Shafter is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 22,754 people and five associated neighborhoods, Shafter is the 321st largest community in California. Much of the housing stock in Shafter was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Shafter economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Shafter, where the median household income is $67,989.00.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Shafter is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.99% of the Shafter workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. 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 (11.99%), sales jobs (9.59%), and office and administrative support (8.23%). Being a small city, Shafter does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Shafter, just 10.65% 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 $22,147, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,588 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 80.24% 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Shafter include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. Shafter also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 24.50%. The most common language spoken in Shafter is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Arabic.
