County in California, United States
County in California, United States
Tulare County
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Coordinates:36°14′N 118°48′W / 36.23°N 118.80°W /36.23; -118.80 Country United States State California Regions San Joaquin Valley andSierra Nevada Metro area Visalia-Porterville Metropolitan Area Incorporated July 10, 1852 Named after Tulare Lake , which is named for thetule rush that lined its shoresCounty seat Visalia Largest city Visalia Incorporated cities 8 Government
• Type Council–CAO • Body Board of Supervisors • Chair Pete Vander Poel • Vice Chair Amy Shuklian • Board of Supervisors[ 2] Larry Micari Peter Vander Poel Amy Shuklian Eddie Valero Dennis Townsend • Administrative Officer Jason Britt[ 1] Area
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4,839 sq mi (12,530 km2 ) • Land 4,823 sq mi (12,490 km2 ) • Water 14 sq mi (36 km2 ) Highest elevation 14,501 ft (4,420 m) Population • Total
473,117 483,546 • Density 98.10/sq mi (37.88/km2 ) GDP • Total $22.794 billion (2022) Time zone UTC−8 (Pacific ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−7 (PDT )Area code 559 ,661 FIPS code06-107 GNIS feature ID277318 Congressional districts 20th ,21st ,22nd Website tularecounty
Tulare County (/t ʊ ˈ l ɛər i ⓘ tuu-LAIR -ee county located in theU.S. state ofCalifornia . As of the2020 census , the population was 473,117.[ 4] county seat isVisalia .[ 6] Tulare Lake , once the largest freshwater lake west of theGreat Lakes . Drained for agricultural development, the site is now inKings County , which was created in 1893 from the western portion of the formerly larger Tulare County.
Tulare County comprises the Visalia-Porterville , CAMetropolitan Statistical Area . The county is located south ofFresno , spanning from theSan Joaquin Valley east to theSierra Nevada .
Sequoia National Park is located in the county, as is part ofKings Canyon National Park , in its northeast corner (shared withFresno County ), and part ofMount Whitney , on its eastern border (shared withInyo County ). As of the2020 census , the population was 473,117, up from 442,179 at the2010 census .
Road sign, 1920 The land was occupied for thousands of years by theYokuts . Beginning in the eighteenth century, Spain established missions to colonize California and convert the American Indians to Christianity. ComandantePedro Fages , while hunting for deserters in the Central Valley in 1772, discovered a greatlake surrounded bymarshes and filled withrushes ; he named itLos Tules (the tules). It is from this lake that the county derives its name. The root of the nameTulare is found in theNahuatl wordtullin , designatingcattail or similar reeds.
In 1805, 1806 and again in 1816, the Spanish out of Mission San Luis Obispo explored Lake Tulare.[ 7] Mission San Luis Obispo arrived at Bubal with soldiers and armed Christian NorthernChumash pressuring the people to send their children for baptism at his mission on the coast. Conflict broke out, and Martinez's party burned Bubal to the ground, destroying the cache of food harvested for the winter.[ 8] Salinans under Fr. Cabot atMission San Miguel was better, between 1816 and 1834, Bubal was a center of native resistance. The marshes around Lake Tulare were impenetrable by Spanish horses, which gave the Yokuts a military advantage. At one point, the Spanish considered building a presidio with 100 soldiers at Bubal to control the resistance, but that never came to pass. The Spanish called the natives of the area Tulareños, and before 1816 and after 1834, they were incorporated into Mission San Miguel and Mission San Luis Obispo.[ 8]
After Mexico achieved independence, it continued to rule California. After theMexican Cession and theTreaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, the area became part of the United States. Tulare County was soon formed from parts ofMariposa County only four years later in 1852. There were two early attempts to split off a newBuena Vista County in 1855 andCoso County in 1864, but both failed. Parts of the county's territory were given toFresno County in 1856, toKern County andInyo County in 1866 and toKings County in 1893.
The infectious diseaseTularemia caused by the bacteriumFrancisella tularensis is named after Tulare County.
In 1908 ColonelAllen Allensworth and associates founded the town ofAllensworth as a black farming community. They intended to develop a place where African Americans could thrive free of white discrimination. It was the only community in California founded, financed and governed by African Americans. While its first years were highly successful, the community encountered environmental problems from dropping water tables which eventually caused it to fail. Today the historic area is preserved as theColonel Allensworth State Historic Park , which is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places .
