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Population (year 2000): 1,938
Males: 1,030  (53.1%)
Females: 908  (46.9%)

Orange County

Median resident age:  34.4 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 32824.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,800 (it was $32,500 in 2000)
Taft  $34,800
Florida:  $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $133,900 (it was $71,300 in 2000)
Taft  $133,900
Florida:  $189,500

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Races in Taft:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.7%)
  • Hispanic (15.4%)
  • Black (6.7%)
  • Other race (4.7%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Filipino (1.0%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (18.5%), German (10.1%), Irish (7.3%), Polish (5.3%), Dutch (3.7%), French (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 97 feet

Land area: 1.02 square miles.

Population density: 1907 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Taft

  • High school or higher: 59.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 14.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Taft CDP

  • Never married: 25.4%
  • Now married: 45.0%
  • Separated: 6.7%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 15.5%

201 residents are foreign born (9.8% Latin America).

This place:  10.4%
Florida:  16.7%

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:

Taft:  1.3% ($943)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Orlando, FL (7.3 miles , pop. 185,951).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tampa, FL (81.8 miles , pop. 303,447).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (907.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Belle Isle, FL (2.7 miles ), Sky Lake, FL (2.8 miles ), Pine Castle, FL (2.8 miles ), Southchase, FL (2.8 miles ), Meadow Woods, FL (3.8 miles ), Edgewood, FL (4.0 miles ), Oak Ridge, FL (4.8 miles ), Holden Heights, FL (5.1 miles ).

Latitude: 28.43 N, Longitude: 81.37 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (33%)
  • Repair and maintenance (12%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Personal appearance workers (9%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


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Taft-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 95% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/19/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the Taft place center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 2/22/1998, a category 3 tornado 15.0 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 70 people and caused $15 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Taft:
  • ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; ORLANDO, FL)
  • FLORIDA HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ORLANDO, FL)
  • LAKSIDE ALTERNATIVES HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ORLANDO, FL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Taft:
  • ORLANDO INTL (about 5 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID: MCO)
  • ORLANDO SANFORD (about 25 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID: SFB)
  • SPACE COAST REGIONAL (about 41 miles; TITUSVILLE, FL; ID: TIX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Taft:
  • EXECUTIVE (about 8 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID: ORL)
  • KISSIMMEE GATEWAY (about 11 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID: ISM)
  • ORLANDO COUNTRY (about 24 miles; PLYMOUTH, FL; ID: X04)

Amtrak stations near Taft:
  • 7 miles: ORLANDO (1400 SLIGH BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 10 miles: KISSIMMEE (111 DAKIN ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: LAKE BUENA VISTA (12521 RTE. 535) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Taft:
  • VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; ORLANDO, FL; Full-time enrollment: 15,792)
  • ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 12 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; FT enrollment: 2,899)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 12 miles; ORLANDO, FL; FT enrollment: 26,717)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 14 miles; MAITLAND, FL; FT enrollment: 3,992)
  • SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; SANFORD, FL; FT enrollment: 5,261)
  • POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; WINTER HAVEN, FL; FT enrollment: 3,028)
  • BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE-COCOA CAMPUS (about 44 miles; COCOA, FL; FT enrollment: 7,277)
Public elementary/middle school in Taft:

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Taft, Florida is a community of mostly mobile homes. This is why the cost of the average home is only around 70K. It is a wonderful community near everything in Orlando, Florida. It is a very mixed community, with lots of great people and a low crime rate. We have our own Water Dept., Taft Water Association, which provides excellent water to all residents. We have seen the community grow from around 800 residents to over 1,200 in the last five years. added by Big Daddy Mike

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Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.4%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  12.2%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  14.3%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.5%
Whole state:  5.7%

Taft compared to Florida state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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10.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,379 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.87%
Florida average:  8.71%

0.31% of residents moved from foreign countries ($536 average AGI)
Orange County:  0.31%
Florida average:  0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Seminole County, FL  1.66% ($39,074 average AGI)
from Osceola County, FL  0.86% ($32,307)
from Lake County, FL  0.37% ($43,093)


10.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,218 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.12%
Florida average:  7.73%

0.20% of residents moved to foreign countries ($399 average AGI)
Orange County:  0.20%
Florida average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Seminole County, FL  1.82% ($39,984 average AGI)
to Osceola County, FL  1.02% ($32,963)
to Lake County, FL  0.65% ($46,482)


Strongest AM radio stations in Taft:
  • WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WIXL (1190 AM; 5 kW; PINE CASTLE-SKY LAKE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTLN (950 AM; 12 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: TM2, INC.)
  • WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
  • WDBO (580 AM; 5 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WIXC (1060 AM; 50 kW; TITUSVILLE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
  • WRLZ (1270 AM; 5 kW; EATONVILLE, FL; Owner: RADIO LUZ, INC.)
  • WRMQ (1140 AM; 5 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
  • WLAA (1680 AM; 10 kW; WINTER GARDEN, FL; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPRD (1440 AM; 5 kW; WINTER PARK, FL; Owner: J & V COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Taft:
  • WMMO (98.9 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WXXL (106.7 FM; TAVARES, FL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WJRR (101.1 FM; COCOA BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSHE (100.3 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTKS-FM (104.1 FM; COCOA BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOMX-FM (105.1 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WHTQ (96.5 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WLOQ (103.1 FM; WINTER PARK, FL; Owner: GROSS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WWKA (92.3 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WPCV (97.5 FM; WINTER HAVEN, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPOZ (88.3 FM; UNION PARK, FL; Owner: CENTRAL FLORIDA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WMGF (107.7 FM; MOUNT DORA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOCL (105.9 FM; DELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WUCF-FM (89.9 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA)
  • WMFE-FM (90.7 FM; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCFB (94.5 FM; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WLAZ (89.1 FM; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: CAGUAS EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • WPYO (95.3 FM; APOPKA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WJHM (101.9 FM; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWKQ (88.7 FM; CLERMONT, FL; Owner: HISPANIC BROADCAST SYSTEM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Taft:
  • WZXZ-CA (Channel 11; ORLANDO, ETC., FL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WOKB-LP (Channel 7; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WFTV (Channel 9; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: WFTV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WRCF-LP (Channel 29; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CHARLES S. NAMEY)
  • WKMG-TV (Channel 6; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS ORLANDO, INC.)
  • WACX (Channel 55; LEESBURG, FL; Owner: ASSOCIATED CHRISTIAN TELEVISION SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WKCF (Channel 18; CLERMONT, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLCB-TV (Channel 45; LEESBURG, FL; Owner: GOOD LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFOL-LP (Channel 4; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: NATIVE COUNTRY B/CING. CORPORATION)
  • WRBW (Channel 65; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WRDQ (Channel 27; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: WFTV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOFL (Channel 35; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WMFE-TV (Channel 24; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WESH (Channel 2; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: ORLANDO HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WOPX (Channel 56; MELBOURNE, FL; Owner: PAXSON ORLANDO LICENSE, INC.)
  • WTGL-TV (Channel 52; COCOA, FL; Owner: GOOD LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBCC (Channel 68; COCOA, FL; Owner: BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WTOF-LP (Channel 22; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CHARLES S. NAMEY)
  • W21AU (Channel 21; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCAST COMPANY)
  • WXXU-LP (Channel 12; ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WTMO-LP (Channel 40; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: ZGS BROADCASTING OF ORLANDO, INC.)
  • WVEN-TV (Channel 26; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WVCI-LP (Channel 16; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WTWD-LP (Channel 16; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CHARLES NAMEY)
  • WPXG-LP (Channel 31; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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