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| Taft |
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| Elevation: | 950 feet |
| Area codes: | 661 |
| Land area: | 15.1 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 8.3% (5.4% Latin America, 2.0% Asia) |
| County: | Kern |
| Industries: | Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (20.9%), Educational,health and social services (19.1%), Public administration (10.4%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 79.1% |
| Hispanic: | 15.5% |
| Other race: | 10.4% |
| Black: | 2.0% |
| Two or more races: | 1.9% |
| American Indian: | 1.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 68.7% |
| Never married: | 17.0% |
| Divorced: | 6.4% |
| Widowed: | 6.4% |
| Separated: | 1.5% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $86,000 |
| Household income: | $33,861 |
| Resident age: | 34.3 years |
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| Taft Compared to California State Average |
| Median house value: | below |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | much above |
| Population density: | below |
| Median household income: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 72.3% |
| Unemployed: | 11.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 8.8% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 2.4% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 353.9 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 157 (2366.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 75 (1130.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 26 (391.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 24 (361.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 7 (105.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 4 (60.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 16.6% |
| German: | 9.8% |
| Irish: | 8.0% |
| English: | 6.6% |
| Dutch: | 3.3% |
| Swedish: | 3.2% |