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Porterville, CA

63,157 Population
18.8 square miles 3,355.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.9 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 32.1 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,102 ±$1,121 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: $28,185 ±$459
  • about half the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$60,461 ±$4,586 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: $71,300 ±$1,532
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.3% ±2.6% (10,774  ±1,619) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 17.9% 84,619 (±1% / ±4,749)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.5 minutes ±1.6 (571,410  ±44,695) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 23.7 4,212,360 (±0.5 / ±109,631)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

19,335 ±704 Number of households
  • the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 143,195 ±754
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.2 ±0.1 (61,987  ±75) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 3.3 472,806 (±0 / ±149)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8% ±2.1% (1,245  ±328) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 6.1% 7,133 (±0.6% / ±644)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

20,171 ±680 Number of housing units
  • the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 154,202 ±147
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$285,700 ±$10,923 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: $330,100 ±$4,959
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.8% ±2.2% (5,436  ±1,357.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 8.1% 38,494 (±0.6% / ±3,004.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

69.8% ±3.7% (25,867  ±1,523.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 74.8% 215,131 (±1.3% / ±3,814.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.5% ±1.9% (5,373  ±705.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 16.6% 47,878 (±0.6% / ±1,769.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

26.5% ±2.3% (16,707  ±1,426) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 22.2% 106,332
  • about the same as the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3% ±0.6% (1,303  ±280) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 3.9% 13,196 (±0.3% / ±961)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,303 Total veterans ±280 1,217 Male ±271 86 Female ±65

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