According to theU.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 4,839 square miles (12,530 km2 ), of which 4,823 square miles (12,490 km2 ) is land and 14 square miles (36 km2 ), or 0.3%, is water.[ 9]
Mount Whitney is located on the Tulare–Inyo county line. Columbine Lake National protected areas [ edit ] Sequoia National Park [ edit ] Sequoia National Park is located within Tulare County. Sequoia National Park is anational park in the southernSierra Nevada , east ofVisalia . It was established in 1890 as the second U.S. national park, afterYellowstone . The park spans 404,051 acres (1,635.14 km2 ). Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly 13,000 feet (3,962 m), the park contains among its natural resources the highest point in the contiguous 48 United States,Mount Whitney , at 14,505 feet (4,421 m) above sea level. The park is south of and contiguous withKings Canyon National Park ; the two are administered by theNational Park Service as one unit, calledSequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks .
Tulare County is rich in native plant species due in part to a diversity in habitats, including creeks, rivers, hills, and mountains. Native plants include incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens Quercus lobata Umbellularia californica Arctostaphylos manzanita Salvia spathacea Cercocarpus betuloides Asclepias speciosa Epilobium cleistogamum Mimulus Penstemon Melica californica Muhlenbergia rigens [ 10]
Government and policing [ edit ] Tulare County is a general law county under theCalifornia Constitution . That is, it does not have a county charter. The county is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors. Supervisors are elected by districts for four-year terms. There are no term limits in effect. The chairman and vice-chairman are elected annually by the Board of Supervisors from among its members.
The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office provides court protection, county jail operation, patrol and detective functions in the unincorporated areas of the county. Incorporated cities have municipal police departments or contract with the Sheriff’s Office for their police operations.
Public transportation [ edit ] Tulare County Area Transit (TCaT) provides an intracounty bus service linking the population centers. One TCaT route connects to Delano in Kern County.
The cities ofTulare ,Porterville , andVisalia have their own local intracity bus services.
Greyhound Lines provides long-distance, intercity bus service outside the county.
ThePorterville Municipal Airport , located 3 nautical miles (3.5 mi; 5.6 km) from Downtown Porterville. The airport offers general aviation to the public; it is also home to Porterville Air Attack Base on the south part of the airport. TheVisalia Municipal Airport is a city-owned airport for the city ofVisalia, California .Mefford Field is a city-ownedgeneral aviation airport located in Tulare.
The nearest full-operation commercial airports areBakersfield 'sMeadows Field Airport to the south, andFresno 'sFresno Yosemite International Airport to the north.V-LINE buses operate daily service between the Visalia Transit Center and the Fresno Airport.
The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense, as of 2019.
Population and crime rates Population[ 11] 473,117 Violent crime[ 12] 334 0.70 Homicide[ 12] 9 0.01 Forcible rape[ 12] 30 0.06 Robbery[ 12] 64 0.13 Aggravated assault[ 12] 231 0.48 Property crime[ 12] 1,893 4.00 Burglary[ 12] 637 1.34 Larceny-theft[ 12] [ note 1] 1,254 2.65 Motor vehicle theft[ 12] 2 0.004 Arson[ 12] 0 0.00
Cities by population and crime rates [ edit ] Cities by population and crime rates City Population[ 13] Violent crimes[ 13] Violent crime rate Property crimes[ 13] Property crime rate Dinuba 24,685 161 6.52 530 21.47 Exeter 10,557 26 2.46 265 25.10 Farmersville 10,781 35 3.24 190 17.62 Lindsay 13,708 69 5.03 250 18.23 Porterville 60,209 192 3.18 1,297 21.54 Tulare 65,134 261 4.00 1,469 22.55 Visalia 134,961 586 4.34 3,900 28.89 Woodlake 7,682 28 3.64 88 11.45
