Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 34 min5:42 am – 8:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 46 min7:02 am – 4:48 pm
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People24,024 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 28.36,402 householdsMedian household income $71,528Median home value $334,500Median rent $1,285 a month63% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,607 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 9,772 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, farming, forestry and mining 19%, retail 12%Average commute 23 minutes80% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher73% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 41%, Spanish 57%24% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 97°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 37°F8 in of rain a year, on about 20 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare114 days above 90°F, 35 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Shafter 6e station, 8 mi away; snow from Wasco
Parks and public landsVeteran's Parkpark · under a mileButtonwillow Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 1,457 acresBarker Parkpark · 7.8 miTule Elk State Reservestate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 989 acresLos Padres National Forestnational forest · 18.8 mi · 1,767,630 acresKern National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 23.9 mi · 11,236 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes439 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197039 of magnitude 4+, 4 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.4 on 10 Jun 198848 mi away, near Lebec, CAMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 18 May 202638 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighKern County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighEarthquake Relatively HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality18% of days had good air in 202564 of 365 days measured236 moderate, 61 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 4 unhealthy daysMedian index 70, worst day 200main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kern County monitors, CA
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Shafterserves 21,915 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation334 ft102 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDignity Health - Mercy Hospital Southwest13.2 miPost officeShafter Post Office1.0 miTown hallShafter City Hall1.0 miPoliceShafter Police Department1.2 miFire stationKern County Fire Department Station 32 - Shafter1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 highElementaryGolden Oak Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryKern Adventist Elementary School1.0 miElementaryRedwood Elementary School1.1 miCollegeCalifornia State University - Bakersfield13.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMeadows Field BFL13 miMajor airportFresno Yosemite International Airport FAT92 miInterstateI-513 miUS highwayUS 39940 miAmtrakWasco, CA WAC8.0 miCoachMcFarlandRapid Connection15 miTransit2 stops within a mileKern Transit (KT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 93263 ZIP area.
