Taft Heights, California

Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Taft Heights (formerly, Boust City)<ref name=CGN /> is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Taft Heights is located Template:Convert west-southwest of Taft,<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> at an elevation of Template:Convert.<ref name=gnis /> The population was 1,999 at the 2020 census,<ref name=DP1/> up from 1,949 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Taft Heights is located at Template:Coord.<ref name=gnis />

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.

History

The place was originally called Boust City in honor of E.J. Boust, an oilman who founded the town.<ref name=CGN />

Demographics

Taft Heights first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1950 U.S. census;<ref name=1950CensusCA/> and as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.<ref name=1980CensusCA/>

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Taft Heights had a population of 1,999. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Taft Heights was 61.9% White, 0.7% African American, 1.4% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.7% Pacific Islander, 20.0% from other races, and 14.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.0% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The whole population lived in households. There were 684 households, out of which 44.6% included children under the age of 18, 41.1% were married-couple households, 13.7% were cohabiting couple households, 23.7% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 22.5% of households were one person, and 8.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.92.<ref name=DP1/> There were 482 families (70.5% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 29.7% under the age of 18, 9.5% aged 18 to 24, 30.6% aged 25 to 44, 19.7% aged 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 30.2Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 773 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 684 (88.5%) were occupied. Of these, 48.7% were owner-occupied, and 51.3% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

2023 estimates

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $62,125, and the per capita income was $28,932. About 19.2% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>