Historical population Census Pop. Note %± 1860 4,638 — 1870 4,533 −2.3% 1880 11,281 148.9% 1890 24,574 117.8% 1900 18,375 −25.2% 1910 35,440 92.9% 1920 59,031 66.6% 1930 77,442 31.2% 1940 107,152 38.4% 1950 149,264 39.3% 1960 168,403 12.8% 1970 188,322 11.8% 1980 245,738 30.5% 1990 311,921 26.9% 2000 368,021 18.0% 2010 442,179 20.2% 2020 473,117 7.0% 2024 (est.) 483,546 [ 14] 2.2% U.S. Decennial Census[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
Tulare County, California – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic ) Pop 1980[ 31] Pop 1990[ 32] Pop 2000[ 33] Pop 2010[ 34] Pop 2020[ 35] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020 White alone (NH)159,996 170,283 153,916 143,935 125,022 65.11% 54.59% 41.82% 32.55% 26.43% Black or African American alone (NH)3,448 4,305 5,122 5,497 5,332 1.40% 1.38% 1.39% 1.24% 1.13% Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH)2,558 3,228 3,011 3,323 3,458 1.04% 1.03% 0.82% 0.75% 0.73% Asian alone (NH)5,066 12,468 11,457 14,204 15,997 2.06% 4.00% 3.11% 3.21% 3.38% Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH)x[ 36] x[ 37] 257 370 511 x x 0.07% 0.08% 0.11% Other race alone (NH)1,372 744 444 641 2,132 0.56% 0.24% 0.12% 0.14% 0.45% Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x[ 38] x[ 39] 6,968 6,144 10,770 x x 1.89% 1.39% 2.28% Hispanic or Latino (any race)73,298 120,893 186,846 268,065 309,895 29.83% 38.76% 50.77% 60.62% 65.50% Total 245,738 311,921 368,021 442,179 473,117 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
The2020 United States census reported that Tulare County had a population of 473,117 and the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 69.0% from 18 to 64, 6.5% from 65 to 74, 3.2% from 75 to 84 and 1.4% who were 85 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years.[ 11]
The racial makeup of Tulare County including Hispanics was 186,255 (39.4%)White , 6,668 (1.4%)African American , 10,645 (2.2%)Native American , 17,194 (3.6%)Asian , 723 (0.1%)Pacific Islander , 165,230 (34.9%) fromother races , and 86,402 (18.2%) from two or more races. There were 309,895 people (65.5%) ofHispanic orLatino origin, of any race.[ 40] German , 3.2%English , 2.8% Irish, 2.4% Portuguese and 2.3%American ancestry according toCensus 2020 . 48.7% spokeEnglish , 47.4%Spanish and 1.0%Indo-European as their first language.
There were 144,109households , out of which 45.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% weremarried couples living together, 15.2% had a male householder with no spouse present, 24.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 20.8% were non-families, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.57.[ 11]
There were 150,652 household units, and 141,987 occupied housing units in the county. Thepopulation density was 98.1 people per square mile (37.9 people/km2 ).[ 41]
The median income for a household in the county was $57,692, and the median income for a family was $53,330. Theper capita income for the county was $23,096.[ 42] poverty line , including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.
Population, race, and income Total population[ 43] 436,234 White[ 43] 343,225 78.7% Black or African American[ 43] 7,130 1.6% American Indian or Alaska Native[ 43] 5,635 1.3% Asian[ 43] 15,151 3.5% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[ 43] 289 0.1% Some other race[ 43] 50,819 11.6% Two or more races[ 43] 13,985 3.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[ 44] 260,798 59.8% Per capita income[ 45] $17,986 Median household income[ 46] $43,550 Median family income[ 47] $46,881
