South Taft, California

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Population in 2010: 2,169.
Population change since 2000: +14.3%
Males: 988  (45.6%)
Females: 1,181  (54.4%)
Median resident age:

26.3 years
California median age:

37.9 years

Zip codes: 93268.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $29,376 (it was $20,921 in 2000)
South Taft:

$29,376
CA:

$91,551

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $15,201 (it was $9,929 in 2000)

South Taft CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $130,926 (it was $37,400 in 2000)
South Taft:

$130,926
CA:

$715,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $220,297; detached houses: $219,803

Median gross rent in 2022: $876.

March 2022 cost of living index in South Taft: 90.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 37.3%
(39.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 62.6% for other race residents, 3.3% for two or more races residents)

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    • 1,70471.2%Hispanic
    • 63926.7%White alone
    • 472.0%Two or more races
    • 100.4%Other race alone
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Ancestries: American (5.9%), Italian (4.8%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 1050 feet

Land area: 1.07 square miles.

Population density: 2,018 people per square mile   (low).

South Taft, California map

641 residents are foreign born (27.1% Latin America).

This place:

26.8%
California:

26.5%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
South Taft CDP:

1.0% ($362)
California:

0.8% ($1,564)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bakersfield, CA (28.7 miles , pop. 247,057).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (95.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Taft Heights, CA (0.8 miles ),
Taft, CA (1.0 miles ),
Ford City, CA (1.3 miles ),
Fellows, CA (2.4 miles),
Valley Acres, CA (2.4 miles ),
Maricopa, CA (2.5 miles ),
Westside, CA (2.7 miles ),
Dustin Acres, CA (2.7 miles )

Latitude: 35.13 N, Longitude: 119.46 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 661

Distribution of median household income in South Taft, CA in 2022
Distribution of house value in South Taft, CA in 2022

Property values in South Taft, CA

South Taft satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

8.7%
California:

5.1%
Most common industries in South Taft, CA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (21.3%)
  • Construction (11.2%)
  • Educational services (7.6%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (7.1%)
  • Health care (6.1%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (5.4%)
  • Social assistance (4.1%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (30.8%)
  • Construction (18.4%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (6.2%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (5.4%)
  • Repair & maintenance (4.9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.6%)
  • Truck transportation (3.5%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (17.3%)
  • Health care (15.6%)
  • Social assistance (10.5%)
  • Other transportation, support activities, couriers (8.4%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (6.3%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (5.5%)
  • Public administration (4.6%)
Most common occupations in South Taft, CA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Extraction workers (8.4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.9%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6.8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.1%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.8%)
  • Motor vehicle operators, except bus and truck drivers (5.3%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Extraction workers (13.8%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (11.1%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.2%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.0%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.0%)
  • Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.6%)
  • Construction laborers (4.1%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (11.0%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10.1%)
  • Motor vehicle operators, except bus and truck drivers (7.2%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.8%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.9%)

Average climate in South Taft, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 76.9. This is about average.

City:

76.9
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 42.0. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 6.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

42.0
U.S.:

33.3

Earthquake activity:

South Taft-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 7397% 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 27.5 miles away from the city center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 90.4 miles away from South Taft center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 178.9 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK) earthquake occurred 279.3 miles away from South Taft center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 176.9 miles away from the city center
On 1/17/1994 at 12:30:55, a magnitude 6.8 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 11.4 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 84.2 miles away from South Taft center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Kern County (29) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 12, Floods: 12, Storms: 7, Winter Storms: 5, Mudslides: 4, Landslides: 3, Freezes: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
South Taft topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near South Taft:

  • MERCY WESTSIDE HOSPT D/P SNF (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; TAFT, CA)
  • WEST SIDE DISTRICT HOSP AND NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; TAFT, CA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Taft:

  • Taft College (about 2 miles; Taft, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,121)
  • California State University-Bakersfield (about 25 miles; Bakersfield, CA; FT enrollment: 7,564)
  • Bakersfield College (about 34 miles; Bakersfield, CA; FT enrollment: 10,325)
  • Santa Barbara City College (about 53 miles; Santa Barbara, CA; FT enrollment: 12,568)
  • University of California-Santa Barbara (about 55 miles; Santa Barbara, CA; FT enrollment: 22,806)
  • Allan Hancock College (about 57 miles; Santa Maria, CA; FT enrollment: 6,639)
  • Ventura College (about 61 miles; Ventura, CA; FT enrollment: 8,460)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: West Kern Oil Museum (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in South Taft include: Assembly of God Church (A), First Southern Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Kern County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

3.4 people
California:

2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

72.6%
Whole state:

68.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

12.7%
Whole state:

7.2%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households
141 people in other noninstitutional facilities in 2010

For population 15 years and over in South Taft:

Marital status in South Taft, CA
  • Never married: 52.7%
  • Now married: 36.3%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 0.7%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

For population 25 years and over in South Taft:

  • High school or higher: 43.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
  • Unemployed: 10.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.6 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

19.7
California average:

15.5

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for South Taft, CA (based on Kern County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic245,83630
Evangelical Protestant114,724436
Other30,68783
Mainline Protestant7,45938
Black Protestant4,02625
Orthodox4503
None436,449-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 190
Kern County:

