Ford City, California
Ford City is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Ford City is located north of Taft, at an elevation of. The population was 4,348 at the 2020 census, up from 4,278 at the 2010 census. It is immediately north of Taft, between the huge Midway-Sunset Oil Field to the southwest, and the almost exhausted Buena Vista Oil Field to the northeast. State Route 119 passes east of town from its junction with SR 33 to the south.
Geography
Ford City is located at.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, all of it land.
History
Originally an oil boom town, the place was named after Ford Motor Company due to the abundance of Ford Model T cars there.Demographics
Ford City first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1950 U.S. census; and as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Ford City had a population of 4,348. The population density was. The racial makeup of Ford City was 38.9% White, 0.7% African American, 5.5% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 41.4% from other races, and 13.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 62.9% of the population.The whole population lived in households. There were 1,260 households, out of which 47.4% included children under the age of 18, 43.7% were married-couple households, 14.7% were cohabiting couple households, 24.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 17.9% of households were one person, and 8.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.45. There were 943 families.
The age distribution was 32.6% under the age of 18, 12.2% aged 18 to 24, 27.9% aged 25 to 44, 18.7% aged 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 28.3years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males.
There were 1,410 housing units at an average density of, of which 1,260 were occupied. Of these, 45.2% were owner-occupied, and 54.8% were occupied by renters.
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $45,976, and the per capita income was $19,149. About 32.9% of families and 39.2% of the population were below the poverty line.
2010
At the 2010 census Ford City had a population of 4,278. The population density was. The racial makeup of Ford City was 2,735 White, 28 African American, 153 Native American, 36 Asian, 32 Pacific Islander, 1,113 from other races, and 181 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,971 persons.The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 1,260 households, 596 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 607 were opposite-sex married couples living together, 189 had a female householder with no husband present, 148 had a male householder with no wife present. There were 138 unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 same-sex married couples or partnerships. 242 households were one person and 94 had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.40. There were 944 families ; the average family size was 3.76.
The age distribution was 1,351 people under the age of 18, 622 people aged 18 to 24, 1,182 people aged 25 to 44, 772 people aged 45 to 64, and 351 people who were 65 or older. The median age was 27.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.0 males.
There were 1,426 housing units at an average density of 929.2 per square mile, of the occupied units 620 were owner-occupied and 640 were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.3%. 1,843 people lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,435 people lived in rental housing units.