Tulare County, CA

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2023 Population

475,774

0.492% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AAlex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAdam Schiff

Democratic Party

N/A Median Age

339

N/A 1-year N/A

2023 Poverty Rate

17.8%

3.86% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$69,489

7.78% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$303,000

7.87% 1-year growth

N/A Employed Population

1.97M

About

In 2023, Tulare County, CA had a population of 476k people with a median age of 339 and a median household income of $69,489. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Tulare County, CA grew from 473,446 to 475,774, a 0.492% increase and its median household income grew from $64,474 to $69,489, a 7.78% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Tulare County, CA are White (Hispanic) (40.9%), White (Non-Hispanic) (28.9%), Other (Hispanic) (15.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.21%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.28%).

None of the households in Tulare County, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.5% of the residents in Tulare County, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are College of the Sequoias (123217) (2,719 degrees awarded in 2022), Advanced Career Institute (480019) (1,671 degrees), and San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia (1,226 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Tulare County, CA was $303,000, and the homeownership rate was 58.6%.

Most people in Tulare County, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 247 minutes. The average car ownership in Tulare County, CA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Tulare County, CA is home to a population of 476k people, from which 86.5% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Tulare County, CA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were 1.41 times more White (Hispanic) residents (2.08M people) in Tulare County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.47M White (Non-Hispanic) and 791k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.5%

2023 Citizenship

86.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 86.5% of Tulare County, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Tulare County, CA was 86.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Tulare County, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tulare County, CA

White (Hispanic)
2.08M ± 13.8k
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.47M ± 2.26k
Other (Hispanic)
791k ± 12.9k

64%

Hispanic Population

3.25M people

64% of the people in Tulare County, CA are hispanic (3.25M people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Tulare County, CA as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
61,064 ± 1,463
Gulf War (2001-)
28,719 ± 1,515
Gulf War (1990s)
18,992 ± 1,093

Tulare County, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.13 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Tulare County, CA employs 1.97M people. The largest industries in Tulare County, CA are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (336,660 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (239,112 people), and Retail Trade (216,936 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($71,970), Utilities ($70,924), and Public Administration ($68,924).

Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $61,539. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.97M

N/A Value

± 11,889

From N/A to N/A, employment in Tulare County, CA stayed at a rate of NaNM%, from N/A employees to 1.97M employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tulare County, CA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (270,546 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (201,685 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (186,686 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tulare County, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.97M

N/A Value

± 11,889

From N/A to N/A, employment in Tulare County, CA stayed at a rate of NaNM%, from N/A employees to 1.97M employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tulare County, CA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (336,660 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (239,112 people), and Retail Trade (216,936 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tulare County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Tulare County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($83,756), Information ($67,059), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,411).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($56,073), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,500), and Construction ($45,843).

Employment by Industry Sector

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The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Establishments by Size

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Civics

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

N/AAlex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

N/AAdam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Tulare County, CA awarded 6,744 degrees. The student population of Tulare County, CA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 8,380 male students and 12,696 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Tulare County, CA are Hispanic or Latino (4,437 and 65.9%), followed by White (1,315 and 19.5%), Black or African American (411 and 6.1%), and Asian (265 and 3.93%).

The largest universities in Tulare County, CA by number of degrees awarded are College of the Sequoias (123217) (2,719 and 40.3%), Advanced Career Institute (480019) (1,671 and 24.8%), and San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia (1,226 and 18.2%).

The most popular majors in N/A are Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (1,494 and 22.2%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (627 and 9.3%), and Child Care Provider (509 and 7.55%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 21,076 students enrolled in Tulare County, CA, 39.8% men and 60.2% women.

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Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

College of the Sequoias (123217)
2,719 degrees awarded
Advanced Career Institute (480019)
1,671 degrees awarded
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
1,226 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was College of the Sequoias (123217) with 2,719 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 3,152 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Tulare County, CA, which is 0.878 times less than the 3,592 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 4,437 degrees mean that there were 3.37 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 1,315 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,334) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($68) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,163) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Tulare County, CA was $303,000 in 2023, which is 0.127 times smaller than the national average of $2.39M. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $280,900 to $303,000, a 7.87% increase. The homeownership rate in Tulare County, CA is 58.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Tulare County, CA have an average commute time of 247 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tulare County, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Tulare County, CA is $69,489. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Tulare County, CA was Census Tract 10.05 with a value of $1.04M, followed by Census Tract 20.06 and Census Tract 17.03, with respective values of $1M and $788,733.

Housing

Property

$303,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$6,300

$860,072

Median Property Taxes

±$6,772

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Tulare County, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Tulare County, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

58.6%

Homeownership

2023

68.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 58.6% of the housing units in Tulare County, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tulare County, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 10.05
Census Tract 20.06
Census Tract 17.03

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Tulare County, CA was Census Tract 10.05 with a value of $1.04M, followed by Census Tract 20.06 and Census Tract 17.03, with respective values of $1M and $788,733.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Tulare County, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$69,489

Median Household Income

± $1,785

1.5M

Number of Households

± 9,651

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.5M households in Tulare County, CA grew to $69,489 from the previous year's value of $64,474.

The following chart displays the households in Tulare County, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tulare County, CA is from Tulare County, CA.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

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This chart shows the number of workers in Tulare County, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in N/A

Drove Alone (77.6%)
Carpooled (14.5%)
Worked At Home (3.91%)

In N/A, 77.6% of workers in Tulare County, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.5%) and those who worked at home (3.91%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

247 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tulare County, CA have a shorter commute time (247 minutes) than the normal US worker (290 minutes). Additionally, 2.03% of the workforce in Tulare County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Tulare County, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Tulare County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tulare County, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tulare County, CA (83.5k out of 470k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tulare County, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 24.4% of the children was living in poverty in Tulare County, CA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 16.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92% of the population of Tulare County, CA has health coverage, with 32.7% on employee plans, 41.9% on Medicaid, 7.69% on Medicare, 8.86% on non-group plans, and 0.917% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.4% under 18 years, 23.4% between 18 and 34 years, 33.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.01%

Uninsured

32.7%

Employer Coverage

41.9%

Medicaid

7.69%

Medicare

8.86%

Non-Group

0.917%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Tulare County, CA grew by 0.833% from 7.94% to 8.01%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Tulare County, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 44.2 in Tulare County, CA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Tulare County, CA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36% in Tulare County, CA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Tulare County, CA.