Porterville

Population: 62,765
Median household income: $59,012
Median home value: $273,600

Located in Tulare County, California, Porterville is a community with a population of 62,765. Its median household income of $59,012 runs below the Tulare County figure of $69,489.

From 2019 to 2023, Porterville's population grew 5.1% from 59,697 to 62,765, while its median home value rose 58.6% from $172,500 to $273,600.

The median gross rent is $1,111. 14.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 62,765
Median age: 31.2 yrs
Median household income: $59,012
Median home value: $273,600
Median gross rent: $1,111
Housing units: 20,025
Homeownership rate: 54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

59,69762,765

Median household income

$43,823$59,012

Median home value

$172,500$273,600

Median gross rent

$941$1,111

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	59,697	$43,823	$172,500	$941
2020	59,056	$44,095	$182,100	$943
2021	62,164	$48,955	$208,400	$994
2022	62,491	$55,785	$246,900	$1,086
2023	62,765	$59,012	$273,600	$1,111

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1722.8%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,166	8.2%
5 to 17	14,338	22.8%
18 to 24	6,437	10.3%
25 to 34	8,514	13.6%
35 to 44	8,940	14.2%
45 to 54	5,847	9.3%
55 to 64	5,711	9.1%
65 to 74	4,919	7.8%
75 and over	2,893	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,315	19.6%
Black or African American	436	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	466	0.7%
Asian	1,647	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	196	0.3%
Some other race	83	0.1%
Two or more races	1,435	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	46,187	73.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.9%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,383	30.9%
High school graduate	9,401	25.5%
Some college or associate's	10,568	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,431	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,041	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled17.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,342	78.3%
Carpooled	4,228	17.1%
Public transit	69	0.3%
Walked	327	1.3%
Bicycle	16	0.1%
Worked from home	606	2.5%
Other means	113	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,728	44.5%
15 to 29 min	6,101	25.3%
30 to 44 min	2,741	11.4%
45 to 59 min	2,149	8.9%
60+ min	2,376	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.19
Poverty rate: 17.9% (11,074 of 61,967)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,180	78.9%
Nonfamily households	4,067	21.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,247	96.1%
Vacant	778	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,569	54.9%
Renter-occupied	8,678	45.1%

1-unit, detached69.1%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units8.2%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,837	69.1%
1-unit, attached	269	1.3%
2 to 4 units	2,115	10.6%
5 to 19 units	915	4.6%
20 or more units	1,650	8.2%
Mobile home & other	1,239	6.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0658240
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 36.0635, -119.0336