Fresno

Population: 543,615
Median household income: $66,804
Median home value: $348,500

Fresno, a community in Fresno County, California, has 543,615 residents. At $66,804, its median household income sits below Fresno County's $71,434.

From 2019 to 2023, Fresno's population grew 3.5% from 525,010 to 543,615, while its median home value rose 44.0% from $242,000 to $348,500.

73.7% of workers drive to work alone. 61.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 543,615
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $66,804
Median home value: $348,500
Median gross rent: $1,324
Housing units: 188,013
Homeownership rate: 49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

525,010543,615

Median household income

$50,432$66,804

Median home value

$242,000$348,500

Median gross rent

$1,005$1,324

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	525,010	$50,432	$242,000	$1,005
2020	526,147	$53,368	$256,000	$1,041
2021	538,678	$57,211	$273,900	$1,115
2022	541,528	$63,001	$321,800	$1,227
2023	543,615	$66,804	$348,500	$1,324

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40,388	7.4%
5 to 17	110,970	20.4%
18 to 24	54,676	10.1%
25 to 34	88,713	16.3%
35 to 44	72,790	13.4%
45 to 54	57,013	10.5%
55 to 64	53,251	9.8%
65 to 74	39,901	7.3%
75 and over	25,913	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	134,214	24.7%
Black or African American	34,477	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,529	0.5%
Asian	75,354	13.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	763	0.1%
Some other race	2,324	0.4%
Two or more races	19,137	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	274,817	50.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.9%

High school graduate22.9%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	67,127	19.9%
High school graduate	77,238	22.9%
Some college or associate's	109,250	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	56,426	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	27,540	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	166,891	73.7%
Carpooled	25,333	11.2%
Public transit	2,910	1.3%
Walked	3,640	1.6%
Bicycle	980	0.4%
Worked from home	23,083	10.2%
Other means	3,748	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	51,327	25.2%
15 to 29 min	104,274	51.2%
30 to 44 min	31,919	15.7%
45 to 59 min	6,927	3.4%
60+ min	9,055	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 20.9% (111,660 of 534,270)

	Count	Share
Family households	120,108	66.8%
Nonfamily households	59,576	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	179,684	95.6%
Vacant	8,329	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	89,235	49.7%
Renter-occupied	90,449	50.3%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units12.6%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	115,434	61.4%
1-unit, attached	6,127	3.3%
2 to 4 units	20,039	10.7%
5 to 19 units	23,780	12.6%
20 or more units	17,950	9.5%
Mobile home & other	4,683	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0627000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 116 sq mi
Water area: 1.2 sq mi
Center point: 36.7827, -119.7934