Porterville, CA City Data

Porterville, CA is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 39,615 people who live in Porterville and approximately 368,021 who live in Tulare County. We want to help people moving to or living in Porterville to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of Porterville. We have included Porterville housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General Porterville Information

Tulare County where Porterville resides is 4,839.09 square miles. The resident population of this county is 368,021 and has a population rank of 160 out of all the places in the United States.

Porterville has a total of 39,615 people and of those residents there are 19,444 males and 20,171 females. The median age of the male population is 27.4 and the female population is 29.8. There are approximately 7,261 births each year and around 2,646 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in Porterville varies per year, but currently 37,735 are one race and 1,880 are two or more races.

Of the 39,615 people who live in Porterville, there are 14,960 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Porterville is 7,603 male and 7,357 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 26,045.

General Porterville Information
Total area in square miles - Tulare County	4,839.09
Water area in square miles - Tulare County	N/A
Resident population - Tulare County	368,021
Population rank - Tulare County	160
Total population	39,615
Total population (male)	19,444
Total population (female)	20,171
Population median age (male)	27.4
Population median age (female)	29.8
Births - Tulare County	7,261
Deaths- Tulare County	2,646
Population of one race	37,735
Population of two or more races	1,880
Population under 20 years	14,960
Population under 20 years (male)	7,603
Population under 20 years (female)	7,357
Total population 18 years and over	26,045

Porterville Social Characteristics

There are 110,385 households in Porterville. Families make up 87,712 of these households. The table below breaks down the Porterville families into three different groups. Married-couple families (64,123), male householder with no wife present (7,060) and female householder with no husband present (15,290). The remainder of the Porterville households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 23,324. Porterville, CA moving companies help people in Porterville move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including Porterville. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where Porterville is based, there are 133,756 females 15 and over; of those females there are 32,239 never married, 72,381 now married, 4,365 separated, 12,123 widowed, and 12,648 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 2,660 separated, 3,093 widowed and 9,226 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding Porterville social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on Porterville.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Tulare County)
Total households	110,385
Family households (families)	87,712
With own children under 18 years	54,680
Married-couple family	64,123
With own children under 18 years	36,194
Male householder, no wife present, family	7,060
With own children under 18 years	4,023
Female householder, no husband present, family	15,290
With own children under 18 years	10,426
Nonfamily households	23,324
Householder living alone	18,765
65 years and over	8,531

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	6,194
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,530
Average household size	3.2
Average family size	3.62

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	34,580
Householder	9,170
Spouse	6,310
Child	14,662
Other relatives	1,036
Nonrelatives	1,365
Unmarried partner	613
Roomer or boarder	155
Housemate or roommate	234
Unmarried partner	831
Foster child	54
Other	309

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	3,403
Male householder	1,083
Male householder living alone	840
Male householder not living alone	243
Female householder	1,631
Female householder living alone	1,426
Female householder not living alone	205
Nonrelatives	689
Unmarried partner	218
Roomer or boarder	116
Housemate or roommate	229
Foster child	20
Other	106

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	133,756
Never married	32,239
Now married	72,381
Separated	4,365
Widowed	12,123
Divorced	12,648
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	2,660
Widowed	3,093
Divorced	9,226

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	39,615
Male	19,444
Under 5 years	1,920
5 to 9 years	1,946
10 to 14 years	1,894
15 to 17 years	1,135
18 and 19 years	708
20 years	348
21 years	292
22 to 24 years	844
25 to 29 years	1,369
30 to 34 years	1,365
35 to 39 years	1,487
40 to 44 years	1,266
45 to 49 years	1,191
50 to 54 years	1,033
55 to 59 years	656
60 and 61 years	242
62 to 64 years	298
65 and 66 years	164
67 to 69 years	233
70 to 74 years	334
75 to 79 years	329
80 to 84 years	217
85 years and over	173
Female	20,171
Under 5 years	1,839
5 to 9 years	1,973
10 to 14 years	1,790
15 to 17 years	1,073
18 and 19 years	682
20 years	292
21 years	277
22 to 24 years	829
25 to 29 years	1,373
30 to 34 years	1,434
35 to 39 years	1,393
40 to 44 years	1,413
45 to 49 years	1,248
50 to 54 years	967
55 to 59 years	720
60 and 61 years	269
62 to 64 years	311
65 and 66 years	215
67 to 69 years	284
70 to 74 years	508
75 to 79 years	484
80 to 84 years	372
85 years and over	425

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	39,615
One race	37,735
White	21,690
Black or African American	506
American Indian and Alaska Native	684
Asian	1,835
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	61
Some other race	24
Two or more races	1,880

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	37,983
People who are White alone	20,462
People who are Black or African American alone	389
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	675
People who are Asian alone	1,810
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	61
People who are Hispanic or Latino	19,298
People who are Some other race alone	12,747

