CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Porterville

California · 5,790 residents · 2.12 sq mi

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East Porterville is home to 5,790 people in California. The poverty rate is 32.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 26.7. Households here earn about 45% less than in California as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,790

−14%vs 2000

vs 6,730 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

26.7

+9%vs 2000

vs 24.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.12 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.7%(561)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.5%(666)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411%(635)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(479)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(408)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(936)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.3%(652)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(520)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(388)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.2%(303)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(185)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(57)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,677

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,022 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,406

−22%vs 2000

vs $9,475 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

32.0%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,700

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$376

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $492 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.6%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.5% in 2000

48.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic30%(2,019)

Black0.6%(39)

Hispanic / Latino63.1%(4,249)

Asian2.6%(173)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic52.6%(3,048)

Black1.1%(66)

Hispanic / Latino44.2%(2,561)

Asian6.1%(352)

Other40.1%(2,324)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican82.3%(4,170)

Asian origin

Hmong0.1%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.5%(77)

Fijian0.3%(15)

Ancestry

English1.1%(55)

Irish0.6%(31)

American0.6%(29)

German0.6%(29)

Portuguese0.2%(11)

Dutch0.2%(10)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(5)

Swedish0.1%(5)

Welsh0.1%(5)

Polish0.1%(3)

Italian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Native Hawaiian population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.7%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

42.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 43.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.5 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 20.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.1%(849)

Married49.5%(933)

Widowed1.9%(36)

Divorced3.5%(65)

Women 15+

Never married45.5%(775)

Married47.1%(803)

Widowed2.2%(37)

Divorced5.2%(89)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.9%

−15.6 ptssince 2013

from 27.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

11.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

1.0%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.8%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

72.3%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 68.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

11.7%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

79.2%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 76.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25.5%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35.3%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.4%(16)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 51 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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