Shafter is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 21,282 people and five associated neighborhoods, Shafter is the 321st largest community in California. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Shafter, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Shafter, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Shafter’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Shafter does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $66,418.00.When you are in Shafter, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.19% of Shafter’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Shafter is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Shafter who work in farm management occupations (14.13%), sales jobs (10.65%), and maintenance occupations (7.42%). Shafter is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In Shafter, just 11.10% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Shafter in 2022 was $20,708, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,832 for a family of four. However, Shafter contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Shafter is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shafter home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Shafter, accounting for 82.32% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Shafter residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Shafter include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Portuguese. Shafter also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.46%. The most common language spoken in Shafter is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Arabic.
