Demographics of Taft city, California

Taft city, California had 6,995 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −486 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Taft city, in four figures

6,995
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,125 ±17.; −6.5%
Change since July 2020: −486 people.; 37.1 ±5.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,772 ±$22,114
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Taft city, California's population shrank 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Taft city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Taft city, California's population shrank 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Taft city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,481	100.0	100.0
2021	7,065	94.4	100.2
2022	7,026	93.9	100.7
2023	7,016	93.8	101.6
2024	7,029	94.0	102.5
2025	6,995	93.5	103.1

Population of Taft city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,481	—
2021	7,065	−416
2022	7,026	−39
2023	7,016	−10
2024	7,029	+13
2025	6,995	−34

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.1 ±5.2: for men 36.6 ±7.1 and for women 37.8 ±7.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Taft city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	106 to 452	1.5% to 6.3%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,085 ±356	15.2% ±5.0	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	601 ±268	8.4% ±3.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,390 ±575	33.5% ±8.1	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,743 ±392	24.5% ±5.5	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,027 ±455	14.4% ±6.4	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,772 ±$22,114, and income per person $31,797 ±$5,565, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Taft city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	174 to 648	6.8% to 24.2%	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	516 ±215	19.5% ±7.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	225 to 973	8.8% to 36.4%	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	127 to 473	5.0% to 17.7%	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	610 ±276	23.0% ±10.0	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2 to 110	0.1% to 4.1%	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	74 to 244	2.9% to 9.1%	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Taft city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,087 ±479	16.9% ±7.4	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	24 to 248	2.6% to 19.2%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	692 ±326	18.1% ±8.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	80 to 438	7.7% to 30.5%	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Taft city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Taft city	California	United States
Housing units	2,876 ±323	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.2% ±6.0	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.8% to 12.8%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.0% ±11.8	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.0% ±13.0	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$252,600 ±$21,595	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,069 ±$189	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±6	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Taft city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,243 ±667	31.5% ±9.4	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,314 ±694	60.5% ±9.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12 to 160	0.2% to 2.2%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.8%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 44	0% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	82 to 792	1.2% to 11.1%	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Taft city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	5,403 ±357	75.8% ±5.0	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,145 ±329	16.1% ±4.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2 to 130	< 0.1% to 1.8%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	511 ±213	7.2% ±3.0	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	38 to 302	0.5% to 4.2%	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	161 to 521	2.3% to 7.3%	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Taft city among the places of California

576th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Taft city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mecca CDP	7,184 ±996
Sausalito city	7,141 ±37
East Foothills CDP	7,139 ±1,022
Rancho Calaveras CDP	7,131 ±968
Oceano CDP	7,128 ±951
Taft city	7,125 ±17
Fowler city	7,094 ±25
Piñon Hills CDP	7,065 ±873
Fort Bragg city	7,032 ±37
Atherton town	6,993 ±21
Silver Lakes CDP	6,977 ±1,110

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026