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Porterville, CA

62,765 Population
18.8 square miles 3,340.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.2 ±1.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 31.9 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$23,919 ±$1,301 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: $27,550 ±$610
  • about half the amount in California: $47,977 ±$163
$59,012 ±$3,803 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: $69,489 ±$1,785
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $96,334 ±$298

17.9% ±2.5% (11,074  ±1,552) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 17.8% 83,473 (±1% / ±4,643)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 12% 4,610,600 (±0.1% / ±37,676)

23.7 minutes ±2.3 (571,660  ±59,550) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 23.3 4,103,660 (±0.6 / ±123,186)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)

Families

19,247 ±709 Number of households
  • the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 142,026 ±763
  • California: 13,434,847 ±19,805
3.2 ±0.1 (61,479  ±57) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 3.3 469,773 (±0 / ±141)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.9 38,375,888

8.8% ±2.7% (1,347  ±422) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 6.2% 7,172 (±0.6% / ±700)
  • nearly double the rate in California: 4.8% 458,434 (±0.1% / ±6,537)

Housing

20,025 ±716 Number of housing units
  • the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 152,542 ±106
  • California: 14,532,683 ±1,118

$273,600 ±$10,739 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: $303,000 ±$6,300
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $695,400 ±$1,030

9.1% ±2.2% (5,592  ±1,374.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 8.4% 39,486 (±0.7% / ±3,148.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 11.2% 4,339,762 (±0.1% / ±29,112.5)

Social

69.1% ±4.1% (25,441  ±1,664.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 74.4% 211,759 (±1.4% / ±3,970.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 84.6% 22,792,052 (±0.2% / ±42,908.7)
14.9% ±2.2% (5,472  ±822) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 15.8% 45,102 (±0.6% / ±1,826.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 36.5% 9,834,361 (±0.1% / ±27,165.3)

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

26.1% ±2.7% (16,379  ±1,686) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 21.9% 104,012
  • about the same as the rate in California: 26.7% 10,479,526

3.4% ±0.6% (1,453  ±262) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Visalia, CA Metro Area: 4.3% 14,203 (±0.3% / ±988)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 4.5% 1,355,918 (±0% / ±10,743)
1,453 Total veterans ±262 1,359 Male ±248 94 Female ±68

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