Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

156,640

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

31.6

0.637% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

23.1%

1.13% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,543

2.7% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA is home to a population of 157k people, from which 81% are citizens.

As of 2024, 27.9% of Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA residents were born outside of the country (43.6k people).

In 2024, there were 1.52 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (59k people) in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 38.9k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 29.5k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA are Spanish (89,303 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (881 households), and Arabic (515 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

78,526

Women

50.2%

78,002

Men

49.8%

The resident population of Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA in 2024 was 156,528 inhabitants, with 49.8% men, and 50.2% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA.

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Citizenship

81%

2024 Citizenship

81.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 81% of Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA was 81.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA

Other (Hispanic)
59k ± 2.79k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
38.9k ± 2.81k
White (Non-Hispanic)
29.5k ± 1.77k

77.1%

Hispanic Population

121k people

77.1% of the people in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA are hispanic (121k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
40,054 ± 4,239 people
Philippines
949 ± 754 people
El Salvador
774 ± 681 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA was Mexico, the natal country of 40,054 Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA residents, followed by Philippines with 949 and El Salvador with 774.

Foreign-Born Population

27.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

43.6k people

27.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

43.6k people

As of 2024, 27.9% of Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA residents (43.6k 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 Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA was 27.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
89,303 households (61%)
Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
881 households (0.602%)
Arabic
515 households (0.352%)

63.2% of the households in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA was Spanish. 61% of the households in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,051 ± 201
Gulf War (2001-)
717 ± 276
Gulf War (1990s)
388 ± 137

Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA.

Health

90.6% of the population of Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 23.7% on employee plans, 51.5% on Medicaid, 7.5% on Medicare, 7.47% on non-group plans, and 0.447% 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, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,233 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in California

Primary care physicians in California see an average of 1,233 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in California in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.5% under 18 years, 21.5% between 18 and 34 years, 34.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.41%

Uninsured

23.7%

Employer Coverage

51.5%

Medicaid

7.5%

Medicare

7.47%

Non-Group

0.447%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA declined by 0.873% from 9.49% to 9.41%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA employs 56k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA were Farming (9,856 people), Elementary & secondary schools (5,048 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,197 people), and the highest paying industries were Computer Systems Design ($131,056), Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate ($119,897), and Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities ($119,481).

Males in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.15 times higher than the average income of females, which is $48,425. The income inequality in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

25,170

Women

45%

30,813

Men

55%

The workforce of Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA in 2024 was 55,983 people, with 45% woman, and 55% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA.

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Occupations

56k

2024 Value

0.084%

1 Year growth

± 0.084%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 0.084%, from 55.9k employees to 56k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA, are Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders (10,220 people), Cashiers (1,698 people), and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,643 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

56k

2024 Value

0.084%

1 Year growth

± 0.084%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 0.084%, from 55.9k employees to 56k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA, are Farming (9,856 people), Elementary & secondary schools (5,048 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,197 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,512

Median earning men ± $2,447

$30,201

Median earning women ± $972

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($86,858), Information ($58,352), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,607).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,809), Public Administration ($45,996), and Construction ($42,933).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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.

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 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Alex 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.

Adam 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA was $297,400 in 2024, which is 0.894 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $278,400 to $297,400, a 6.82% increase. The homeownership rate in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA is 57%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$297,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,418

$25,197

Median Property Taxes

±$1,198

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 (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

57%

Homeownership

2024

68.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 57% of the housing units in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$62,543

Median Household Income

± $2,041

44.2k

Number of Households

± 1,669

In 2024, the median household income of the 44.2k households in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA grew to $62,543 from the previous year's value of $60,897.

The following chart displays the households in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, 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

0.452

2024 Wage GINI in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA

In 2024, the income inequality in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.496% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.2%)
Carpooled (15.7%)
Worked At Home (6.09%)

In 2024, 75.2% of workers in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.7%) and those who worked at home (6.09%).

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

24.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.61% of the workforce in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, 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 (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, 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 (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA (36k out of 156k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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