Hanford is home to 59,754 people in California. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 32.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. Growth has run 43% since 2000, or 18,068 more people. There are 3,336 people per square mile. Households here earn about 23% less than in California as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,461, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 90%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hanford
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share28.6% → 51.4%(+22.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Population30,765 → 59,754(+94%)US over the same years: +35%
White share62.6% → 34.7%(−27.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hanford's population equals 39% of Kings County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 59% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 55% of the county's.
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)50%(1,931)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.8%(1,111)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.5%(868)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(96)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,861 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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Over time
Hanford, decade by decade
Hanford population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
30,765
$63,911
$174,725
11.9%
65.3
2000
41,686
$68,461
$183,623
14.4%
74.6
2010
53,967
$78,750
$332,598
16.6%
75.6
2020
57,990
$79,963
$280,708
18.9%
74.9
2024
59,754
$76,461
$349,400
18.1%
76.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
