Hanford vs Lemoore

A side-by-side comparison of Hanford and Lemoore: population, income, housing, and more.

Hanford and Lemoore are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hanford has the higher population (59,389 vs 27,023 in Lemoore). Lemoore has the higher median household income ($82,189 vs $73,544 in Hanford). Hanford has the higher median home value ($323,600 vs $319,200 in Lemoore).

Population, income & housing

	Hanford	Lemoore
Population	59,389	27,023
Median age	32.5 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,544	$82,189
Median home value	$323,600	$319,200
Median gross rent	$1,196	$1,394
Housing units	19,912	9,535
Homeownership rate	62.1%	53.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanford	Lemoore
Population	56,475 → 59,389 (+5.2%)	26,107 → 27,023 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$62,413 → $73,544 (+17.8%)	$63,605 → $82,189 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$221,300 → $323,600 (+46.2%)	$229,100 → $319,200 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$992 → $1,196 (+20.6%)	$999 → $1,394 (+39.5%)

Hanford

Population

56,47559,389

Median household income

$62,413$73,544

Median home value

$221,300$323,600

Median gross rent

$992$1,196

Lemoore

Population

26,10727,023

Median household income

$63,605$82,189

Median home value

$229,100$319,200

Median gross rent

$999$1,394

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hanford	Lemoore
Under 5	7.3%	9.0%
5 to 17	21.4%	19.4%
18 to 24	9.6%	9.2%
25 to 34	14.4%	20.2%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.7%	10.5%
55 to 64	9.5%	8.2%
65 to 74	7.4%	6.7%
75 and over	5.5%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanford	Lemoore
White (non-Hispanic)	35.1%	35.2%
Black or African American	5.4%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	51.3%	47.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanford	Lemoore
No high school diploma	19.1%	16.4%
High school graduate	25.7%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanford	Lemoore
Drove alone	76.4%	80.6%
Carpooled	13.6%	12.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.1%
Walked	1.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.1%
Worked from home	6.2%	3.1%
Other means	1.2%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanford	Lemoore
1-unit, detached	74.3%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	10.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Hanford	Lemoore
Poverty rate	14.9%	14.9%
Average household size	3.08	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1986	1991