Porterville, CA

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US Senator

N/AAlex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAdam Schiff

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

31.2

0.319% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

17.9%

0.884% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$59,012

5.78% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$273,600

10.8% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

25,588

0.327% 1-year decline

About

In N/A, Porterville, CA had a population of N/A people with a median age of 31.2 and a median household income of $59,012. Between N/A and N/A the population of Porterville, CA N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $55,785 to $59,012, a 5.78% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Porterville, CA are Other (Hispanic) (34%), Two+ (Hispanic) (21.3%), White (Non-Hispanic) (19.6%), White (Hispanic) (16.6%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.62%).

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 N/A are Porterville College (661 degrees awarded in 2023) and San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville (50 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Porterville, CA was $273,600, and the homeownership rate was 54.9%.

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Population & Diversity

Porterville, CA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 85.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 26.1% of Porterville, CA residents were born outside of the country (16.4k people).

In 2023, there were 1.6 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (21.3k people) in Porterville, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.4k Two+ (Hispanic) and 12.3k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.1%

2023 Citizenship

84.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 85.1% of Porterville, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Porterville, CA was 84.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Porterville, CA

Other (Hispanic)
21.3k ± 2.37k
Two+ (Hispanic)
13.4k ± 2.06k
White (Non-Hispanic)
12.3k ± 1.17k

73.6%

Hispanic Population

46.2k people

73.6% of the people in Porterville, CA are hispanic (46.2k people).

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

Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,899,021 ± 46,015 people
Philippines
824,230 ± 22,055 people
China
685,370 ± 20,148 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Porterville, CA was Mexico, the natal country of 3,899,021 Porterville, CA residents, followed by Philippines with 824,230 and China with 685,370.

Foreign-Born Population

26.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

16.4k people

26.5%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

16.6k people

As of 2023, 26.1% of Porterville, CA residents (16.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Porterville, CA was 26.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
823 ± 219
Gulf War (1990s)
174 ± 102
Gulf War (2001-)
163 ± 97

Porterville, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.73 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Porterville, CA employs 25.6k people. The largest industries in Porterville, CA are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,833 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (3,591 people), and Retail Trade (3,076 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($232,667), Utilities ($120,357), and Public Administration ($55,133).

Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $75,777. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

25.6k

2023 Value

± 1,677

−0.327%

1 Year decline

± 9.49%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Porterville, CA declined at a rate of −0.327%, from 25.7k employees to 25.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Porterville, CA, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (2,999 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,533 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,369 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Porterville, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

25.6k

2023 Value

± 1,677

−0.327%

1 Year decline

± 9.49%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Porterville, CA declined at a rate of −0.327%, from 25.7k employees to 25.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Porterville, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,833 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (3,591 people), and Retail Trade (3,076 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.

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 52 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

2024 Election Results

N/AKamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
N/ADonald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
N/ARobert 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

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.

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.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Porterville, CA are Hispanic or Latino (596 and 83.9%), followed by 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 NaNk%) and San Joaquin Valley College-Porterville (50 and NaNk%).

The most popular majors in N/A are General Social Sciences (142 and NaNk%), Biological & Physical Sciences (80 and NaNk%), and Humanistic Studies (75 and NaNk%).

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Porterville College
661 degrees awarded
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.

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.

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Porterville, CA was $273,600 in 2023, which is 0.902 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $246,900 to $273,600, a 10.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Porterville, CA is 54.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

Median household income in Porterville, CA is $59,012. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Porterville, CA was Census Tract 35.01 with a value of $78,500, followed by Census Tract 36.02 and Census Tract 37, with respective values of $69,419 and $61,250.

Housing

Property

$273,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$10,739

$10,569

Median Property Taxes

±$936

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 $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 35.01
Census Tract 36.02
Census Tract 37

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Porterville, CA was Census Tract 35.01 with a value of $78,500, followed by Census Tract 36.02 and Census Tract 37, with respective values of $69,419 and $61,250.

The following map shows all of the places in Porterville, CA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$59,012

Median Household Income

± $3,803

19.2k

Number of Households

± 1,382

In 2023, the median household income of the 19.2k households in Porterville, CA grew to $59,012 from the previous year's value of $55,785.

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Porterville, CA is from Porterville, CA.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.3%)
Carpooled (17.1%)
Worked At Home (2.45%)

In 2023, 78.3% of workers in Porterville, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.1%) and those who worked at home (2.45%).

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

N/A minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Porterville, CA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 3.19% of the workforce in Porterville, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Porterville, CA (11.1k out of 62k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 18 - 24.

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.

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

93.4% of the population of Porterville, CA has health coverage, with 32.2% on employee plans, 45.1% on Medicaid, 7.74% on Medicare, 7.84% on non-group plans, and 0.442% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tulare County, CA see 2275 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.43% decrease from the previous year (2308 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1773 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 329 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,275 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Tulare County, CA

Primary care physicians in Tulare County, CA see an average of 2,275 patients per year. This represents a 1.43% decrease from the previous year (2,308 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.4% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 32.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.6%

Uninsured

32.2%

Employer Coverage

45.1%

Medicaid

7.74%

Medicare

7.84%

Non-Group

0.442%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Porterville, CA grew by 3.03% from 6.4% to 6.6%.

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

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