Terra Bella

Population: 1,658
Median household income: $62,073
Median home value: $225,000

Terra Bella is a community in Tulare County, California, home to 1,658 residents. At $62,073, its median household income sits below Tulare County's $69,489.

From 2019 to 2023, Terra Bella's population declined 47.9% from 3,182 to 1,658, while its median home value rose 56.3% from $144,000 to $225,000.

65.9% of workers drive to work alone. 55.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,658
Median age: 29.1 yrs
Median household income: $62,073
Median home value: $225,000
Median gross rent: $1,082
Housing units: 486
Homeownership rate: 45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
Unemployment rate: 42.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1821,658

Median household income

$22,500$62,073

Median home value

$144,000$225,000

Median gross rent

$777$1,082

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,182	$22,500	$144,000	$777
2020	2,389	$20,906	$164,700	$794
2021	1,563	$20,857	$154,400	$821
2022	1,806	$25,370	$213,500	$959
2023	1,658	$62,073	$225,000	$1,082

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 647.0%

65 to 744.5%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	148	8.9%
5 to 17	371	22.4%
18 to 24	211	12.7%
25 to 34	260	15.7%
35 to 44	243	14.7%
45 to 54	177	10.7%
55 to 64	116	7.0%
65 to 74	74	4.5%
75 and over	58	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	207	12.5%
Black or African American	18	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	1.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
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)	1,401	84.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma43.6%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's14.0%

Bachelor's degree1.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	405	43.6%
High school graduate	364	39.2%
Some college or associate's	130	14.0%
Bachelor's degree	16	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone65.9%

Carpooled23.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	244	65.9%
Carpooled	85	23.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	41	11.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	74	22.5%
15 to 29 min	177	53.8%
30 to 44 min	36	10.9%
45 to 59 min	12	3.6%
60+ min	30	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.59
Poverty rate: 17.6% (292 of 1,658)

	Count	Share
Family households	374	82.0%
Nonfamily households	82	18.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	456	93.8%
Vacant	30	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	209	45.8%
Renter-occupied	247	54.2%

1-unit, detached55.3%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	269	55.3%
1-unit, attached	17	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	54	11.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	146	30.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0678288
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.9600, -119.0385