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	335,395
Same house	178,117
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	27,001
Different state or abroad	17,630
Different state	7,412
Abroad	10,218

PLACE OF BIRTH (Tulare County)
Total resident population	368,021
Born in United States	137,885
State of residence	223,851
Different state	58,576
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	2,470
Foreign born	83,124

Porterville Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding Porterville. That total enrollment is 118,065 for the population of the country, which includes Porterville. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 38,552 and elementary or high school enrollment was 174,759 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 17,958.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the Porterville population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	118,065
Pre-kindergarten	5,767
Public	4,260
Private	1,507
Kindergarten	6,959
Public	6,526
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	58,484
Public	55,961
Private	2,523
Elementary and high school	87,380
Public	83,725
Private	3,655
High school grades 9 to 12	28,896
Public	27,764
Private	1,132
College, undergraduate years	15,843
Public	14,391
Private	1,452
Graduate or professional school	2,116
Public	1,324
Private	792
Not enrolled in school	230,672

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	204,888
Less than 9th grade	47,161
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	31,351
High school graduate	47,004
Some college, no degree	42,886
Associate's degree	12,926
Bachelor's degree	23,560
Graduate or professional degree	11.5
Percent high school graduate or higher	61.7
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	15,956

Porterville Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 257,320 people that are employed over the age of 16 in Porterville. The Porterville occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (33,892), service occupations (21,708), sales and office occupations (30,447), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (17,643), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (11,296) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (19,108). The 257,320 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 97,579 private wage and salary workers, 24,685 government workers, 11,174 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Tulare County)
Population 16 years and over	257,320
In labor force	153,805
Civilian labor force	153,687
Employed	134,094
Unemployed	19,593
Percent Unemployed	12.7
Armed Forces	118
Females 16 years and over	130,297
In labor force	67,830
Civilian labor force	67,830
Unemployed Civilian labor force	9,098
Armed forces
Males 16 years and over	127,023
In labor force	85,975
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	10,495
Armed forces	118

COMMUTING TO WORK (Tulare County)
Workers 16 years and over	130,744
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	94,396
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	24,391
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	3,204
Other means	1,733
Worked at home	4,618
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	2,758,395

OCCUPATION (Tulare County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	33,892
Management, professional, and related occupations	33,892
Service occupations	21,708
Sales and office occupations	30,447
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	17,643
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	11,296
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	19,108

INDUSTRY (Tulare County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	33,892
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	20,383
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	12,610
Wholesale trade	8,209
Retail trade	14,317
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,670
Information	1,628
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	5,041
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	8,219
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	27,691
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	8,542
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	7,701

CLASS OF WORKER (Tulare County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	33,892
Private wage and salary workers	97,579
Government workers	24,685
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	11,174
Unpaid family workers	N/A

Porterville Housing Characteristics

In Porterville, CA there are 119,639 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 110,385 occupied and 9,254 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In Porterville, there are 87,838 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 4,738 units in Porterville. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of Porterville, CA local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, Porterville, CA truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in Porterville. There are 1,445 housing units with rent less than $200, 2,821 with rent between $200-299, 13,779 with rent between $300-499 and 20,727 with rent for $500 and above. Full Porterville gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have Porterville, CA home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Tulare County)
Total housing units	119,639
Occupied housing units	110,385
Vacant housing units	9,254

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Tulare County)
Total housing units	119,639
1-unit, detached	87,838
1-unit, attached	4,738
2 units	3,086
3 or 4 units	5,426
5 to 9 units	2,560
10 to 19 units	1,519
20 to 49 units	1,950
50 or more units	1,782
Mobile home	10,431

HOUSING TENURE (Tulare County)
Occupied housing units	110,385
Owner-occupied	67,913
Renter-occupied	42,472

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Tulare County)
Occupied housing units	110,385
No vehicles available	10,663
2 vehicle available	62,921
3 vehicles available	14,257
4 vehicles available	4,238
5 or more vehicles available	1,642

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Tulare County)
Occupied housing units	110,385
Utility gas	79,332
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	17,198
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	137
Coal or coke	12
Wood	3,126
Solar energy	23
Other fuel	649
No fuel used	434

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Tulare County)
Occupied housing units	110,385
Less Than $50,000	67,913
$50,000 to $99,999	28,010
$100,000 to $149,999	15,872
$150,000 to $199,999	5,839
$200,000 to $299,999	3,585
$300,000 to $499,999	966
$1,000,000 or more	92
Median (dollars)	97,800

GROSS RENT (Tulare County)
Occupied units paying rent	42,472
Less than $200	1,445
$200 to $299	2,821
$300 to $499	13,779
$500 to $699	12,764
$700 to $999	6,497
$1,000 to $1,499	1,307
$1,500 or more	158