South Taft, California

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Population in July 2007: 2,261.

Males: 1,154	(51.1%)
Females: 1,107	(48.9%)

Median resident age:	29.4 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Zip codes: 93268.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,800 (it was $20,921 in 2000)

South Taft	$27,800
California:	$59,948

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $98,000 (it was $35,600 in 2000)

South Taft	$98,000
California:	$532,300

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Races in South Taft:

White Non-Hispanic (69.9%)
Hispanic (25.7%)
Other race (14.0%)
Two or more races (3.7%)
American Indian (3.0%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.8%)

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

2008 cost of living index in South Taft: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (11.6%), United States (8.0%), German (7.3%), English (7.1%), Norwegian (2.1%), Dutch (1.7%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 1050 feet

Land area: 1.07 square miles.

Population density: 2104 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in South Taft

High school or higher: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
Unemployed: 10.6%
Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Taft CDP

Never married: 21.5%
Now married: 46.8%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 8.4%
Divorced: 19.7%

157 residents are foreign born (8.3% Latin America).

This place:	8.3%
California:	26.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

South Taft:	1.0% ($362)
California:	0.7% ($1,564)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bakersfield, CA (33.2 miles , pop. 247,057).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (103.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Taft Heights, CA (0.9 miles ), Taft, CA (1.2 miles ), Ford City, CA (1.7 miles ), Valley Acres, CA (6.2 miles ), Maricopa, CA (6.4 miles ), Fellows, CA (6.8 miles) , Dustin Acres, CA (7.8 miles ), Westside, CA (8.4 miles ).

Latitude: 35.13 N, Longitude: 119.46 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 661

South Taft household income distribution

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Most common industries for males:

Mining (31%)
Construction (18%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (16%)
Social assistance (11%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
Mining (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Extraction workers (14%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)

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Average climate in South Taft, California

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Hospitals/medical centers near South Taft:

BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA)
MERCY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA)
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Taft:

MEADOWS FIELD (about 35 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; ID: BFL)
SANTA BARBARA MUNI (about 56 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; ID: SBA)
OXNARD (about 67 miles; OXNARD, CA; ID: OXR)

Other public-use airports nearest to South Taft:

TAFT-KERN COUNTY (about 2 miles; TAFT, CA; ID: L17)
ELK HILLS-BUTTONWILLOW (about 15 miles; BUTTONWILLOW, CA; ID: L62)
NEW CUYAMA (about 21 miles; NEW CUYAMA, CA; ID: L88)

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

BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 37 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,978)
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (about 40 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; FT enrollment: 5,273)
SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; FT enrollment: 8,137)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA (about 55 miles; SANTA BARBARA, CA; FT enrollment: 19,420)
VENTURA COLLEGE (about 62 miles; VENTURA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,285)
ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE (about 64 miles; SANTA MARIA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,037)
MOORPARK COLLEGE (about 71 miles; Moorpark, CA; FT enrollment: 7,773)

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

Average household size:

This place:	3.0 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	75.0%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	9.7%
Whole state:	5.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	39.5%
Whole state:	14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	15.9%
Whole state:	6.3%

South Taft compared to California state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above 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 below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

South Taft mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Kern County California:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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)

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.)
KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
KMAP (1050 AM; 10 kW; FRAZIER PARK, CA; Owner: KMAP, INC.)
KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
KUZZ (550 AM; 5 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: OWENS ONE COMPANY)
KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
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.)
K254AH (98.7 FM; ISLA VISTA, CA; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
KRAZ (105.9 FM; SANTA YNEZ, CA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING, INC.)
K266AH (101.1 FM; BENA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, 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.)
KTQX (90.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
KCSB-FM (91.9 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)
KMYX-FM (92.5 FM; ARVIN, CA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUC. RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
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.)
KCAQ (104.7 FM; OXNARD, CA; Owner: GOLD COAST BROADCASTING LLC)
KOCP (95.9 FM; CAMARILLO, CA; Owner: GOLD COAST BROADCASTING LLC)
KTYD (99.9 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSMJ (97.7 FM; SHAFTER, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA)

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)

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