[ edit ] Places by population and race Place Type[ 48] Population[ 43] White[ 43] Other[ 43] [ note 2] Asian[ 43] Black or African[ 43] Native American[ 43] [ note 3] Hispanic or Latino[ 44] Allensworth CDP 281 90.7% 0.4% 1.8% 7.1% 0.0% 84.7% Alpaugh CDP 847 86.3% 9.6% 0.0% 2.4% 1.8% 74.5% California Hot Springs CDP 67 98.5% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Camp Nelson CDP 119 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cedar Slope CDP 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cutler CDP 4,312 80.6% 17.6% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 97.4% Delft Colony CDP 492 61.6% 38.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 93.1% Dinuba City 21,163 70.7% 26.6% 1.9% 0.0% 0.8% 85.8% Ducor CDP 454 66.1% 33.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 65.4% Earlimart CDP 7,225 84.2% 13.6% 2.0% 0.0% 0.1% 96.4% East Orosi CDP 231 59.7% 40.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% East Porterville CDP 6,585 78.1% 18.3% 2.3% 0.1% 1.2% 75.4% East Tulare Villa CDP 1,004 81.6% 13.1% 4.7% 0.6% 0.0% 70.6% El Rancho CDP 41 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% Exeter City 10,255 86.4% 11.0% 0.0% 1.6% 1.0% 45.8% Farmersville City 10,445 83.2% 15.3% 0.4% 0.0% 1.1% 81.7% Goshen CDP 3,586 81.6% 14.2% 1.2% 2.5% 0.5% 80.0% Hartland CDP 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Idlewild CDP 29 82.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 17.2% 0.0% Ivanhoe CDP 4,614 86.0% 13.2% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 81.3% Kennedy Meadows CDP 18 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Lemon Cove CDP 202 93.1% 2.0% 0.0% 5.0% 0.0% 27.7% Lindcove CDP 350 85.1% 12.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.9% 54.0% Lindsay City 11,664 79.4% 17.2% 2.6% 0.7% 0.1% 86.5% Linnell Camp CDP 735 96.6% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% London CDP 1,927 76.6% 18.9% 2.6% 0.0% 1.8% 90.4% McClenney Tract CDP 6 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Matheny CDP 1,116 72.5% 16.6% 0.0% 9.3% 1.6% 55.7% Monson CDP 33 75.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 24.2% 33.3% Orosi CDP 9,347 59.0% 28.5% 11.2% 0.5% 0.7% 84.8% Panorama Heights CDP 43 74.4% 25.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Patterson Tract CDP 1,817 66.5% 17.5% 5.2% 0.0% 10.8% 63.2% Pierpoint CDP 19 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Pine Flat CDP 114 64.9% 35.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Pixley CDP 2,957 74.5% 16.5% 2.6% 5.7% 0.7% 75.5% Plainview CDP 1,101 58.0% 40.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 91.6% Ponderosa CDP 52 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Poplar-Cotton Center CDP 1,991 69.9% 7.8% 21.8% 0.0% 0.4% 61.9% Porterville City 53,531 72.8% 18.9% 5.1% 1.0% 2.2% 61.0% Posey CDP 6 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Poso Park CDP 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Richgrove CDP 2,592 56.2% 41.6% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 97.3% Rodriguez Camp CDP 205 51.2% 21.5% 0.0% 0.0% 27.3% 100.0% Sequoia Crest CDP 28 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Seville CDP 732 81.8% 17.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 98.0% Silver City CDP 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Springville CDP 1,071 75.2% 24.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 27.8% Strathmore CDP 3,758 78.1% 21.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 85.5% Sugarloaf Mountain Park CDP 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Sugarloaf Saw Mill CDP 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Sugarloaf Village CDP 15 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Sultana CDP 391 73.1% 26.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 64.5% Terra Bella CDP 3,299 59.3% 39.9% 0.7% 0.0% 0.2% 90.7% Teviston CDP 1,217 87.9% 2.1% 1.7% 7.3% 1.0% 84.1% Three Rivers CDP 2,155 95.1% 2.9% 1.1% 0.4% 0.5% 6.3% Tipton CDP 2,050 90.3% 9.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 79.5% Tonyville CDP 299 70.6% 17.1% 0.0% 0.0% 12.4% 100.0% Tooleville CDP 129 91.5% 8.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 65.1% Traver CDP 1,046 83.1% 14.0% 1.7% 0.0% 1.2% 87.1% Tulare City 58,150 78.7% 12.9% 2.5% 4.7% 1.2% 56.6% Visalia City 121,882 80.6% 10.6% 5.4% 2.3% 1.2% 44.1% Waukena CDP 148 95.3% 4.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 66.9% West Goshen CDP 597 92.8% 5.9% 0.0% 1.3% 0.0% 78.6% Wilsonia CDP 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Woodlake City 7,252 73.6% 25.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 86.8% Woodville CDP 1,992 86.2% 13.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 88.5% Yettem CDP 279 99.3% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 99.3%
