Taft Heights, California

Taft Heights (formerly, Boust City)^[4] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Taft Heights is located 1 mile (1.6 km) west-southwest of Taft,^[4] at an elevation of 1,178 feet (359 m).^[2] The population was 1,999 at the 2020 census,^[5] up from 1,949 at the 2010 census.

Taft Heights
census-designated place
Location in Kern County and the state of California
Taft Heights Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°08′05″N 119°28′21″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kern
Government
• Senate	Jean Fuller (R)
• Assembly	Vince Fong (R)
• U. S. Congress	Kevin McCarthy (R)
Area [1]
• Total	0.296 sq mi (0.766 km2)
• Land	0.296 sq mi (0.766 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	1,178 ft (359 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,999
• Density	6,800/sq mi (2,600/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	93268
Area code	661
FIPS code	06-77588
GNIS feature ID	1661544

Geography

Taft Heights is located at 35°08′05″N 119°28′21″W.^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all of it land.

History

The place was originally called Boust City in honor of E.J. Boust, an oilman who founded the town.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	1,865		—
2010	1,949		4.5%
2020	1,999		2.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Taft Heights had a population of 1,999. The population density was 6,753.4 inhabitants per square mile (2,607.5/km²). The racial makeup of Taft Heights was 61.9% White, 0.7% African American, 1.4% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.7% Pacific Islander, 20.0% from other races, and 14.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.0% of the population.^[5]

The whole population lived in households. There were 684 households, out of which 44.6% included children under the age of 18, 41.1% were married-couple households, 13.7% were cohabiting couple households, 23.7% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 22.5% of households were one person, and 8.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.92.^[5] There were 482 families (70.5% of all households).^[7]

The age distribution was 29.7% under the age of 18, 9.5% aged 18 to 24, 30.6% aged 25 to 44, 19.7% aged 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males.^[5]

There were 773 housing units at an average density of 2,611.5 units per square mile (1,008.3 units/km²), of which 684 (88.5%) were occupied. Of these, 48.7% were owner-occupied, and 51.3% were occupied by renters.^[5]

2023 estimates

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $62,125, and the per capita income was $28,932. About 19.2% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line.^[8]