Taft, CA Population

Overview

8,730

Total Population

33.0

Median age

44.04%

Female population %

127:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

65.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,77

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Taft's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Taft is 33.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Taft's population under 18 was 25.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Taft's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Taft, 22.26% were under the age of 15, 19.74% aged 15 to 29, 40.81% aged 30 to 64, 15.85% aged 65 to 84, and 1.34% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,040 less females than males in Taft:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.04% females and 55.96% males in Taft, CA.
The Taft, CA gender ratio is 127:100 i.e. 127 men to 100 women (1.270).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 497.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 542.

Taft's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Taft population: 82.57% are White, 1.47% are Black or African American, 2.43% are Asian, 0.17% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 8.32% are some other race and 5.05% are multiracial.
Taft's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2,77 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,96 (68.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Taft is White with a population of 7,208 (82.57% of the total population).

Taft's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 9,467 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Taft's population increased by 581 (6.68%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Taft's population decreased by 1,811 (19.52%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Taft's population was lowest in year 2022 at 7,034.