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Taft, CA vs Mojave, CA

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- Mojave is 0% more densely populated than Taft.
- People are 13.3% more likely to be married in Mojave.
- The Median Age is 3.9 years older in Mojave.
 Taft, CAMojave, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,620329,725,481
 Female Population44.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population56.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.938.4
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 Population - 20109,277  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,836285,036,114
 Population - 19905,902  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now43.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock62.193.4
 Land Area15.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Taft, CAMojave, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Taft, CAMojave, CAUnited States
 White60.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock22.0%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock3.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock43.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Taft, CAMojave, CAUnited States
 Married Population39.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.4%50.2%
 Never Married38.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.582.60
 Households3,054  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock87180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,073  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.1%  Unlock10.8%
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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