CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Parlier

California · 8,032 residents · 2.50 sq mi

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Parlier is a city of 8,032 people in California. This skews young, with a median age of 23.1. The poverty rate is 37.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 1% of adults. That trails the California median by roughly 53%. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 23.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

1% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,032

−28%vs 2000

vs 11,145 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

23.1

−3%vs 2000

vs 23.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.50 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.4%(919)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912.3%(989)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.9%(795)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.4%(834)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.1%(815)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(1,388)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.3%(907)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.5%(602)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.5%(438)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743%(243)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.6%(48)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(54)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,888

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,539 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$4,784

−32%vs 2000

vs $7,078 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

37.4%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,900

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$292

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $434 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

52.7%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.2% in 2000

47.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic1.7%(190)

Black0.1%(9)

Hispanic / Latino97%(10,807)

Asian0.7%(74)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic53%(4,258)

Black0.2%(17)

Hispanic / Latino98%(7,874)

Asian0.2%(19)

Other46.5%(3,738)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican93.2%(13,519)

Central American1.2%(177)

Salvadoran1.2%(177)

Puerto Rican0.4%(54)

South American0.1%(8)

Chilean0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(20)

Korean0.1%(16)

Chinese0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(10)

Ancestry

American1%(138)

Irish0.7%(102)

English0.2%(30)

Scottish0.2%(30)

Italian0.2%(26)

Slovak0.2%(23)

West Indian0.1%(12)

Russian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

0.8%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

24.3%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married50.9%(2,525)

Married41.4%(2,053)

Widowed2.9%(146)

Divorced4.8%(237)

Women 15+

Never married46.7%(2,514)

Married39.6%(2,133)

Widowed6%(325)

Divorced7.7%(415)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.3%

−18.2 ptssince 2013

from 30.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

19.7%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 6.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

63.9%

+9.4 ptssince 2020

from 54.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

24.5%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

69.5%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.4% 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)31.6%(42)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.5%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.9%(57)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 133 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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