Porterville, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
63,157
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
30.9
0.962% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
17.3%
3.23% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$60,461
2.46% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$285,700
4.42% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
25,888
1.17% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Porterville, 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.

85.1% of the residents in Porterville, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Porterville, CA are Porterville College (661 degrees awarded in 2023) and San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville (50 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Porterville, CA was $285,700, and the homeownership rate was 54.3%.

Most people in Porterville, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Porterville, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Porterville, CA is home to a population of 63.2k people, from which 85.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 26.5% of Porterville, CA residents were born outside of the country (16.7k people).

In 2024, there were 1.51 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (21.4k people) in Porterville, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 11.8k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.1%
2024 Citizenship
85.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.1% of Porterville, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Porterville, CA was 85.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Porterville, CA
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    21.4k ± 2.55k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    14.2k ± 2.41k
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    11.8k ± 1.03k
73.6%
Hispanic Population
46.5k people

In 2024, there were 1.51 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (21.4k people) in Porterville, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 11.8k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

73.6% of the people in Porterville, CA are hispanic (46.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Porterville, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

26.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
16.7k people
26.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
16.4k people

As of 2024, 26.5% of Porterville, CA residents (16.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Porterville, CA was 26.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    641 ± 201
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    185 ± 101
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    157 ± 97

Porterville, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.46 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Porterville, CA employs 25.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Porterville, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,026 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (3,977 people), and Retail Trade (3,305 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($74,250), Information ($61,953), and Public Administration ($59,298).

Employment

Occupations

25.9k
2024 Value
± 1,672
1.17%
1 Year growth
± 9.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Porterville, CA grew at a rate of 1.17%, from 25.6k employees to 25.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Porterville, CA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (3,396 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,727 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,310 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Porterville, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

25.9k
2024 Value
± 1,672
1.17%
1 Year growth
± 9.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Porterville, CA grew at a rate of 1.17%, from 25.6k employees to 25.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Porterville, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,026 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (3,977 people), and Retail Trade (3,305 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Porterville, CA, though some of these residents may live in Porterville, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$37,213
Median earning men ± $4,140
$32,299
Median earning women ± $3,372

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,093), Information ($61,536), and Public Administration ($58,641).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($59,688), Public Administration ($59,600), and Manufacturing ($43,043).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Porterville, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
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.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
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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Education

In 2023, universities in Porterville, CA awarded 711 degrees. The student population of Porterville, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,975 male students and 3,062 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Porterville, CA are Hispanic or Latino (596 and 83.9%), White (67 and 9.44%), Asian (20 and 2.82%), and Two or More Races (14 and 1.97%).

The largest universities in Porterville, CA by number of degrees awarded are Porterville College (661 and 93%) and San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville (50 and 7.03%).

The most popular majors in Porterville, CA are General Social Sciences (142 and 20%), Biological & Physical Sciences (80 and 11.3%), and Humanistic Studies (75 and 10.5%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 5,037 students enrolled in Porterville, CA, 39.2% men and 60.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 3,889 records, of which 62.7% were women and 37.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Humanistic Studies
    75 degrees awarded
  2. General Social Sciences
    142 degrees awarded
  3. Biological & Physical Sciences
    80 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Porterville, CA was Humanistic Studies with 75 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Porterville, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Porterville College
    661 degrees awarded
  2. San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville
    50 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Porterville College with 661 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 212 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Porterville, CA, which is 0.425 times less than the 499 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 596 degrees mean that there were 8.9 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 67 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,380) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($29) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,125) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Porterville, CA was $285,700 in 2024, which is 0.859 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $273,600 to $285,700, a 4.42% increase. The homeownership rate in Porterville, CA is 54.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Porterville, CA have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Porterville, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$285,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$10,923
$10,502
Median Property Taxes
±$875

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 Porterville, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

54.3%
Homeownership
2024
65.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 54.3% of the housing units in Porterville, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,461
Median Household Income
± $4,586
19.3k
Number of Households
± 1,360

In 2024, the median household income of the 19.3k households in Porterville, CA grew to $60,461 from the previous year's value of $59,012.

The following chart displays the households in Porterville, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Porterville, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.5%)
  2. Carpooled (14.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.59%)

In 2024, 79.5% of workers in Porterville, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.6%) and those who worked at home (2.59%).

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.

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Commute Time

23.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Porterville, CA have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.36% of the workforce in Porterville, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Porterville, CA (10.8k out of 62.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

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

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.

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Health

93.5% of the population of Porterville, CA has health coverage, with 32.9% on employee plans, 44.9% on Medicaid, 7.44% on Medicare, 7.75% on non-group plans, and 0.504% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.8% under 18 years, 24% between 18 and 34 years, 32.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

6.55%
Uninsured
32.9%
Employer Coverage
44.9%
Medicaid
7.44%
Medicare
7.75%
Non-Group
0.504%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Porterville, CA declined by 0.695% from 6.6% to 6.55%.

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