Tulare County, California County in California, United States
County in California, United States
Tulare County, California
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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 and Sierra Nevada Metro area Visalia-Porterville Metropolitan Area Incorporated July 10, 1852 Named for Tulare Lake , which is named for the tule rush that lined its shoresCounty seat Visalia Largest city Visalia Incorporated cities 8 • Type Council–CAO • Body Board of Supervisors • Chair Larry Micari • Vice Chair Pete Vander Poel • Board of Supervisors[ 2]
Larry Micari Peter Vander Poel Amy Shuklian Eddie Valero Dennis Townsend
• Administrative Officer Jason Britt[ 1] • Total
4,839 sq mi (12,530 km2 ) • Land 4,823 sq mi (12,490 km2 ) • Water 14 sq mi (40 km2 ) Highest elevation 14,501 ft (4,420 m) • Total
473,117 • Density 98/sq mi (38/km2 ) • 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 .ca .gov
Tulare County ( tuu-LAIR -ee ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California . As of the 2020 census , the population was 473,117.[ 4] The county seat is Visalia .[ 6] The county is named for Tulare Lake , once the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes . Drained for agricultural development, the site is now in Kings County , which was created in 1893 from the western portion of the formerly larger Tulare County.
Tulare County comprises the Visalia-Porterville , CA Metropolitan Statistical Area . The county is located south of Fresno , spanning from the San Joaquin Valley east to the Sierra Nevada .
Sequoia National Park is located in the county, as is part of Kings Canyon National Park , in its northeast corner (shared with Fresno County ), and part of Mount Whitney , on its eastern border (shared with Inyo County ). As of the 2020 census , the population was 473,117, up from 442,179 at the 2010 census .
History
Road sign, 1920
The land was occupied for thousands of years by the Yokuts . Beginning in the eighteenth century, Spain established missions to colonize California and convert the American Indians to Christianity. Comandante Pedro Fages , while hunting for deserters in the Central Valley in 1772, discovered a great lake surrounded by marshes and filled with rushes ; he named it Los Tules (the tules). It is from this lake that the county derives its name. The root of the name Tulare is found in the Nahuatl word tullin , designating cattail or similar reeds.
In 1805, 1806 and again in 1816, the Spanish out of Mission San Luis Obispo explored Lake Tulare.[ 7]
Bubal was a native village located on the Western side of Lake Tulare. In 1816, Fr. Luis Martinez of Mission San Luis Obispo arrived at Bubal with soldiers and armed Christian Northern Chumash 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] Although Bubal's relationship with the Christian Salinans under Fr. Cabot at Mission 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 the Mexican Cession and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, the area became part of the United States. Tulare County was soon formed from parts of Mariposa County only four years later in 1852. There were two early attempts to split off a new Buena Vista County in 1855 and Coso County in 1864, but both failed. Parts of the county's territory were given to Fresno County in 1856, to Kern County and Inyo County in 1866 and to Kings County in 1893.
The infectious disease Tularemia caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis is named after Tulare County.
In 1908 Colonel Allen Allensworth and associates founded the town of Allensworth 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 the Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park , which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Geography
According to the U.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]
Adjacent counties
Mount Whitney is located on the Tulare–Inyo county line.
Lakes
Columbine Lake
Rivers
Parks
National protected areas
Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park is located within Tulare County.
Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada , east of Visalia . It was established in 1890 as the second U.S. national park, after Yellowstone . 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 with Kings Canyon National Park ; the two are administered by the National Park Service as one unit, called Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks .
Flora
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 ), valley oak (Quercus lobata ), California bay (Umbellularia californica ), manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita ), Salvia spathacea , mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides ), milkweed (Asclepias speciosa ), Epilobium cleistogamum , monkeyflower (Mimulus ), Penstemon , California melic (Melica californica ), and deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens ).[ 10]
Government and policing
Administration
Tulare County is a general law county under the California 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.
Sheriff
The Tulare County Sheriff provides court protection, county jail operation, patrol and detective functions in the unincorporated areas of the county. Incorporated towns have municipal police departments or contract with the Sheriff for their police operations.
