taft:

  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (about 20 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,273)
  • BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 37 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,978)
  • SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,137)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA (about 55 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 19,420)
  • VENTURA COLLEGE (about 61 miles; VENTURA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,285)
  • ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE (about 65 miles; SANTA MARIA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,037)
  • OXNARD COLLEGE (about 69 miles; OXNARD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,760)

Schools

Public high schools in Taft:

  • TAFT UNION HIGH (Students: 960; Location: 701 SEVENTH ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BUENA VISTA HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 33; Location: 901 SAN EMIDIO ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Taft:

  • LINCOLN ELEMENTARY (Students: 718; Location: 810 N. SIXTH ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY (Students: 476; Location: 811 N. SIXTH ST.; Grades: 04 – 05)
  • PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 320; Location: 520 A ST.; Grades: KG – 03)
  • CONLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 294; Location: 623 ROSE AVE.; Grades: KG – 03)
  • TAFT PRIMARY (Students: 191; Location: 212 LUCARD ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 178; Location: 300 TAYLOR ST.; Grades: KG – 03)
  • TAFT COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 5; Location: 337 10TH ST SUITE E; Grades: 04 – 08)

 

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