place

Taft, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Taft, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

2,847

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$73,032

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

30.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.5% since 2018

Taft lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,311 (45.7%)
  • White Alone1,218 (42.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone197 (6.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races81 (2.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone45 (1.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone19 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish946
  2. 2.Other Indo-European8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

33.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

51.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

177

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$24,097

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care247
  2. 2.Retail Trade129
  3. 3.Construction110
  4. 4.Manufacturing98
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation92

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations235
  2. 2.Service Occupations214
  3. 3.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations207
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations177
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations154

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.54×)110
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)129
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.03×)247

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$124,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$980/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,99995 (16.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99973 (12.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99967 (11.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,99955 (9.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99954 (9.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99952 (8.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

77.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,885

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.6 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone858 (83.7%)
  • Carpooled84 (8.2%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other57 (5.6%)
  • Worked at Home17 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit9 (0.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.