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| Taft |
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| Population 2002: | 3,458 |
| Population 2000: | 3,396 |
| Area codes: | 361 |
| Population growth: | +62 (+1.83%) |
| Foreign born: | 2.1% (1.7% Latin America) |
| Land area: | 1.5 square miles |
| County: | San Patricio |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (30.9%), Construction (10.3%). |
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| Races |
| Hispanic: | 67.0% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 29.1% |
| Other race: | 22.9% |
| Black: | 3.3% |
| Two or more races: | 2.4% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 57.4% |
| Never married: | 21.5% |
| Divorced: | 9.2% |
| Widowed: | 9.0% |
| Separated: | 2.9% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $45,500 |
| Household income: | $24,622 |
| Resident age: | 30.5 years |
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| Taft Compared to Texas State Average |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
| Median age: | much below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 62.8% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 9.1% |
| Unemployed: | 6.1% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 3.3% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 123.7 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 77 (2170.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 12 (338.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assault: | 1 (28.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto theft: | 1 (28.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | none |
| 2002 murders: | none |
| 2002 robberies: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 7.7% |
| Irish: | 3.9% |
| English: | 3.4% |
| United States: | 2.7% |
| Polish: | 1.2% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.1% |