2.41 / 10,000 pop.
California:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Kern County:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 63
Kern County:

0.80 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 165
This county:

2.10 / 10,000 pop.
California:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 362
Kern County:

4.60 / 10,000 pop.
California:

7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

8.0%
State:

7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

29.4%
California:

21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.9%
California:

17.9%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Here:

45.6%
State:

49.4%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
South Taft:

41.3%
California:

48.0%

Average BMI:
This city:

28.7
State:

28.1

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

22.5%
State:

20.2%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Here:

10.9%
State:

11.2%

Average hours sleeping at night:
South Taft:

6.8
California:

6.8

Overweight people:
South Taft:

31.7%
California:

31.5%

General health condition:
This city:

52.8%
California:

56.4%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

78.4%
State:

80.9%

More about Health and Nutrition of South Taft, CA Residents

4.83% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,246 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.83%
California average:

5.19%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($334 average AGI)
Kern County:

0.03%
California average:

0.03%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Los Angeles County, CA  1.52% ($46,157 average AGI)
from San Bernardino County, CA  0.19% ($38,563)
from Tulare County, CA  0.19% ($42,288)


4.56% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($61,654 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.56%
California average:

6.14%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($342 average AGI)
Kern County:

0.03%
California average:

0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.67% ($44,086 average AGI)
to Tulare County, CA  0.17% ($46,232)
to San Diego County, CA  0.15% ($59,692)

Strongest AM radio stations in South Taft:

  • KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
  • KGDP (660 AM; 50 kW; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC.)
  • KNZR (1560 AM; 25 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORP. OF CALIF.)
  • KMAP (1050 AM; 10 kW; FRAZIER PARK, CA; Owner: KMAP, INC.)
  • KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KUZZ (550 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY)
  • KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
  • KACD (850 AM; 25 kW; THOUSAND OAKS, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in South Taft:

  • KBDS (103.9 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: RADIO CAMPESINA BAKERSFIELD, INC.)
  • K293AG (106.5 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: CENTRO CRISTIANO DE FE, INC.)
  • KGZO (90.9 FM; SHAFTER, CA; Owner: THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, INC.)
  • K266AH (101.1 FM; BENA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KTQX (90.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
  • K254AH (98.7 FM; ISLA VISTA, CA; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • KRAZ (105.9 FM; SANTA YNEZ, CA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMYX-FM (92.5 FM; ARVIN, CA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUC. RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KRUZ (103.3 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSPE-FM (94.5 FM; ELLWOOD, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMGQ (97.5 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KCSB-FM (91.9 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)
  • KKBB (99.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KXFM (99.1 FM; SANTA MARIA, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K295AH (106.9 FM; GOLETA, CA; Owner: THE ASSOC., FOR COMMUNITY EDUC., INC)
  • KIST-FM (107.7 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFRB (91.3 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KUZZ-FM (107.9 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY, INC)
  • KISV (94.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA CORP.)
  • KGFM (101.5 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: LAGNIAPPE BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around South Taft:

  • KNXT-LP (Channel 57; MARICOPA, ETC., CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST, GARY M. COCOLA TRUSTEE)
  • KTRO-LP (Channel 50; LANCASTER, CA; Owner: ROBERT D. ADELMAN)
  • KPMC-LP (Channel 42; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: GARY M. COCOLA FAMILY TRUST)

South Taft fatal accident list:

Apr 13, 2021 05:37 AM, Gardner Field Rd, Lat: 35.136953, Lon: -119.412819, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 1, 2020 01:33 PM, Naylor Ave, Buena Vista St, Lat: 35.131842, Lon: -119.457400, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Nov 4, 2007 01:53 PM, Buena Vista St, Shattuck Ave, Lat: 35.131839, Lon: -119.461044, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 2Number of bridges
  • 10ft / 2.6mTotal length
  • 1,830Total average daily traffic
  • 142Total average daily truck traffic
  • 4,056Total future (year 2041) average daily traffic
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED12$130,9174$61,58012$160,1703$62,2130$04$43,1202$73,090
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$56,1400$03$79,9171$10,1200$01$23,2701$50,070
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$79,1602$76,37513$90,4221$54,1200$04$48,3050$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$91,8051$171,9705$155,8881$1,5201$40,4602$122,9101$101,160
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$84,4700$01$32,3700$00$00$01$84,470

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0036.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$120,3801$163,3701$116,330
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$110,6001$147,1901$36,420
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$100,1500$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0036.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in South Taft, CA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in South Taft, CA - Value

2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 11. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 25 took place in 2006, and the least - 0 in 2010. The data has a dropping trend.
    Fire incident types in South Taft, CA When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (50.3%), and Outside Fires (40.5%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in South Taft, CA
    • 7750.3%Structure Fires
    • 6240.5%Outside Fires
    • 149.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for South Taft, CA
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in South Taft, CA
  • 39.7%Electricity
  • 33.8%Utility gas
  • 23.2%Wood
  • 3.4%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in South Taft, CA
  • 57.9%Utility gas
  • 42.1%Electricity


South Taft compared to California state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

South Taft on our top lists:

  • #83 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people leaving home to go to work at strange times (12 PM - 5 AM) (population 500+)"
  • #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
  • #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
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