Places by population and income Place Type[ 48] Population[ 49] Per capita income[ 45] Median household income[ 46] Median family income[ 47] Allensworth CDP 281 $7,046 $24,375 $22,917 Alpaugh CDP 847 $7,603 $22,875 $22,344 California Hot Springs CDP 67 $16,221 $33,750 $36,250 Camp Nelson CDP 119 $25,273 $9,939 $85,568 Cedar Slope CDP 0 [ 50] [ 50] [ 50] Cutler CDP 4,312 $9,239 $32,940 $24,922 Delft Colony CDP 492 $22,098 $52,986 $52,986 Dinuba City 21,163 $13,606 $40,463 $38,358 Ducor CDP 454 $15,291 $50,833 $50,417 Earlimart CDP 7,225 $8,514 $26,148 $27,540 East Orosi CDP 231 $6,941 $29,938 $14,938 East Porterville CDP 6,585 $11,164 $27,924 $27,528 East Tulare Villa CDP 1,004 $13,639 $42,734 $42,888 El Rancho CDP 41 $4,598 [ 50] [ 50] Exeter City 10,255 $17,087 $42,446 $52,273 Farmersville City 10,445 $10,417 $33,441 $35,346 Goshen CDP 3,586 $9,295 $33,750 $32,905 Hartland CDP 0 [ 50] [ 50] [ 50] Idlewild CDP 29 $9,407 $21,786 [ 50] Ivanhoe CDP 4,614 $12,457 $36,543 $37,423 Kennedy Meadows CDP 18 [ 50] [ 50] [ 50] Lemon Cove CDP 202 $13,419 $32,500 $32,500 Lindcove CDP 350 $14,589 $33,929 $33,929 Lindsay City 11,664 $10,770 $29,750 $30,648 Linnell Camp CDP 735 $6,384 $27,743 $28,576 London CDP 1,927 $8,931 $33,382 $28,869 McClenney Tract CDP 6 $6,800 $2,499 [ 50] Matheny CDP 1,116 $13,350 $29,605 $28,421 Monson CDP 33 $18,018 $35,417 $47,500 Orosi CDP 9,347 $9,230 $35,512 $33,734 Panorama Heights CDP 43 $20,298 $19,500 [ 50] Patterson Tract CDP 1,817 $15,091 $37,240 $36,853 Pierpoint CDP 19 [ 50] [ 50] [ 50] Pine Flat CDP 114 $13,583 $15,724 $15,750 Pixley CDP 2,957 $11,976 $27,532 $28,750 Plainview CDP 1,101 $6,715 $19,922 $18,750 Ponderosa CDP 52 $45,581 $102,833 $102,833 Poplar-Cotton Center CDP 1,991 $11,487 $29,756 $29,238 Porterville City 53,531 $16,705 $39,933 $45,208 Posey CDP 6 [ 50] [ 50] [ 50] Poso Park CDP 0 [ 50] [ 50] [ 50] Richgrove CDP 2,592 $8,166 $29,776 $28,788 Rodriguez Camp CDP 205 $7,116 $28,125 $28,125 Sequoia Crest CDP 28 [ 50] [ 50] [ 50] Seville CDP 732 $11,195 $50,833 $50,417 Silver City CDP 0 [ 50] [ 50] [ 50] Springville CDP 1,071 $22,872 $39,726 $43,494 Strathmore CDP 3,758 $8,265 $31,650 $26,612 Sugarloaf Mountain Park CDP 0 [ 50] [ 50] [ 50] Sugarloaf Saw Mill CDP 0 [ 50] [ 50] [ 50] Sugarloaf Village CDP 15 $24,453 $43,750 $52,500 Sultana CDP 391 $13,913 $30,956 $31,875 Terra Bella CDP 3,299 $9,280 $27,419 $27,500 Teviston CDP 1,217 $9,244 $25,532 $25,691 Three Rivers CDP 2,155 $34,977 $62,218 $74,375 Tipton CDP 2,050 $12,476 $40,972 $48,684 Tonyville CDP 299 $3,469 $13,750 $13,750 Tooleville CDP 129 $14,376 $25,882 $24,479 Traver CDP 1,046 $12,639 $39,375 $36,731 Tulare City 58,150 $17,922 $46,274 $50,049 Visalia City 121,882 $23,571 $54,019 $61,520 Waukena CDP 148 $14,540 $32,625 $34,500 West Goshen CDP 597 $8,629 $24,083 $24,667 Wilsonia CDP 0 [ 50] [ 50] [ 50] Woodlake City 7,252 $11,539 $32,013 $33,295 Woodville CDP 1,992 $11,200 $31,792 $29,758 Yettem CDP 279 $7,303 $24,917 $24,917
The2010 United States census reported that Tulare County had a population of 442,179. The racial makeup of Tulare County was 265,618 (60.1%)White , 7,196 (1.6%)African American , 6,993 (1.6%)Native American , 15,176 (3.4%)Asian , 509 (0.1%)Pacific Islander , 128,263 (29.0%) fromother races , and 18,424 (4.2%) from two or more races. There were 268,065 people (60.6%) ofHispanic orLatino origin, of any race.[ 51]
Population reported at2010 United States census The County
Total
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Tulare County 442,179 265,618 7,196 6,993 15,176 509 128,263 18,424 268,065 Total
