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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Taft Heights is $19,555, which is much lower than the state average of $29,906 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Taft Heights median household income is $54,505, which has grown by 44.64% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 29.47% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Taft Heights residents spend 19.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1026

Taft Heights, CA	19,555 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Taft Heights, CA	31,250 USD
California	31,345 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Taft Heights, CA	57,650 USD
California	35,724 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Taft Heights, CA	12,367 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #698

Taft Heights, CA	54,505 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Taft Heights, CA	55,628 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #159

Taft Heights, CA	44.64%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Taft Heights, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.54%	$5,411, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.75%	$16,802, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.77%	$3,313, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	6.44%	$15,607, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Taft Heights, CA	53,302 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Taft Heights, CA	56,623 USD
California	96,357 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Taft Heights, CA	California	U.S.
White	$57,404, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Hispanic	$61,154, see rank	$47,206	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Taft Heights, CA	California	U.S.
less than 25	$78,095, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$55,673, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,554, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$36,620, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Taft Heights, CA	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,781, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	871, 48.91%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	704, 80.83%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	704, 80.83%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	671, 95.31%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	33, 4.69%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	167, 19.17%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	910, 51.09%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	408, 44.84%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	408, 44.84%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	300, 73.53%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	108, 26.47%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	502, 55.16%, see rank	42.45%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Taft Heights, CA	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	943, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	767, 81.34%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	158, 16.76%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	18, 1.91%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Taft Heights, CA	19.3 minutes
California	27.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Taft Heights, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	971	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	671, 69.10%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	85, 12.67%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	97, 14.46%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	24, 3.58%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	246, 36.66%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	179, 26.68%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	300, 30.90%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	85, 28.33%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	114, 38.00%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	94, 31.33%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7, 2.33%, see rank	5.48%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Taft Heights, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	971, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	311, 32.03%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	101, 10.40%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	52, 5.36%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	45, 4.63%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	28, 2.88%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	51, 5.25%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	79, 8.14%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	150, 15.45%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	42, 4.33%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	44, 4.53%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	68, 7.00%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Taft Heights, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	603	23.09%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	143	21.80%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.