What is the median rent in South Taft, CA?

Name: Median rent in South Taft, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in South Taft, CA is $955 (±$113) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 439 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In South Taft, the median gross rent went from $764 in 2015–2019 to $955 in 2020–2024 (+25.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $955 (±$113)
Rented homes: 439 (±145)
$2,000 or more: 4.3%
Since 2015–2019: +25.0%

How much rent costs in South Taft

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	South Taft	Kern County	California	United States
Less than $500	2.7% (±4.4 points)	3.5%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	54.7% (±22.0 points)	22.4%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	31.9% (±18.0 points)	36.1%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	6.4% (±7.6 points)	22.1%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±9.2 points)	10.7%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±9.2 points)	3.3%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.3% (±7.3 points)	2.0%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 54.7% of renting households.

4.3% of rented homes in South Taft cost $2,000 or more a month.

South Taft against Kern County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Taft	Kern County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$955 (±$113)	$1,300 (±$21)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	439 (±145)	108,448 (±2,332)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In South Taft, median gross rent is lower than in Kern County ($1,300).

It is also lower than in California ($2,036).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Kern County, South Taft ranks 43 of 47 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 970 of 1,010.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in South Taft has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$764 (±$51)	$955 (±$113)	+25.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	61.6% (±13.5 points)	60.2% (±12.8 points)	−1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	12.6% (±12.5 points)	5.0% (±8.2 points)	−7.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near South Taft

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Taft
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
South Taft	—	$955 (±$113)	—
Taft Heights	0.8 mi	$1,066 (±$189)	Not measurably different
Taft	1.9 mi	$1,069 (±$189)	Not measurably different
Ford City	2.4 mi	$1,075 (±$150)	Not measurably different
Maricopa	6.1 mi	$1,203 (±$266)	Not measurably different
Buttonwillow	19 mi	$1,131 (±$158)	Not measurably different
Rosedale	23 mi	$1,637 (±$907)	Not measurably different
Pine Mountain Club	26 mi	$2,145 (±$862)	Higher
Greenacres	26 mi	$1,761 (±$481)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pine Mountain Club, CA ($2,145), Greenacres, CA ($1,761).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
37	Ford City	$1,075 (±$150)
38	Taft	$1,069 (±$189)
39	Taft Heights	$1,066 (±$189)
40	Cottonwood (Kern County)	$1,029 (±$100)
41	Lamont	$991 (±$145)
42	Bodfish	$974 (±$149)
43	South Taft	$955 (±$113)
44	Weedpatch	$915 (±$193)
45	Wofford Heights	$911 (±$170)
46	Lost Hills	$841 (±$84)
47	Casa Loma	$749 (±$532)

Showing 11 of 47 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

South Taft is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about South Taft

What is the average rent in South Taft, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in South Taft is $955 (±$113) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in South Taft?

In South Taft, the median gross rent went from $764 in 2015–2019 to $955 in 2020–2024 (+25.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in South Taft cost more than $2,000 a month?

4.3% of rented homes in South Taft have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.7% cost less than $500.

Is rent in South Taft higher than in Kern County?

In South Taft, median gross rent is lower than in Kern County ($1,300).

It is also lower than in California ($2,036).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for South Taft CDP, California (place:73388, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.