What is the population of Taft CDP?

Taft CDP has 1,867 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #694 of 955 in Florida.

What is the median household income in Taft CDP?

Median household income in Taft CDP is $40,161 a year, 48.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Taft CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,116 a month and the median home value is $165,900, so rent absorbs about 33.3% of median household income.

Is Taft CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Taft CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 33.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Taft, FL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Taft, Florida (Taft, FL — Census place “Taft CDP”) is 1,867 residents, ranking #694 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $40,161, the median home is worth $165,900 and median gross rent runs $1,116 a month. Looking for the Taft Florida ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Taft, FL: 32824.

Population: 1,867Taft CDP residents
Median household income: $40,161Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $165,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,116Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 47.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 62.6%Owner-occupied households

Taft ZIP codes (Florida)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Taft.

The Taft FL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

32824

What the numbers mean in Taft CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Taft CDP median would spend about 33.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.1% of residents and 62.6% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Taft CDP, FL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Taft CDP is a small town in Florida, with 1,867 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #694 of 955 ranked by population — larger than 27% of them. The median age here is 47.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Taft CDP earn a median of $40,161 a year, 48.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 41% below the $68,617 median for the 775 Florida cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 18.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Taft CDP is valued at $165,900, 45.3% below the national figure and 46% below the $305,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,116 a month, 20.6% below the national figure, or roughly $13,392 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 33.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is a stretch on median earnings. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 62.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Taft CDP?: Taft CDP has 1,867 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #694 of 955 in Florida.
What is the median household income in Taft CDP?: Median household income in Taft CDP is $40,161 a year, 48.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Taft CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,116 a month and the median home value is $165,900, so rent absorbs about 33.3% of median household income.
Is Taft CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Taft CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 33.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Taft CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.