Transportation
Major highways
Public transportation
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 of Tulare , Porterville , and Visalia have their own local intracity bus services.
Greyhound Lines provides long-distance, intercity bus service outside the county.
Airports
The Porterville 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. The Visalia Municipal Airport is a city-owned airport for the city of Visalia, California . Mefford Field is a city-owned general aviation airport located in Tulare.
The nearest full-operation commercial airports are Bakersfield 's Meadows Field Airport to the south, and Fresno 's Fresno Yosemite International Airport to the north. V-LINE buses operate daily service between the Visalia Transit Center and the Fresno Airport.
Crime
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
Cities by population and crime rates
City
Population[ 13]
Violent crimes[ 13]
Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons
Property crimes[ 13]
Property crime rate per 1,000 persons
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
Demographics
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% 2023 (est.) 479,468 [ 14] 1.3%
2020 census
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 2010[ 19]
Pop 2020[ 20]
% 2010
% 2020
White alone (NH)
143,935
125,022
32.55%
26.43%
Black or African American alone (NH)
5,497
5,332
1.24%
1.13%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
3,323
3,458
0.75%
0.73%
Asian alone (NH)
14,204
15,997
3.21%
3.38%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)
370
511
0.08%
0.11%
Other Race alone (NH)
641
2,132
0.14%
0.45%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)
6,144
10,770
1.39%
2.28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
268,065
309,895
60.62%
65.50%
Total
442,179
473,117
100.00%
100.00%
The 2020 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%) from other races , and 86,402 (18.2%) from two or more races. There were 309,895 people (65.5%) of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race.[ 21] 3.7% were of German , 3.2% English , 2.8% Irish, 2.4% Portuguese and 2.3% American ancestry according to Census 2020 . 48.7% spoke English , 47.4% Spanish and 1.0% Indo-European as their first language.
There were 144,109 households , out of which 45.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married 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. The population density was 98.1 people per square mile (37.9 people/km2 ).[ 22]
The median income for a household in the county was $57,692, and the median income for a family was $53,330. The per capita income for the county was $23,096.[ 23] About 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.
2011
Population, race, and income
Total population[ 24]
436,234
White[ 24]
343,225
78.7%
Black or African American[ 24]
7,130
1.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native[ 24]
5,635
1.3%
Asian[ 24]
15,151
3.5%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[ 24]
289
0.1%
Some other race[ 24]
50,819
11.6%
Two or more races[ 24]
13,985
3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[ 25]
260,798
59.8%
Per capita income[ 26]
$17,986
Median household income[ 27]
$43,550
Median family income[ 28]
$46,881
Places by population, race, and income
Places by population and race
Place
Type[ 29]
Population[ 24]
White[ 24]
Other[ 24] [ note 2]
Asian[ 24]
Black or African American[ 24]
Native American[ 24] [ note 3]
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[ 25]
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[ 29]
Population[ 30]
Per capita income[ 26]
Median household income[ 27]
Median family income[ 28]
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
[ 31]
[ 31]
[ 31]
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
[ 31]
[ 31]
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
[ 31]
[ 31]
[ 31]
Idlewild
CDP
29
$9,407
$21,786
[ 31]
Ivanhoe
CDP
4,614
$12,457
$36,543
$37,423
Kennedy Meadows
CDP
18
[ 31]
[ 31]
[ 31]
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
[ 31]
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
[ 31]
Patterson Tract
CDP
1,817
$15,091
$37,240
$36,853
Pierpoint
CDP
19
[ 31]
[ 31]
[ 31]
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
[ 31]
[ 31]
[ 31]
Poso Park
CDP
0
[ 31]
[ 31]
[ 31]
Richgrove
CDP
2,592
$8,166
$29,776
$28,788
Rodriguez Camp
CDP
205
$7,116
$28,125
$28,125
Sequoia Crest
CDP
28
[ 31]
[ 31]
[ 31]
Seville
CDP
732
$11,195
$50,833
$50,417
Silver City
CDP
0
[ 31]
[ 31]
[ 31]
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
[ 31]
[ 31]
[ 31]
Sugarloaf Saw Mill
CDP
0
[ 31]
[ 31]
[ 31]
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
[ 31]
[ 31]
[ 31]
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
2010 Census
The 2010 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%) from other races , and 18,424 (4.2%) from two or more races. There were 268,065 people (60.6%) of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race.[ 32]
Population reported at 2010 United States census
The County
Total Population
two or more races
Tulare County
442,179
265,618
7,196
6,993
15,176
509
128,263
18,424
268,065
Total Population
two or more races
