Poplar-Cotton Center

Population: 2,038
Median household income: $51,893
Median home value: $209,100

Poplar-Cotton Center is a community in Tulare County, California, home to 2,038 residents. Its median household income of $51,893 runs below the Tulare County figure of $69,489.

Between 2019 and 2023, Poplar-Cotton Center's population declined 9.8% from 2,259 to 2,038, while its median home value rose 64.6% from $127,000 to $209,100.

The median gross rent is $977. 4.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,038
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $51,893
Median home value: $209,100
Median gross rent: $977
Housing units: 607
Homeownership rate: 48.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2592,038

Median household income

$32,550$51,893

Median home value

$127,000$209,100

Median gross rent

$786$977

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,259	$32,550	$127,000	$786
2020	1,840	$31,533	$130,500	$794
2021	1,948	$38,667	$130,000	$841
2022	1,918	$47,951	$202,000	$893
2023	2,038	$51,893	$209,100	$977

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3424.2%

35 to 446.1%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	164	8.0%
5 to 17	327	16.0%
18 to 24	230	11.3%
25 to 34	493	24.2%
35 to 44	125	6.1%
45 to 54	239	11.7%
55 to 64	214	10.5%
65 to 74	121	5.9%
75 and over	125	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	110	5.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	239	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,689	82.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma46.9%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's17.7%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	618	46.9%
High school graduate	404	30.7%
Some college or associate's	233	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	59	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled29.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	627	68.9%
Carpooled	269	29.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	376	41.3%
15 to 29 min	311	34.2%
30 to 44 min	162	17.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	61	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.71
Poverty rate: 27.0% (551 of 2,038)

	Count	Share
Family households	457	83.5%
Nonfamily households	90	16.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	547	90.1%
Vacant	60	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	264	48.3%
Renter-occupied	283	51.7%

1-unit, detached70.7%

1-unit, attached8.1%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	429	70.7%
1-unit, attached	49	8.1%
2 to 4 units	60	9.9%
5 to 19 units	15	2.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	54	8.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0658191
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.38 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.0577, -119.1502