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Taft, CA vs Santa Paula, CA

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- Santa Paula is 0% more densely populated than Taft.
- People are 24.5% more likely to be married in Santa Paula.
- The Median Age is 0.7 years older in Santa Paula.
 Taft, CASanta Paula, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock30,741329,725,481
 Female Population44.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population56.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 20109,277  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,598285,036,114
 Population - 19905,902  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now43.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,771.293.4
 Land Area15.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Taft, CASanta Paula, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Taft, CASanta Paula, CAUnited States
 White60.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock82.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Taft, CASanta Paula, CAUnited States
 Married Population39.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.9%50.2%
 Never Married38.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.9%10.8%
 Widowed5.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.412.60
 Households3,054  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,83280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,073  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.5%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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Reviews for Santa Paula    6 Reviews

Moved from Ventura CA to Fillmore CA for better housing affordability. Then we needed to upgrade and moved to Santa Paula. That was a compromise from a small town  More

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We have lived in Santa Paula for five years. After living in LA, we found the charming neighborhoods, low crime, friendly people, and idyllic climate (except for those 3  More

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Over 19 years ago

According to studies conducted by the County of Ventura, 60% of homes in Santa Paula have more people living in them than they were designed to contain. 60%! This is  More

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