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

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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
2024 Median Property Value
$297,400
6.82% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
55,936
1.93% 1-year growth

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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. 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.

81% of the residents in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA was $297,400, and the homeownership rate was 57%.

Most people in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA was 2 cars per household.

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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
78,056
Women
49.6%
79,442
Men
50.4%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 157,498 inhabitants, with 50.4% men, and 49.6% women.

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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.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    59k ± 2.79k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    38.9k ± 2.81k
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    29.5k ± 1.77k
77.1%
Hispanic Population
121k 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.

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

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    40,230 ± 4,249 people
  2. Philippines
    954 ± 756 people
  3. El Salvador
    674 ± 636 people

In 2023, 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 40,230 Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA residents, followed by Philippines with 954 and El Salvador with 674.

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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.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    89,303 households (61%)
  2. Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
    881 households (0.602%)
  3. 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.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,051 ± 201
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    717 ± 276
  3. 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.

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Economy

The economy of Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA employs 55.9k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA were Farming (9,439 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,757 people), and Construction (3,572 people), and the highest paying industries were Car Dealers ($131,555), Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate ($117,660), and Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities ($114,456).

Males in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.14 times higher than the average income of females, which is $48,067. The income inequality in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.449, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
24,432
Women
43.7%
31,504
Men
56.3%

The workforce of Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA in 2023 was 55,936 people, with 43.7% woman, and 56.3% men.

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Occupations

55.9k
2023 Value
1.93%
1 Year growth
± 1.93%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 1.93%, from 54.9k employees to 55.9k 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 (10,125 people), Cashiers (1,744 people), and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,575 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

55.9k
2023 Value
1.93%
1 Year growth
± 1.93%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 1.93%, from 54.9k employees to 55.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA, are Farming (9,439 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,757 people), and Construction (3,572 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.

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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).

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

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Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 5.02% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 3.66% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA in 2023 were Primary Education (34.7k), High School or Equivalent (31.8k), and Some college (24.1k).

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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.

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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%.

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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.
$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.

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Wage Distribution

0.449
2023 Wage GINI in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA
0.446
2022 Wage GINI in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA

In 2023, the income inequality in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.776% growth from 2022 to 2023, 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 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tulare County (Outside Visalia, Tulare & Porterville Cities) PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.2%)
  2. Carpooled (15.7%)
  3. 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%).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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).

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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.

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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%.

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