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Dinuba 21,453 11,166 141 193 454 17 8,630 852 18,114 Exeter 10,334 7,150 67 171 138 8 2,416 384 4,703 Farmersville 10,588 5,295 60 213 72 5 4,494 449 8,876 Lindsay 11,768 6,480 85 128 267 4 4,367 437 10,056 Porterville 54,165 31,847 673 1,007 2,521 64 15,482 2,571 33,549 Tulare 59,278 36,347 2,328 694 1,276 80 15,713 2,840 34,062 Visalia 124,442 80,203 2,627 1,730 6,768 164 27,249 5,701 57,262 Woodlake 7,279 3,691 37 108 52 9 3,072 310 6,381 Total
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Allensworth 471 158 22 0 8 0 279 4 436 Alpaugh 1,026 381 4 11 4 0 597 29 867 California Hot Springs 37 34 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 Camp Nelson 97 94 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 Cedar Slope 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cutler 5,000 2,421 50 53 64 1 2,241 170 4,829 Delft Colony 454 213 13 0 0 0 224 4 428 Ducor 612 251 0 15 20 0 302 24 502 Earlimart 8,537 3,193 67 45 536 0 4,303 393 7,805 East Orosi 495 209 0 5 2 1 261 17 466 East Porterville 6,767 3,660 65 153 102 58 2,431 298 4,930 East Tulare Villa 778 491 9 6 10 0 226 36 428 El Rancho 124 71 1 1 0 0 49 2 117 Goshen 3,006 1,186 76 90 11 1 1,496 146 2,482 Hartland 30 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Idlewild 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ivanhoe 4,495 2,002 19 80 29 1 2,221 143 3,752 Kennedy Meadows 28 25 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 Lemon Cove 308 261 0 5 3 2 12 25 76 Lindcove 406 284 2 15 0 0 96 9 197 Linnell Camp 849 397 3 18 8 0 393 30 832 London 1,869 761 6 46 0 0 976 80 1,737 Matheny 1,212 651 44 24 4 0 436 53 890 McClenney Tract 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Monson 188 121 1 5 4 0 57 0 147 Orosi 8,770 3,861 65 57 803 1 3,638 345 7,606 Panorama Heights 41 35 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 Patterson Tract 1,752 999 0 33 73 0 577 70 1,133 Pierpoint 52 51 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Pine Flat 166 158 0 3 3 0 0 2 11 Pixley 3,310 1,473 90 28 16 0 1,587 116 2,675 Plainview 945 358 8 20 2 0 517 40 865 Ponderosa 16 13 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 Poplar-Cotton Center 2,470 1,729 1 15 356 0 327 42 1,809 Posey 10 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 Poso Park 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richgrove 2,882 1,068 20 38 140 7 1,521 88 2,705 Rodriguez Camp 156 51 0 0 0 0 98 7 151 Sequoia Crest 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seville 480 200 0 5 0 0 259 16 458 Silver City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Springville 934 836 5 20 7 0 25 41 109 Strathmore 2,819 1,490 12 41 7 1 1,162 106 2,238 Sugarloaf Mountain Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sugarloaf Saw Mill 18 14 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 Sugarloaf Village 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Sultana 775 315 0 3 6 0 424 27 695 Terra Bella 3,310 1,426 5 20 75 2 1,733 49 2,894 Teviston 1,214 449 50 9 10 0 640 56 1,039 Three Rivers 2,182 1,976 7 27 31 1 75 65 212 Tipton 2,543 1,535 3 15 9 0 924 57 2,147 Tonyville 316 178 0 0 12 0 115 11 286 Tooleville 339 145 5 19 8 2 148 12 279 Traver 713 302 1 22 6 2 357 23 551 Waukena 108 86 0 3 0 0 19 0 45 West Goshen 511 276 2 10 7 0 195 21 358 Wilsonia 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Woodville 1,740 1,345 1 31 6 0 324 33 1,545 Yettem 211 48 5 0 0 0 148 10 199 Total
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All others not CDPs (combined) 67,213 46,040 512 1,753 1,245 78 15,416 2,169 34,101
As of thecensus [ 52] population density was 76 people per square mile (29 people/km2 ). There were 119,639 housing units at an average density of 25 units per square mile (9.7 units/km2 ). The racial makeup of the county was 58.1%White , 1.6%Black orAfrican American , 1.6%Native American , 3.3%Asian , 0.1%Pacific Islander , 30.8% fromother races , and 4.6% from two or more races. 50.8% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race. 6.2% were ofAmerican , 5.7%German and 5.0%English ancestry according toCensus 2000 . 56.3% spokeEnglish , 38.9%Spanish and 1.1%Portuguese as their first language.
