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Shafter, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shafter, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 19,582. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SHAFTER-CA · Shafter, CA 1 ZIPs · 19,582 pop · #12594/25278 · Kern County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $71,528
  • RANK-MID #12594/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Bakersfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-TOWN 19,582
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $334,500

Nearest income peer: Bakersfield, CA (+ $4,698 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Shafter

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Shafter on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Shafter, CA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
19,582
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,528
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 93263 (19,582 residents). Household income $71,528 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.9%) for this income tier, rent $1,285 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Wilseyville is the closest lower-income city and Lake City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shafter.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 93263, is all of Shafter

There is no split to weigh here: 93263 holds every one of Shafter's 19,582 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Shafter

Citywide ZBP: 259 establishments, 11,557 employees , annual payroll $850,918k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 93263 (259 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (55) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Shafter, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Kern County, which covers 50 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shafter. See the Kern County roll-up →

Shafter sits in the upper half of Kern County on income: Delano, Wasco and Arvin report less, while Bakersfield, Tehachapi and Ridgecrest report more. Lake Isabella marks the far end of that range at $31,267, 56% below Shafter.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
93263 19,582 $71,528 259 84
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Shafter roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Shafter, .