Ford City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States.

Ford City is located 1 mile (1.61 km) north of Taft,[3] at an elevation of 892 feet (272 m).

State Route 119 passes east of town from its junction with SR 33 to the south.

[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it land.

The racial makeup of Ford City was 2,735 (63.9%) White, 28 (0.7%) African American, 153 (3.6%) Native American, 36 (0.8%) Asian, 32 (0.7%) Pacific Islander, 1,113 (26.0%) from other races, and 181 (4.2%) from two or more races.

At the 2000 census there were 3,512 people, 1,241 households, and 882 families living in the CDP.

There were 1,444 housing units at an average density of 953.4 per square mile (368.1/km2).

The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.50% White, 0.63% Black or African American, 1.82% Native American, 1.28% Asian, 0.63% Pacific Islander, 11.62% from other races, and 3.53% from two or more races.