Taft, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Taft	California	National
Income per capita	$33,886	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$70,127	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$91,823	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$77,191	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	28.4%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Taft is 25% lower than the national average
The median household income in Taft is 14% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Taft is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Taft is 88% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$46,746 $70,127 $140,254

City

$63,683 $95,535 $191,070

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Taft median earnings by income bracket

Taft employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.4%	11.4%
Manufacturing sector	2.6%	2.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.7%	0.7%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	14.9%	14.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.8%	5.8%
Education, health & social services	12.9%	12.9%
Other	51.7%	51.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Valley Acres, CA	655	$104,362	28.3%
Derby Acres, CA	298	$84,750	4.2%
Dustin Acres, CA	580	$70,374	13.5%
New Cuyama, CA	562	$69,698	14.3%
Taft Heights, CA	1,564	$67,969	16.4%
Taft, CA	9,386	$70,127	13.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Coaldale, AB	9,383	n/a
Seven Corners, VA	9,382	$95,716	17.7%
Haiku-Pauwela, HI	9,392	$127,226	56.4%
Chillicothe, MO	9,377	$66,671	18.0%
Lake Mohawk, NJ	9,397	$165,029	102.9%
Taft, CA	9,386	$70,127	13.8%

Source: The Taft, CA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.