What percentage of people rent in South Taft, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in South Taft, CA, 2020–2024
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60.2% (±12.8 points) of the occupied homes in South Taft, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 471 renting households against 311 that own their home.

In South Taft, the share of households that rent went from 61.6% in 2015–2019 to 60.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 60.2% (±12.8 points)
Renting households: 471 (±139)

Who rents and who owns in South Taft

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Taft	Kern County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	60.2% (±12.8 points)	39.9% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	471 (±139)	113,798 (±2,337)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	311 (±117)	171,133 (±2,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.8 (±0.7)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.6 (±0.9)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$59,023 (±$18,638)	$91,440 (±$1,757)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In South Taft, the renter share is higher than in Kern County (39.9%).

It is also higher than in California (44.1%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Kern County, South Taft ranks 10 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 74 of 1,076.

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

How renting 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
Households that rent	61.6% (±13.5 points)	60.2% (±12.8 points)	−1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$764 (±$51)	$955 (±$113)	+25.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$25,639 (±$5,349)	$43,039 (±$21,592)	+67.9%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near South Taft

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Taft
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Taft	—	60.2% (±12.8 points)	—
Taft Heights	0.8 mi	48.3% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Taft	1.9 mi	45.0% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Ford City	2.4 mi	62.7% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Maricopa	6.1 mi	39.7% (±11.3 points)	Lower
Buttonwillow	19 mi	61.9% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Rosedale	23 mi	14.3% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Pine Mountain Club	26 mi	17.3% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Greenacres	26 mi	18.8% (±7.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Maricopa, CA (39.7%), Rosedale, CA (14.3%), Pine Mountain Club, CA (17.3%).

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

Households that rent across Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Weedpatch	67.0% (±11.8 points)
5	Casa Loma	63.6% (±21.6 points)
6	Ford City	62.7% (±10.8 points)
7	Potomac Park	62.5% (±6.6 points)
8	Buttonwillow	61.9% (±11.8 points)
9	Mojave	61.8% (±9.7 points)
10	South Taft	60.2% (±12.8 points)
11 (tie)	Lost Hills	59.4% (±12.8 points)
11 (tie)	Oildale	59.4% (±4.0 points)
13	La Cresta	57.0% (±6.9 points)
14	Boron	54.9% (±11.8 points)
15	Old Stine	54.5% (±11.6 points)
16	Lamont	52.1% (±6.1 points)

Showing 13 of 49 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

How many renters are there in South Taft?

South Taft has an estimated 471 (±139) renting households, 60.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in South Taft?

In South Taft, the share of households that rent went from 61.6% in 2015–2019 to 60.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in South Taft?

A renting household in South Taft has 3.8 people on average, against 3.6 in an owned home.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) 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 DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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