2020 census As of the
2020 census, Taft had a population of 2,221. The median age was 38.2 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 107.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 109.5 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 772 households in Taft, of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.1% were married-couple households, 25.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 837 housing units, of which 7.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.3%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,938 people, 678 households, and 463 families residing in the CDP. The
population density was 733.6/km (1,907.3/mi2). There were 729 housing units at an average density of 275.9/km (717.5/mi2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.88%
White, 6.66%
African American, 1.08%
Native American, 1.70%
Asian, 0.36%
Pacific Islander, 4.70% from
other races, and 0.62% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 15.38% of the population. There were 678 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were
married couples living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.20. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $32,250. Males had a median income of $25,438 versus $25,893 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $12,331. About 14.8% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over. ==References==