Porterville is a city of 63,157 people in California. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 30.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 23,542 people. That trails the California median by roughly 39%. The foreign-born share is 26%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,461, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Porterville
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share33.9% → 73.6%(+39.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share58.2% → 18.6%(−39.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population29,660 → 63,157(+113%)US over the same years: +35%
Porterville's population equals 13% of Tulare County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 5.6% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 9.9% 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)14.2%(185)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.7%(192)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50%(652)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(76)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,303 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
Porterville, decade by decade
Porterville 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
29,660
$53,205
$169,925
12.5%
67.8
2000
39,615
$58,377
$167,957
11.0%
72.0
2010
54,165
$57,310
$263,546
11.0%
65.2
2020
62,623
$53,445
$220,712
12.3%
58.0
2024
63,157
$60,461
$285,700
14.5%
52.6
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.
