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Demographics

People

Total Population	3,012
Male Share of the Population	48.6%
Female Share of the Population	51.4%
Senior Citizens	14.5%
Employed Population 16+	1,179
Age of the Population	33

Families

% of people married	46.3%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	8.8%
Median Earnings25+	$26,954
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$13,533
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,000

Wealth

Median Family Income	$42,284
% Above Poverty Level	75.9%
% Below Poverty Level	24.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	7.3%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	19.5%
Median Gross Rent	$699
Median House Value	$68,400

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	81.3%
German	5.3%
Irish	2.8%
Scottish	1.7%
Lebanese	1.1%
Arab	1.1%
English	1%
Swedish	0.4%
Italian	0.4%
Jamaican	0.3%
West Indian	0.3%
Dutch	0.3%
Polish	0.1%
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Taft Almanac

Category	Value
County	San Patricio County
Standard Zip Codes	78390
Phone Area Codes	361
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	27.98
Approximate Longitude	-97.39

Taft Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	SINTON
Distance	7.3 miles
Jan Temp	44 to 64 F
Apr Temp	61 to 79 F
Jul Temp	75 to 92 F
Oct Temp	62 to 82 F
Annual Precip	35.5 inches

Station	WELDER W'LIFE FOUNDATION
Distance	8.5 miles
Jan Temp	43 to 65 F
Apr Temp	61 to 80 F
Jul Temp	75 to 92 F
Oct Temp	61 to 84 F
Annual Precip	36.3 inches

Station	ROBSTOWN
Distance	21.3 miles
Jan Temp	45 to 66 F
Apr Temp	62 to 82 F
Jul Temp	75 to 95 F
Oct Temp	64 to 84 F
Annual Precip	32.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Corpus Christi	324,692	$66,482
Gregory	2,065	$55,921
Ingleside	10,050	$64,686
Odem	2,410	$47,232
Portland	16,865	$81,250

Taft Public Libraries

Taft Public Library
503 GREEN AVE
Taft, Texas
(361) 528-3512

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Taft Public Schools

Shoreline Academy
1220 Gregory St
ZIP: 78390
(361) 528-3959
High
Total Enrollment 92

Taft H S
502 Rincon Rd
ZIP: 78390
(361) 528-2636
High
Total Enrollment 330

Taft J H
727 Mcintyre Ave
ZIP: 78390
(361) 528-2636
Middle
Total Enrollment 247

Woodroe Petty El
401 Peach Streeet
ZIP: 78390
(361) 528-2636
Primary
Total Enrollment 533

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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