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Kern County

Population in 2010: 1,949. Population change since 2000: +4.5%
Males: 969  (49.7%)
Females: 980  (50.3%)

Median resident age:  29.3 years
California median age:  45.6 years

Zip codes: 93268.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $40,712 (it was $37,684 in 2000)
Taft Heights:

$40,712
California:

$58,931
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $16,481

Taft Heights CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $119,317 (it was $66,600 in 2000)
Taft Heights:

$119,317
California:

$384,200
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $161,595; Detached houses: $163,130; Townhouses or other attached units: $106,797

Median gross rent in 2009: $766.

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Taft Heights races chart
  • White alone - 1,439 (73.8%)
  • Hispanic - 441 (22.6%)
  • Two or more races - 27 (1.4%)
  • Black alone - 15 (0.8%)
  • American Indian alone - 11 (0.6%)
  • Asian alone - 11 (0.6%)
  • Other race alone - 5 (0.3%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Taft Heights: 87.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.8%), German (12.0%), Irish (8.0%), English (5.7%), Scottish (3.2%), Italian (2.8%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 1150 feet

Land area: 0.30 square miles.

Population density: 6399 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Taft Heights:

  • High school or higher: 77.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Taft Heights CDP:

  • Never married: 28.4%
  • Now married: 49.6%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

115 residents are foreign born (5.8% Latin America).

This place:  6.2%
California:  26.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,363 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $750 (0.6%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bakersfield, CA (29.2 miles , pop. 247,057).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (95.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: South Taft, CA (0.8 miles ), Ford City, CA (1.3 miles ), Taft, CA (1.3 miles ), Fellows, CA (2.3 miles) , Valley Acres, CA (2.5 miles ), Maricopa, CA (2.6 miles ), Dustin Acres, CA (2.7 miles ), Westside, CA (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 35.13 N, Longitude: 119.47 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 661

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

12.8%
California:

10.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (28%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (18%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Wholesale trade (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Educational services (40%)
  • Retail trade (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Electricians (3%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)

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Earthquake activity:

Taft Heights-area historical earthquake activity is below California state average. It is 883% 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 28.2 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 89.7 miles away from Taft Heights 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 84.7 miles away from the city center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
On 5/2/1983 at 23:42:37, a magnitude 6.7 (6.2 MB, 6.5 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.7 ML) earthquake occurred 88.4 miles away from the city center, causing $31,000,000 total damage
On 12/22/2003 at 19:15:56, a magnitude 6.6 (6.1 MB, 6.4 MS, 6.6 MW, 6.4 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from Taft Heights center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 40 injuries, causing $200,000,000 total damage
On 2/9/1971 at 14:00:41, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 UK) earthquake occurred 79.6 miles away from the city center, causing 65 deaths (65 shaking deaths), causing $535,000,000 total damage
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 (24) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Fires: 9, Storms: 7, Winter Storms: 4, Landslides: 3, Mudslides: 3, Freezes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Taft Heights:

  • BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 31 miles away; BAKERSFIELD, CA)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 31 miles away; BAKERSFIELD, CA)
  • SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 31 miles away; BAKERSFIELD, CA)

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

  • California State University-Bakersfield (about 26 miles; Bakersfield, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,534)
  • Bakersfield College (about 34 miles; Bakersfield, CA; FT enrollment: 5,962)
  • Santa Barbara City College (about 52 miles; Santa Barbara, CA; FT enrollment: 7,816)
  • University of California-Santa Barbara (about 55 miles; Santa Barbara, CA; FT enrollment: 22,158)
  • Allan Hancock College (about 56 miles; Santa Maria, CA; FT enrollment: 3,407)
  • Ventura College (about 61 miles; Ventura, CA; FT enrollment: 4,989)
  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (about 68 miles; San Luis Obispo, CA; FT enrollment: 18,336)

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Church in Taft Heights: Gospel Tabernacle (A). Display/hide its location 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
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  Ozone 

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 34.4. This is about average.
City:

34.4
U.S.:

32.0
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 40.5. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 6.7 miles away from the city center.
City:

40.5
U.S.:

28.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 30.4. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 0.7 miles away from the city center.
City:

30.4
U.S.:

24.0


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.5%
(17.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.5% for Black residents, 54.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
California:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.8%
Whole state:  65.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.0%
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: 0.4% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Taft Heights, CA


Taft Heights compared to California 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age above 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 (%)


Taft Heights travel time to work - commute
Taft Heights mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (89%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Kern County California:


2008 Presidential Election results in Kern County California:
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Religion statistics for Taft Heights (based on Kern County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.65%
Here43.7%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionLDS (Mormon) ChurchAssemblies of GodInternational Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Adherents58.3%10.0%4.8%3.6%3.0%
Congregations6.2%13.3%7.3%8.9%4.0%
Name Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentChurches of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnited Methodist ChurchOther
Adherents2.0%1.6%1.6%1.5%13.7%
Congregations0.8%7.7%2.9%3.7%45.1%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables 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
This county:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:

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
Kern County:

2.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:

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

4.60 / 10,000 pop.
State:

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

8.0%
California:

7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Kern County:

29.4%
California:

21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

15.9%
State:

17.9%

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 Taft Heights:

  • 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 Taft Heights:

  • KBDS (103.9 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: RADIO CAMPESINA BAKERSFIELD, INC.)
  • KGZO (90.9 FM; SHAFTER, CA; Owner: THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, INC.)
  • K293AG (106.5 FM; TAFT, CA; Owner: CENTRO CRISTIANO DE FE, 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.)
  • KRUZ (103.3 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSPE-FM (94.5 FM; ELLWOOD, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMYX-FM (92.5 FM; ARVIN, CA; Owner: FARMWORKER EDUC. RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • 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 Taft Heights:

  • 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)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Twenty Five Hill 1.1 Mi S (Lat: 35.116083 Lon: -119.471222), Call Sign: KNGW461
    Assigned Frequencies: 48.5800 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/23/2003, Expiration Date: 08/10/2013
    Registrant: Shell Communications Inc, Houston, TX 77252-3029, Phone: (713) 245-1303, Fax: (713) 245-1010, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: K6LJP, Licensee ID: L01405143
    Grant Date: 12/18/2008, Expiration Date: 01/28/2019, Certifier: Melvin L Brown
    Registrant: Melvin L Brown, 520 F Street, Taft Heights, CA 93268



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
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$148,4671$69,8403$181,6401$52,9101$48,900
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$01$67,9700$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$04$83,3150$01$54,780
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$01$220,9800$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

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
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$68,260
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$94,070
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0036.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 7
  • Hazardous Condition: 8
  • Service Call: 1

Incident types - Taft Heights


See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Taft Heights, CA

Taft Heights on our top lists:

  • #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Supervisors, construction and extraction workers"
  • #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Information and record clerks except customer service representatives"
  • #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Mining"
  • #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Mining"
  • #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations"
  • #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Motor vehicle and parts dealers"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
  • #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"

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