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John Day, OR vs Taft, CA

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- Taft is 0% more densely populated than John Day.
- People are 5.6% less likely to be married in Taft.
- The Median Age is 10.1 years younger in Taft.
 John Day, ORTaft, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,730329,725,481
 Female Population48.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3338.4
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 Population - 20101,756  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock6,400285,036,114
 Population - 19901,836  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-9.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock571.993.4
 Land Area2.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 John Day, ORTaft, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 41.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 847.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 John Day, ORTaft, CAUnited States
 White89.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 John Day, ORTaft, CAUnited States
 Married Population41.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.6%50.2%
 Never Married27.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed9.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.672.60
 Households804  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,98180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households386  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for John Day    1 Reviews

If you are an active retiree, love small towns--one with all the necessary services, love the outdoors year round, and want the opportunity to be involved--to give back  More

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Reviews for Taft    3 Reviews

J · Taft, CA
Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here over 50 years. It use to be a wonderful place to grow up with a thriving downtown and jobs were plentiful. This is no longer the case in Taft. Jobs are  More

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I've lived in Taft for over 5 years. It's a nice community and very friendly people as long as you get involved, either through school or local churches. I've met many  More

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Over 17 years ago

the city of taft is located in southern California,a small community yet just 20 minutes from a large and thriving city "bakersfield" over 300000 people .amazingly you  More

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