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 Population
two or more races
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 Population
two or more races
All others not CDPs (combined)
67,213
46,040
512
1,753
1,245
78
15,416
2,169
34,101
2000 Census
As of the census [ 33] of 2000, there were 368,021 people, 110,385 households, and 87,093 families residing in the county. The 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 or African American , 1.6% Native American , 3.3% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 30.8% from other races , and 4.6% from two or more races. 50.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 6.2% were of American , 5.7% German and 5.0% English ancestry according to Census 2000 . 56.3% spoke English , 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% were married 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. The per capita income for the county was $14,006. About 18.8% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 32.6% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
Metropolitan Statistical Area
The United States Office of Management and Budget has designated Tulare County as the Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.[ 34] The United States Census Bureau ranked the Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as the 111th most populous metropolitan statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012.[ 35]
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,[ 34] the 80th most populous combined statistical area and the 92nd most populous primary statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012.[ 35] [ 36]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Tulare County is the 7th largest county in California by total area.[ 11]
Politics
Voter registration statistics
Population and registered voters
Total population[ 11]
473,117
Registered voters[ 37] [ note 4]
202,825
33.2%
Democratic[ 37]
67,325
33.19%
Republican[ 37]
77,175
38.05%
Democratic–Republican spread[ 37]
-9,850
-4.9%
American Independent[ 37]
7,701
3.8%
Green[ 37]
545
0.27%
Libertarian[ 37]
2,111
1.04%
Peace and Freedom[ 37]
1,066
0.53%
Unknown[ 37]
1,703
0.84%
Other[ 37]
963
0.47%
No party preference[ 37]
44,236
21.81%
Cities by population and voter registration
Cities by population and voter registration
City
Population[ 13]
Registered voters[ 37] [ note 4]
Democratic[ 37]
Republican[ 37]
Others[ 37]
No party preference[ 37]
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%
Overview
Tulare is a strongly Republican county in presidential and congressional elections. The last Democratic candidate for president to win a majority in the county was Lyndon Johnson in 1964 . In the 2016 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 since Richard Nixon 's 8.37% margin in 1960 . The Republican advantage narrowed further in the 2020 presidential election when Donald Trump won the county by a 7.82% margin despite losing nationally to Joe Biden , the closest margin of victory for a Republican in the county since Dwight D. Eisenhower 's 5.33% margin in 1956 .
United States presidential election results for Tulare County, California[ 38]
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 the United States House of Representatives , Tulare County is split between three congressional districts:[ 39]
In the California State Senate , it is split between two legislative districts:[ 40]
In the California State Assembly , the county is represented by the 33rd Assembly district , represented by Republican Devon Mathis , and the 32nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Vince Fong .[ 41]
Economy
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 surpassed Fresno 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 of Tulare has been the site of the annual World Ag Expo ,[ 42] the world's largest agricultural exposition.
Minor league sports teams, such as the baseball Visalia Rawhide of the class-A level California League (an affiliate to the Arizona Diamondbacks ), two teams of the Minor League Football Association in Tulare and Visalia, and four teams of the Central California Basketball League based in Porterville, attract many residents and add to the amenities in the county. [citation needed ]
Top employers
According to the county's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report ,[ 43] the top employers in the county are:
Utilities and infrastructure
Electricity service in Tulare County is provided by Southern California Edison and PG&E . Gas is provided by SoCalGas and PG&E. TV and Internet service is provided by several companies, such as Spectrum , DISH , DirecTV and HughesNET .
Communities
Cities
Census designated places
Other unincorporated communities
Indian reservation
Population ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Tulare County.[ 44]
† 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 [ 45]
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
See also
Notes
^ Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.
^ Other = Some other race + Two or more races
^ Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native
^ a b Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.
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