Texas · Census place 71684
Taft city, TX
Quick answer
Taft city has 2,847 residents, ranking #599 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $67,431, the median home is worth $124,200 and median gross rent runs $980 a month.
- Population
- 2,847Taft city residents
- Median household income
- $67,431Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $124,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $980Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Taft city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Taft city median would spend about 17.4% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.4% of residents and 68% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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