Taft Heights (formerly, Boust City) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Taft Heights is located west-southwest of Taft, at an elevation of . The population was 1,999 at the 2020 census, up from 1,949 at the 2010 census.
Geography Taft Heights is located at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.
History The place was originally called Boust City in honor of E.J. Boust, an oilman who founded the town.
Demographics
Taft Heights first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1950 U.S. census; and as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.
Racial and ethnic composition +Taft Heights CDP, California – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)1,5381,4391,11282.47%73.83%55.63%Black or African American alone (NH)615140.32%0.77%0.70%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)2111181.13%0.56%0.90%Asian alone (NH)131190.70%0.56%0.45%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)160120.86%0.00%0.60%Other race alone (NH)2570.11%0.26%0.35%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)2427871.29%1.39%4.35%Hispanic or Latino (any race)24544174013.14%22.63%37.02%Total1,8651,9491,999 100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Taft Heights had a population of 1,999 and a population density of . 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
The racial makeup 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.
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 spouse or partner present, and 21.5% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 22.5% of households were one person, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92. There were 482 families (70.5% of all households).
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 65years of age or older. The median age was 30.2years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.9 males age 18 and over.
There were 773 housing units at an average density of , of which 684 (88.5%) were occupied. Of these, 48.7% were owner-occupied, and 51.3% were occupied by renters. The vacancy rate was 11.5%; the homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.8%. 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. References