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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Shafter | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 21,193 | 20,244 | 55 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 14.6% | — | |
| Median household income | $71,215 | $64,722 | 64 | ||
| Poverty rate | 20.7% | 17.1% | 55 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.2% | 14.2% | 27 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 12.7% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $335,800 | $253,700 | 64 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,253 | $1,149 | 64 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 4.2% | 5.2% | 9 | ||
| Worked from home | 4.4% | 5.8% | 36 |
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ShafterPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +9.1% |
| Housing units | — | — | +8.8% |
| Median household income | — | — | +42.2% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +66.7% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +27.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +37.6% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +244.8% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -13.7% |
| Restaurants & bars | 15.9 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.3 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 3.3 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 13.4 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 15.0 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 1.9 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.4 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 14.1 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield, CA | 83 | 20,232 | +21.0% | $84,740 | 8.4% |
| Hermiston, OR | 81 | 19,546 | — | $66,998 | 16.7% |
| Dinuba, CA | 80 | 25,475 | — | $59,484 | 14.1% |
| Horizon City, TX | 79 | 23,668 | — | $65,737 | 21.0% |
| Alamo, TX | 79 | 20,255 | — | $57,096 | 18.9% |
| Liberal, KS | 78 | 19,316 | — | $63,706 | 9.8% |
| Alton, TX | 78 | 20,214 | — | $52,715 | 14.2% |
| Sanger, CA | 77 | 26,699 | +8.6% | $77,500 | 13.5% |
| Evans, CO | 77 | 22,396 | +14.6% | $75,563 | 21.2% |
| Sunnyside, WA | 77 | 16,277 | — | $60,923 | 9.8% |