Shafter, California

Back to Shafter, CA housing info, Kern County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Shafter, CA Kern County Population in July 2008: 15,800. Population change since 2000: +24.1% Males: 8,064   (51.0%) Females: 7,736   (49.0%) Median resident age:   26.1 years California median age:   33.3 years Zip codes: 93263. Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,223 (it was $29,515 in 2000) Shafter:   $39,223 California:   $59,948 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,855 Shafter:   $13,855 California:   $28,678 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $223,766 (it was $77,900 in 2000) Shafter:   $223,766 California:   $532,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $228,910; Detached houses: $236,840; Townhouses or other attached units: $213,568; Mobile homes: $32,350 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 93263 Shafter, CA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Shafter: Hispanic (68.1%) Other race (48.4%) White Non-Hispanic (29.0%) Two or more races (3.8%) American Indian (1.9%) Black (1.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Shafter: 90.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Shafter, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Shafter is mentioned 33 times on our forum: What can you tell me about Bakersfied / Shafter these days  (7 replies) Lake Merritt  (140 replies) Oakland Considering Filing Bankruptcy  (172 replies) Oakland Homicide Data by District and Neighborhood(2008 and 2009)  (49 replies) RELOCATING PLEASE HELP (last thread had the wrong city name)  (65 replies) Is 880 the stupidest freeway in the world?  (28 replies) Latest news from Shafter, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (4.7%), United States (3.8%), English (3.2%), Irish (1.8%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Land area: 18.0 square miles. Population density: 879 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 35.50 N, Longitude: 119.25 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -560 (-4.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 909 (27.1%)

Area code: 661

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Shafter, California business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.33
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Shafter, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Shafter-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below California state average. It is 774% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 37.0 miles away from Shafter center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 5/2/1983 at 23:42:37, a magnitude 6.7 (6.2 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.7 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 77.5 miles away from the city center, causing $31,000,000 total damage
On 2/9/1971 at 14:00:41, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 UK) earthquake occurred 90.0 miles away from the city center, causing 65 deaths (65 shaking deaths), causing $535,000,000 total damage
On 6/29/1925 at 14:42:00, a magnitude 6.2 (6.2 UK) earthquake occurred 71.7 miles away from Shafter center
On 9/20/1995 at 23:27:36, a magnitude 6.1 (5.0 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.6 MW, 6.1 ML, Depth: 3.4 mi) earthquake occurred 86.2 miles away from the city center
On 9/28/2004 at 17:15:24, a magnitude 6.0 (5.4 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.0 MW, Depth: 5.5 mi) earthquake occurred 62.8 miles away from Shafter center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Shafter, CA

• Shafter-Minter Field Airport (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 25,000, Local Ops: 20,000)

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Notable locations in Shafter: Shafter High School Farm (A), Richland School District Office (B), Depot Museum (C), Shafter Branch Kern County Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Shafter include: Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (A), Valley Bible Church (B), Ebenezer Reformed Church (C), Bible Truth Tabernacle (D), Shafter Pentecostal Church of God (E), Shafter Missionary Baptist Church (F), Shafter Christian Assembly Church (G), First Assembly of God Church (H), First Mexican Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Shafter include: Mannel Park (1), Kirchenmann Park (2), Rodriguez Park (3), Richland Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Shafter Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	3.7 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	83.8%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.7%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.5% of all households

This city:	29.2%
Whole state:	14.2%

This city:	11.8%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Shafter, CA

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5.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,274 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.81%
California average:	5.75%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($659 average AGI)

Kern County:	0.12%
California average:	0.21%

from Los Angeles County, CA	1.67% ($38,595 average AGI)
from Ventura County, CA	0.35% ($43,063)
from Tulare County, CA	0.22% ($35,968)

4.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,551 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.94%
California average:	6.27%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($736 average AGI)

Kern County:	0.11%
California average:	0.11%

to Los Angeles County, CA	0.71% ($35,352 average AGI)
to Tulare County, CA	0.18% ($32,865)
to San Diego County, CA	0.18% ($33,368)

• Fire: 125
• Hazardous Condition: 39
• Service Call: 2
• Good Intent Call: 2