Taft California Real Estate
Taft, California, is located in Kern County, 26 miles SW of Bakersfield, California and 101 miles NW of Los Angeles, California. Taft has a population of 6,400.
Taft Homes
Taft properties pool is 2,241 residential properties including Taft new homes. Median age of real estate in Taft is 1965. Average Household size is 3.09 people. 3% are one bedroom homes, 23% are 2 bedroom homes, 57% are 3 bedroom homes, 17% are 4 bedroom homes, and 0% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Taft Mortgage Statistics
Taft mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Taft |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
31% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
69% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
55% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
13% |
16% |
Taft Area Real Estate Tax
Taft Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,080 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 42,468. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Taft School District: Children make up 25.6% of Taft population. Taft has 1,639 under 18 years old residents, or 0.73 kids per one worker, or 0.73 kids per one household.
Taft Real Estate & Taft Homeownership
There are 560.25 or 25% one person households, 761.94 or 34% two person households, and 358.56 or 16% three person households in Taft, California. Median residents age is 34.3, Senior citizens (65+) make up 822 or 12.8%% of Taft population.
There are 2,256 workers (over 16 years of age) in Taft. Of these, 90.96% drive to work. Approximately 0.53% of workers in Taft take public transportation. An estimated 5.27% walk to work.
Median Taft homeowner's housing expences are 17.4%
Crime in Taft (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Taft |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
40.63 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
NaN |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
39.06 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
314.06 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
78.13 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
203.13 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
32.81 |
43.3 |
Invest in Taft Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Taft California area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Taft |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Bakersfield, California |
- |
| Near Large City |
Los Angeles, California |
- |
| Taft Zip Codes |
93268 |
- |
| Taft Area Codes |
661 |
- |
| White population |
83.16% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
1.97% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
1.27% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.84% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
15.55% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 42,468% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
16.02% |
12.4% |
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