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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Taft is $16,122, which is much lower than the state average of $24,264 and is much lower than the national average of $28,051. Taft median household income is $63,950. On average Taft residents spend 5.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much lower than the state average of 24.5 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers

Per Capita Income, #471

Taft, LA	16,122 USD
Louisiana	24,264 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Taft, LA	63,086 USD
Louisiana	27,847 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Taft, LA	22,237 USD
Louisiana	21,693 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data.

Household Income

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Taft, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	60.42%	$0, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	-2.08%	$0, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-2.08%	$0, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	-2.08%	$0, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Taft, LA	31,750 USD
Louisiana	56,047 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Taft, LA	41,714 USD
Louisiana	73,466 USD
U.S.	85,065 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Taft, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$64,700, see rank	$54,127	$56,203

*Based on 2008-2012 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Taft, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$85,263, see rank	$22,129	$25,955

*Based on 2008-2012 data.

Employment Status

	Taft, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	48, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	48, 100.00%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	29, 60.42%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	29, 60.42%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	29, 100.00%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	19, 39.58%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	0, 0.00%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	0, 0.00%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	0, 0.00%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	0, 0.00%, see rank	43.53%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Taft, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	29, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	29, 100.00%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Taft, LA	5.0 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Taft, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	29	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	29, 100.00%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	29, 100.00%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	0, 0.00%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.93%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Taft, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	29, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	29, 100.00%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	0, 0.00%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.