Fresno, CA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population

1.18M

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

33.7

0.898% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

18.4%

2.12% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$74,468

3.58% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$389,400

7.18% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

493,762

1.63% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fresno, 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.

89.2% of the residents in Fresno, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Fresno, CA are California State University-Fresno (5,999 degrees awarded in 2024), Fresno City College (5,116 degrees), and Clovis Community College (2,554 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Fresno, CA was $389,400, and the homeownership rate was 57%.

Most people in Fresno, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Fresno, CA was 2 cars per household.

Fresno, CA borders Hanford-Corcoran, CA, Madera, CA, Merced, CA, Salinas, CA, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, and Visalia-Porterville, CA.

About the photo: High Sierra at Sunset, Locans, Fresno, CA

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United States California

Population & Diversity

Fresno, CA is home to a population of 1.18M people, from which 89.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 20% of Fresno, CA residents were born outside of the country (236k people).

In 2024, there were 1.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (315k people) in Fresno, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 276k Other (Hispanic) and 231k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.2%

2024 Citizenship

89.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.2% of Fresno, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fresno, CA was 89.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fresno, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
315k ± 1.1k
Other (Hispanic)
276k ± 6k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
231k ± 6.11k

55.4%

Hispanic Population

652k people

55.4% of the people in Fresno, CA are hispanic (652k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

20%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

236k people

19.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

232k people

As of 2024, 20% of Fresno, CA residents (236k 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 Fresno, CA was 19.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fresno, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
11,438 ± 741
Gulf War (2001-)
10,459 ± 950
Gulf War (1990s)
5,416 ± 671

Fresno, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fresno, CA.

Health

93.3% of the population of Fresno, CA has health coverage, with 37% on employee plans, 33.2% on Medicaid, 8.42% on Medicare, 13.6% on non-group plans, and 1.07% 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, 49.6% were men and 50.4% 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 29.7% under 18 years, 22.7% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 13% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.75%

Uninsured

37%

Employer Coverage

33.2%

Medicaid

8.42%

Medicare

13.6%

Non-Group

1.07%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fresno, CA declined by 5.04% from 7.1% to 6.75%.

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

Economy

The economy of Fresno, CA employs 494k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fresno, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (75,828 people), Educational Services (52,120 people), and Retail Trade (49,244 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($110,429), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($67,444), and Public Administration ($66,582).

Employment

Occupations

494k

2024 Value

± 6,215

1.63%

1 Year growth

± 1.74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fresno, CA grew at a rate of 1.63%, from 486k employees to 494k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fresno, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (51,923 people), Sales & Related Occupations (42,664 people), and Management Occupations (41,850 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fresno, 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

494k

2024 Value

± 6,215

1.63%

1 Year growth

± 1.74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fresno, CA grew at a rate of 1.63%, from 486k employees to 494k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fresno, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (75,828 people), Educational Services (52,120 people), and Retail Trade (49,244 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fresno, CA, though some of these residents may live in Fresno, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,851

Median earning men ± $877

$37,238

Median earning women ± $573

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($78,225), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,531), and Information ($66,385).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($57,278), Construction ($54,976), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,799).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

1,397
Health Care and Social Assistance
1,224
Transportation and Warehousing
1,173
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$4.06M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.74M
Manufacturing
$1.59M
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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 Fresno, 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.

Education

In 2024, universities in Fresno, CA awarded 22,294 degrees. The student population of Fresno, CA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 37,969 male students and 52,570 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fresno, CA are Hispanic or Latino (13,360 and 60.5%), White (4,229 and 19.2%), Asian (2,154 and 9.75%), and Unknown (995 and 4.51%).

The largest universities in Fresno, CA by number of degrees awarded are California State University-Fresno (5,999 and 26.9%), Fresno City College (5,116 and 22.9%), and Clovis Community College (2,554 and 11.5%).

The most popular majors in Fresno, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (4,486 and 20.1%), General Business Administration & Management (1,522 and 6.83%), and General Psychology (1,017 and 4.56%).

The median tuition costs are $24,036 for private four year colleges, and $3,708 and $13,638 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Fresno, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 92.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 90,539 (41.9% men and 58.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 90,539 students enrolled in Fresno, CA, 41.9% men and 58.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 57,820 records, of which 59.1% were women and 40.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Biological Sciences
623 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
573 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
543 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Fresno, CA was General Biological Sciences with 623 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

California State University-Fresno
5,999 degrees awarded
Fresno City College
5,116 degrees awarded
Clovis Community College
2,554 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was California State University-Fresno with 5,999 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 8,405 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fresno, CA, which is 0.605 times less than the 13,889 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 13,360 degrees mean that there were 3.16 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 4,229 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

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($24,036) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($728) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,980) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fresno, CA was $389,400 in 2024, which is 1.17 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $363,300 to $389,400, a 7.18% increase. The homeownership rate in Fresno, CA is 57%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fresno, CA have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fresno, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$389,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,115

$210,984

Median Property Taxes

±$3,446

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 Fresno, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fresno, 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 Fresno, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fresno, 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.

$74,468

Median Household Income

± $1,250

370k

Number of Households

± 5,325

In 2024, the median household income of the 370k households in Fresno, CA grew to $74,468 from the previous year's value of $71,897.

The following chart displays the households in Fresno, 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 Fresno, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73%)
Carpooled (11.9%)
Worked At Home (10%)

In 2024, 73% of workers in Fresno, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.9%) and those who worked at home (10%).

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 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fresno, CA have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.39% of the workforce in Fresno, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fresno, CA (213k out of 1.15M 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fresno, CA is Hispanic, followed by Other and Two Or More.

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.