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Population (year 2000): 1,865
Males: 935  (50.1%)
Females: 930  (49.9%)

Kern County

Median resident age:  30.5 years
California median age:  33.3 years

Zip codes: 93268.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,800 (it was $37,684 in 2000)
Taft Heights  $42,800
California:  $53,629

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $150,400 (it was $66,600 in 2000)
Taft Heights  $150,400
California:  $477,700

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Races in Taft Heights:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.5%)
  • Hispanic (13.1%)
  • Other race (5.6%)
  • American Indian (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.0%)
  • Black (0.5%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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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: 6123 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

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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: 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%

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 Heights:  1.0% ($641)
California:  0.7% ($1,564)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bakersfield, CA (33.8 miles , pop. 247,057).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (104.4 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: South Taft, CA (0.9 miles ), Ford City, CA (1.7 miles ), Taft, CA (2.0 miles ), Fellows, CA (6.0 miles) , Valley Acres, CA (6.6 miles ), Maricopa, CA (7.1 miles ), Dustin Acres, CA (8.3 miles ), Westside, CA (9.3 miles ).

Latitude: 35.13 N, Longitude: 119.47 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 661

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Most common industries for males:
  • Mining (25%)
  • Construction (20%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)


Most common occupations for males
  • 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%)


Most common occupations for females
  • 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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Hospitals/medical centers near Taft Heights:
  • BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA)
  • SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Taft Heights:
  • MEADOWS FIELD (about 36 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 Taft Heights:
  • TAFT-KERN COUNTY (about 3 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 Taft Heights:
  • BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 38 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,978)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (about 41 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 63 miles; SANTA MARIA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,037)
  • CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIV-SAN LUIS OBISPO (about 70 miles; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; FT enrollment: 15,985)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
California:  2.9 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  71.7%
Whole state:  68.9%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  18.0%
Whole state:  14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.0%
Whole state:  6.3%

Taft Heights compared to California state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below 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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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 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.)
  • 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 Taft Heights:
  • 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.)
  • KRUZ (103.3 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSPE-FM (94.5 FM; ELLWOOD, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • K266AH (101.1 FM; BENA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KMGQ (97.5 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KCSB-FM (91.9 FM; SANTA BARBARA, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)
  • KTQX (90.1 FM; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: RADIO BILINGUE, INC.)
  • 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 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)

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