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TAFT, CALIFORNIA QUICK STATSCounty: Kern
Elevation: 950 feet
Land Area: 15.1 square miles
Population Density: 501 people per square mile
Races (City): 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%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): United States (16.6%), German (9.8%), Irish (8.0%), English (6.6%), Dutch (3.3%), Swedish (3.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bakersfield, CA (28.2 miles , pop. 247,057)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (94.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820)
Nearest cities: South Taft, CA (1.0 miles ), Taft Heights, CA (1.3 miles ), Ford City, CA (1.5 miles ), Maricopa, CA (2.3 miles ), Valley Acres, CA (2.4 miles ), Westside, CA (2.5 miles ), Fellows, CA (2.6 miles) , Dustin Acres, CA (2.7 miles )
Taft Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage above state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
TAFT, CALIFORNIA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 72.30%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.80%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.40%
Colleges/Universities in Taft:
TAFT COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 2,801, Location: 29 Emmons Park Drive, Public, Website: www.taft.cc.ca.us)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Taft:
BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE about 32 miles, BAKERSFIELD, CA, Full-time enrollment: 7,978 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD about 33 miles, BAKERSFIELD, CA, FT enrollment: 5,273 SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE about 53 miles, SANTA BARBARA, CA, FT enrollment: 8,137 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA about 53 miles, SANTA BARBARA, CA, FT enrollment: 19,420 ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE about 54 miles, SANTA MARIA, CA, FT enrollment: 6,037 CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIV-SAN LUIS OBISPO about 60 miles, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA, FT enrollment: 15,985 CUESTA COLLEGE about 60 miles, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA, FT enrollment: 6,121
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