CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Taft

Oklahoma · 416 residents · 1.55 sq mi

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Taft is a city of 416 people in Oklahoma. The poverty rate is 41.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 26.4. The typical home is worth $29,800. That trails the Oklahoma median by roughly 38%. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

416

+19%vs 2000

vs 349 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

26.4

−27%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202492

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.5%(48)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1413.2%(55)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.1%(42)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(23)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.3%(43)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 446.7%(28)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(32)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(27)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(41)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(23)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.8%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,643

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $18,889 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,532

−51%vs 2000

vs $11,278 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

41.6%

+7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,800

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$206

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $256 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.7%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.7% in 2000

33.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic3.7%(13)

Black85.1%(297)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic1%(4)

Black97.8%(407)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.2%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

Subsaharan African7.6%(7)

German5.4%(5)

Scottish2.2%(2)

Irish1.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.4%

−19.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.0 min

+72%vs 2000

vs 17.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.6%(14)

Married34.9%(15)

Widowed7%(3)

Divorced25.6%(11)

Women 15+

Never married28.9%(13)

Married26.7%(12)

Widowed20%(9)

Divorced24.4%(11)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2013

from 20.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

28.3%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

2.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.2%

+20.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 6.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

30.4%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

63.0%

+17.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)50%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 6 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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