Taft, TX 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.

2,867
Population Estimate
$76,460
Median Home Value
91.5%
Employment Rate
4.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$97
Median Listing Price$180,000
Median Days on Market99
Active Listings24
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)28
Avg Listing Price$268,613
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-31%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.2
Family Dual Income40.6
Median Household Income$35,147
Median Individual Income$19,591
Home Ownership54.2%
Home Value$76,460
Median Rent$790
Rent Burden43.3%
Poverty24.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED28.1%
  • Highschool Education35.0%
  • Some College32.3%
  • Bachelors Degree3.3%
  • Graduate Degree1.4%
  • Total College or Above4.7%
  • Stem Degree25.6%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.5%
  • Female49.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married43.0%
  • Divorced16.0%
  • Never Married33.8%
  • Widowed7.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityTaft
State IDTX
Population2,867

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1828.7%
19–2912.8%
30–3910.8%
40–4912.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.5%
60–699.1%
70–797.9%
80+3.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation57.6%
Unemployment Rate8.5%
Disabled18.4%

ETHNICITY

White87.4%
Black1.6%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other4.8%
Multiple6.0%

OTHER

Hispanic81.8%
Limited English5.2%
Health Uninsured20.6%
Veteran6.1%

Local Discussions

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