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Wasco, CA vs Taft, CA

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- Taft is 0% more densely populated than Wasco.
- People are 17.6% less likely to be married in Taft.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years older in Taft.
 Wasco, CATaft, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,730329,725,481
 Female Population39.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population60.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3338.4
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 Population - 201025,725  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock6,400285,036,114
 Population - 199012,412  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock32.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now131.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock571.993.4
 Land Area9.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wasco, CATaft, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3423.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Wasco, CATaft, CAUnited States
 White6.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.5%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wasco, CATaft, CAUnited States
 Married Population47.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated4.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.6%50.2%
 Never Married41.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.672.60
 Households6,254  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,98180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,033  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Wasco    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I am a disabled 77 year old woman living in a senior apartment. My daughter lives in Bakersfield and moved me here so I could be close to my daughter and my  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Wasco for 2 years. Wasco is generally a pleasant place to live, 30 mi. NW of Bakersfield. Be forwarned about air quality -- second worst in the nation  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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