Shafter.
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California·Kern County
5 tracts·20K people·$336K median·522/mi²
Hispanic 81 · White 15 · Asian 2 · Black 1 · Multiracial 1 · Other 0
Married couple 56 · Other 32 · Living alone 12
Bakersfield 25 · Shafter 16 · Wasco 4 · Delano 3 · Los Angeles 2 · Elsewhere 50
Manufacturing 52 · Retail 25 · Health 13 · Professional 5 · Leisure 2 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 25 · Production · transport 21 · Construction · maintenance 21 · Service 18 · Sales · office 15
Drive alone 81 · Carpool 25 · Work from home 4 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Shafter is $335,800 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Shafter has 21,193 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 28.1; the population is 80.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% White, 2.5% Asian, 1.3% Black, 0.8% Multiracial and 0.1% Other; the average household has 3.6 people; 12.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.7% (Census ACS).
Golden Oak Elementary (36%), Grow Academy Shafter (36%) and Sequoia Elementary (28%) lead the elementary schools; Richland Junior High is the middle school with reported scores (18%); Shafter High (32%) and Central Valley High (Continuation) (7%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,253/month, 21% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Shafter is $71,215 a year, 17% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Shafter, median rent is $1,253/month and the median home value is $335,800 (Census ACS).
Shafter reported 3.2 violent crimes and 22.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 97°F; winter lows average 39°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 7 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Shafter are earthquake (96), wildfire (95) and heat wave (95), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.41g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Shafter scores 9.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.2% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).