There were 110,385 households, out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% weremarried couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.28 and the average family size was 3.67.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 33.8% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,983, and the median income for a family was $36,297. Males had a median income of $30,892 versus $24,589 for females. Theper capita income for the county was $14,006. About 18.8% of families and 23.9% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 32.6% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
Metropolitan Statistical Area [ edit ] TheUnited States Office of Management and Budget has designated Tulare County as the Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.[ 53] United States Census Bureau ranked the Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as the111th most populous metropolitan statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012.[ 54]
The Office of Management and Budget has further designated the Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as a component of the more extensive Visalia-Porterville-Hanford, CA Combined Statistical Area,[ 53] 80th most populous combined statistical area and the92nd most populous primary statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012.[ 54] [ 55]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Tulare County is the 7th largest county in California by total area.[ 11]
Voter registration statistics [ edit ] Population and registered voters Total population[ 11] 473,117 Registered voters[ 56] [ note 4] 202,825 33.2% Democratic[ 56] 67,325 33.19% Republican[ 56] 77,175 38.05% Democratic–Republican spread[ 56] -9,850 -4.9% American Independent[ 56] 7,701 3.8% Green[ 56] 545 0.27% Libertarian[ 56] 2,111 1.04% Peace and Freedom[ 56] 1,066 0.53% Unknown[ 56] 1,703 0.84% Other[ 56] 963 0.47% No party preference[ 56] 44,236 21.81%
Cities by population and voter registration [ edit ] Cities by population and voter registration City Population[ 13] Registered voters[ 56] [ note 4] Democratic[ 56] Republican[ 56] Others[ 56] No party preference[ 56] Dinuba 24,685 37.22% 43.65% 26.74% 5.73% 23.86% Exeter 10,557 49.92% 25.89% 47.37% 7.87% 18.85% Farmersville 10,781 34.36% 40.91% 21.37% 7.1% 30.6% Lindsay 13,708 28.63% 45.45% 19.92% 6.39% 28.22% Porterville 60,209 40.03% 35.14% 33.39% 7.42% 24.03% Tulare 65,134 45.77% 32.58% 38.27% 7.01% 22.12% Visalia 134,691 54.04% 31.25% 40.74% 7.33% 20.66% Woodlake 7,682 34.93% 48.21% 20.41% 6.29% 25.07%
Tulare is a strongly Republican county inpresidential andcongressional elections. The last Democratic candidate for president to win a majority in the county wasLyndon Johnson in1964 . In the2016 presidential election , Republican candidate and overall winner,Donald Trump , won Tulare by a 9.39% margin of victory, the closest margin of victory for a Republican in the county sinceRichard Nixon 's 8.37% margin in1960 . The Republican advantage narrowed further in the2020 presidential election when Donald Trump won the county by a 7.82% margin despite losing nationally toJoe Biden , the closest margin of victory for a Republican in the county sinceDwight D. Eisenhower 's 5.33% margin in1956 .
United States presidential election results for Tulare County, California[ 57] [ note 5] Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies) No. % No. % No. % 2024 81,854 59.18% 53,221 38.48% 3,234 2.34% 2020 77,579 52.82% 66,105 45.00% 3,201 2.18% 2016 58,299 51.09% 47,585 41.70% 8,218 7.20% 2012 56,956 56.24% 41,752 41.22% 2,571 2.54% 2008 59,765 56.64% 43,634 41.35% 2,126 2.01% 2004 65,399 66.15% 32,494 32.87% 967 0.98% 2000 54,070 60.20% 33,006 36.75% 2,742 3.05% 1996 46,272 53.90% 32,669 38.06% 6,905 8.04% 1992 40,482 45.71% 31,188 35.22% 16,883 19.07% 1988 46,891 59.61% 30,711 39.04% 1,067 1.36% 1984 51,066 63.88% 28,065 35.11% 812 1.02% 1980 41,317 58.32% 25,155 35.51% 4,374 6.17% 1976 31,864 54.52% 25,551 43.72% 1,027 1.76% 1972 36,048 59.93% 21,775 36.20% 2,327 3.87% 1968 29,314 52.17% 22,180 39.47% 4,695 8.36% 1964 22,527 39.83% 33,974 60.08% 51 0.09% 1960 29,456 53.97% 24,887 45.60% 239 0.44% 1956 26,051 52.50% 23,407 47.17% 160 0.32% 1952 30,108 57.07% 22,208 42.10% 437 0.83% 1948 18,414 46.98% 19,681 50.22% 1,097 2.80% 1944 16,005 49.30% 16,221 49.97% 238 0.73% 