PlainZIP

Taft, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Taft, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,897. 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 TAFT-CA · Taft, CA 1 ZIPs · 16,897 pop · #18849/25278 · Kern County

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

  • INC-MID $57,778
  • RANK-LOWER #18849/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under California City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 50% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,897
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $236,700

Nearest income peer: California City, CA (+ $2,049 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 Taft

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Taft 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, Taft, CA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,897
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,778
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,778 and poverty 23.9% concentrate in 93268.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (50.2%) for this income tier, rent $1,061 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Fort Bragg is the closest lower-income city and Milford the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Taft.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 93268, is all of Taft

There is no split to weigh here: 93268 holds every one of Taft's 16,897 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 Taft

Citywide ZBP: 196 establishments, 2,553 employees , annual payroll $152,387k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 93268 (196 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (39) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Taft, CA

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

Taft lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Kern County: Bakersfield, Delano and Tehachapi earn more and Wasco, Arvin and Lamont earn less. Tehachapi marks the far end of that range at $87,357, 51% above Taft.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
93268 16,897 $57,778 196 155
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Taft 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 Taft, .