Taft, California: commercial real estate data.
Taft is a Census city of 7,125 people across 15.27 square miles of land, in Kern County. Median household income is $72,772, 55.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Taft
What Taft is
- Census place typecity
- Land area15.27 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land467
- County holding the largest share of its areaKern County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Taft
- Population7,125
- Median age37.1
- Population under 181,364 plus or minus 396
- Share under 1819.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over1,027 plus or minus 455
- Share 65 and over14.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Households2,651
- Family households1,760
- Share of households that are families66.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Taft
- Median household income$72,772 plus or minus $22,114
- Per capita income$31,797
- Civilian labor force3,138
- Employed2,948
- Unemployed190 plus or minus 163
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over5,160
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Taft
- Housing units2,876
- Occupied units2,651
- Vacant units225 plus or minus 146
- Vacancy rate7.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied1,459 plus or minus 366
- Renter occupied1,192 plus or minus 378
- Ownership rate55.0 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$252,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,069
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.6 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Single family units1,936
- Share single family67.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more469 plus or minus 204
- Share in buildings of two or more16.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes471 plus or minus 324
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Taft gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,781
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,564 plus or minus 416
- Share commuting under 15 minutes56.2 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more825 plus or minus 284
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.7 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Drove alone82.0 percent
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Worked from home4.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Taft (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$5,051,000
- Average approval$631,375
- Median approval$642,950
- Largest approval$1,312,000
- Jobs supported52
- Jobs per approval6.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Taft, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Taft (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,681,000
- Average approval$670,250
- Median approval$489,000
- Largest approval$1,576,000
- Jobs supported37
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Taft, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Taft
- NFIP communityCity of Taft
- NFIP community number065063
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/08
The City of Taft participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 065063 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Kern County, not Taft
Kern County context, not Taft figures
- Establishments in Kern County14,352
- Covered employment, Kern County347,664
- Average annual pay, Kern County$60,066
- Housing units permitted, Kern County3,244
Every figure in this section is published for Kern County as a whole and is not a measurement of Taft.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Taft questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Taft, California?
7,125, in 2,651 households. Taft city covers 15.27 square miles of land, which is 467 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Taft in?
Kern County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Taft?
$72,772. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $252,600. Median gross rent is $1,069 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Taft businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $5.1 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $642,950, plus 4 504 approvals worth $2.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Taft, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Taft borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Taft. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Taft in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Taft appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Taft, city of, community 065063, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Taft figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kern County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Taft.
Is zoning published for Taft?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.