CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Porterville

California · 29,660 residents · 18.8 sq mi

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Porterville is home to 29,660 people in California. The poverty rate is 26.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 38% less than in California as a whole. There are 9,955 fewer people here than in 2000. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,660

−25%vs 2000

vs 39,615 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.5

+7%vs 2000

vs 28.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

18.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202463K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.4%(2,775)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.1%(3,005)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(2,390)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(2,061)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(2,246)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(4,634)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(4,300)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(2,372)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(2,001)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(2,027)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(1,412)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(437)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,168

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,046 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,666

−24%vs 2000

vs $12,745 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.8%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$70,800

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$407

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $504 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.7%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.4% in 2000

44.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic42%(16,649)

Black1%(406)

Hispanic / Latino49.4%(19,589)

Asian4.4%(1,761)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic65.6%(19,461)

Black1.2%(362)

Hispanic / Latino33.9%(10,057)

Asian6.3%(1,860)

Other26.9%(7,977)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican68.6%(43,338)

Central American1.6%(1,012)

Salvadoran1.1%(679)

Cuban0.5%(304)

Guatemalan0.4%(238)

South American0.4%(234)

Spaniard0.2%(152)

Peruvian0.2%(101)

Chilean0.2%(96)

Panamanian0.1%(63)

Puerto Rican0.1%(58)

Nicaraguan0.1%(32)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0%(25)

Dominican0%(15)

Colombian0%(12)

Asian origin

Filipino1.8%(1,148)

Asian Indian0.4%(234)

Laotian0.2%(112)

Vietnamese0.1%(74)

Chinese0.1%(38)

Pakistani0.1%(34)

Korean0%(30)

Japanese0%(23)

Hmong0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(139)

Native Hawaiian0%(18)

Marshallese0%(1)

Ancestry

German3.7%(2,349)

English3.3%(2,081)

Irish3.3%(2,068)

American1.5%(944)

Italian1%(656)

Arab0.8%(524)

Dutch0.6%(389)

Scottish0.5%(341)

Portuguese0.4%(266)

French0.4%(255)

Syrian0.4%(253)

Norwegian0.3%(198)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.3%(183)

Swedish0.3%(180)

French Canadian0.3%(172)

British0.2%(102)

Welsh0.2%(100)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(80)

Danish0.1%(61)

Lebanese0.1%(44)

Polish0.1%(34)

Subsaharan African0%(29)

Swiss0%(29)

Lithuanian0%(27)

Canadian0%(24)

Belgian0%(16)

Armenian0%(13)

Greek0%(9)

Nigerian0%(9)

Croatian0%(8)

Czech0%(8)

Finnish0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Filipino population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.0 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 15.4 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 married41.8%(9,854)

Married49.1%(11,579)

Widowed1.9%(458)

Divorced7.2%(1,686)

Women 15+

Never married39.5%(9,526)

Married44.2%(10,680)

Widowed8.1%(1,947)

Divorced8.2%(1,991)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−13.3 ptssince 2013

from 19.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.5%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.1%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

49.0%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.7%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.6%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 59.7% 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)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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