Taft, CA Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Taft home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

9,272
Population Estimate
$153,356
Median Home Value
95.0%
Employment Rate
10.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$195
Median Listing Price$246,225
Median Days on Market48
Active Listings55
New Listings14
Total Listings (Active + Pending)74
Avg Listing Price$287,582
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.47
Family Dual Income34
Median Household Income$45,197
Median Individual Income$21,004
Home Ownership57.1%
Home Value$153,356
Median Rent$697
Rent Burden43.6%
Poverty28.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED26.6%
  • Highschool Education36.8%
  • Some College26.0%
  • Bachelors Degree8.1%
  • Graduate Degree2.5%
  • Total College or Above10.6%
  • Stem Degree42.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male55.7%
  • Female44.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married37.5%
  • Divorced16.7%
  • Never Married37.1%
  • Widowed8.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityTaft
State IDCA
Population9,272

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1830.4%
19–2913.6%
30–3912.8%
40–4916.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5910.0%
60–699.1%
70–795.0%
80+2.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation45.2%
Unemployment Rate5.0%
Disabled15.2%

ETHNICITY

White87.0%
Black1.3%
Asian2.8%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other2.0%
Multiple6.6%

OTHER

Hispanic35.5%
Limited English6.8%
Health Uninsured7.6%
Veteran4.1%

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Neighborhoods in Taft, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in Taft, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Taft

    Downtown Taft ↗

    Median asking price
    $232,475
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    177
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.4/10 · 5 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.