1940 15,414 42.85% 20,129 55.96% 428 1.19% 1936 8,624 30.78% 18,956 67.66% 435 1.55% 1932 8,066 32.27% 15,631 62.53% 1,302 5.21% 1928 12,057 63.76% 6,635 35.09% 218 1.15% 1924 9,484 50.79% 3,425 18.34% 5,765 30.87% 1920 9,136 61.26% 4,837 32.43% 941 6.31% 1916 6,845 43.96% 7,299 46.87% 1,428 9.17% 1912 73 0.72% 4,293 42.31% 5,781 56.97% 1908 2,742 47.95% 2,329 40.73% 647 11.32% 1904 2,221 48.61% 1,643 35.96% 705 15.43% 1900 1,755 41.41% 2,246 53.00% 237 5.59% 1896 1,410 33.80% 2,673 64.07% 89 2.13% 1892 1,984 31.96% 2,613 42.09% 1,611 25.95% 1888 2,275 43.82% 2,637 50.79% 280 5.39% 1884 1,268 40.15% 1,691 53.55% 199 6.30% 1880 917 38.71% 1,306 55.13% 146 6.16%
In theUnited States House of Representatives , Tulare County is split between three congressional districts:[ 58]
In theCalifornia State Senate , it is split between two legislative districts:[ 59]
In theCalifornia State Assembly , the county is represented by the33rd Assembly district , represented byRepublican Devon Mathis , and the 32nd Assembly District, represented byRepublican Vince Fong .[ 60]
The dairy industry, with sales of milk products, brings in the most revenue for the county, typically more than US$1 billion a year annually. Oranges, grapes, and cattle-related commodities also earn hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
In 2001, Tulare became the most productive county in the U.S. in terms of agricultural revenues, at US$3.5 billion annually. It surpassedFresno County 's US$3.2 billion, which had held the top spot for over two decades. Due to the importance of agriculture in the county as well as its location in the state, since 1968 the city ofTulare has been the site of the annualWorld Ag Expo ,[ 61]
Minor league sports teams, such as the baseballVisalia Rawhide of the class-A levelCalifornia League (an affiliate to theArizona Diamondbacks ), two teams of theMinor League Football Association in Tulare and Visalia, and four teams of theCentral California Basketball League based in Porterville, attract many residents and add to the amenities in the county.[citation needed
According to the county's2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report ,[ 62]
Utilities and infrastructure [ edit ] Electricity service in Tulare County is provided bySouthern California Edison andPG&E . Gas is provided bySoCalGas and PG&E. TV and Internet service is provided by several companies, such asSpectrum ,DISH ,DirecTV andHughesNET .
Census designated places [ edit ] Former census designated places [ edit ] Other unincorporated communities [ edit ] The population ranking of the following table is based on the2020 census of Tulare County.[ 63]
† county seat
Rank City/Town/etc. Municipal type Population (2020 Census) 1 † Visalia City 154,048 2 Tulare City 77,101 3 Porterville City 77,681 4 Dinuba City 34,855 5 Lindsay City 17,729 6 Farmersville City 10,397 7 Exeter City 10,334 8 Orosi CDP 8,329 9 Earlimart CDP 7,679 10 East Porterville CDP 5,549 11 Woodlake City 7,419 12 Cutler CDP 4,480 13 Ivanhoe CDP 4,468 t-14 Pixley CDP 3,828 t-14 Terra Bella CDP 2,910 15 Goshen CDP 4,968 16 Richgrove CDP 2,358 17 Strathmore CDP 2,830 18 Tipton CDP 2,519 19 Poplar-Cotton Center CDP 2,370 20 Three Rivers CDP 2,053 21 London CDP 1,518 22 Patterson Tract CDP 1,888 23 Woodville CDP 1,680 24 Teviston CDP 1,185 25 Matheny CDP 1,125 26 Tule River Reservation [ 64] AIAN 1,250 27 Alpaugh CDP 1,026 28 Plainview CDP 871 29 Springville CDP 967 30 Linnell Camp CDP 696 31 East Tulare Villa CDP 773 32 Sultana CDP 779 33 Traver CDP 731 34 Ducor CDP 616 35 West Goshen CDP 536 36 East Orosi CDP 423 37 Seville CDP 446 38 Allensworth CDP 531 39 Delft Colony CDP 412 40 Lindcove CDP 189 41 Tooleville CDP 286 42 Tonyville CDP 329 43 Lemon Cove CDP 298 44 Yettem CDP 201 45 Monson CDP 152 46 Pine Flat CDP 206 47 Rodriguez Camp CDP 133 48 El Rancho CDP 96 49 Waukena CDP 80 50 Camp Nelson CDP 106 51 Pierpoint CDP 59 52 Idlewild CDP 32 53 Panorama Heights CDP 44 54 California Hot Springs CDP 50 55 Hartland CDP 69 56 Kennedy Meadows CDP 58 57 Sugarloaf Saw Mill CDP 14 58 Ponderosa CDP 51 t-59 McClenney Tract CDP 15 t-59 Posey CDP 23 t-59 Sequoia Crest CDP 24 t-59 Sugarloaf Village CDP 7 60 Poso Park CDP 9 61 Wilsonia CDP 14 t-62 Cedar Slope CDP 10 t-62 Silver City CDP 0 t-62 Sugarloaf Mountain Park CDP 0
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