CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tulare

California · 33,249 residents · 20.7 sq mi

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With 33,249 people, Tulare is a city in California. About 8% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the California median by roughly 31%. This skews young, with a median age of 28.8. The population has fallen 24% since 2000. The poverty rate is 21.4%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

33,249

−24%vs 2000

vs 43,994 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.8

+1%vs 2000

vs 28.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

20.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202471K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.9%(3,305)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.7%(3,232)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.9%(3,279)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(2,687)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(1,961)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.4%(5,789)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(4,386)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(2,858)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(2,275)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(1,995)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(1,176)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(306)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,686

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,637 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,878

−28%vs 2000

vs $13,655 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.4%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$70,100

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$427

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $541 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.0%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.5% in 2000

43.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic43.8%(19,276)

Black4.7%(2,051)

Hispanic / Latino45.6%(20,058)

Asian1.9%(830)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic65.9%(21,900)

Black5.9%(1,959)

Hispanic / Latino33.8%(11,244)

Asian2.4%(810)

Other25.8%(8,580)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican59.3%(42,035)

Central American1.1%(813)

Guatemalan0.7%(489)

Salvadoran0.2%(144)

Spaniard0.2%(134)

Puerto Rican0.2%(131)

South American0.2%(120)

Nicaraguan0.1%(105)

Honduran0.1%(75)

Cuban0.1%(66)

Venezuelan0%(19)

Ecuadorian0%(13)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0%(6)

Chilean0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino1%(720)

Chinese0.6%(432)

Hmong0.4%(308)

Laotian0.3%(229)

Asian Indian0.3%(182)

Vietnamese0.1%(79)

Pakistani0.1%(40)

Japanese0.1%(36)

Thai0%(21)

Pacific Islander origin

Fijian0.2%(131)

Tongan0.1%(94)

Samoan0.1%(91)

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Ancestry

Portuguese5.2%(3,699)

German3.8%(2,699)

English3.2%(2,280)

Irish3.2%(2,276)

American1.6%(1,127)

Italian1.4%(996)

Arab1.2%(880)

Ukrainian0.8%(582)

Dutch0.8%(547)

Scottish0.6%(398)

Subsaharan African0.6%(392)

Welsh0.4%(312)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.4%(266)

French0.3%(235)

Norwegian0.3%(210)

Polish0.3%(180)

British0.2%(175)

Palestinian0.2%(116)

Nigerian0.2%(112)

Danish0.1%(100)

Ethiopian0.1%(86)

French Canadian0.1%(82)

Swiss0.1%(72)

West Indian0.1%(67)

Haitian0.1%(56)

Swedish0.1%(40)

Lebanese0%(30)

Turkish0%(25)

Russian0%(19)

Syrian0%(18)

Canadian0%(12)

Croatian0%(11)

Belgian0%(7)

Brazilian0%(7)

Czech0%(7)

Armenian0%(6)

Lithuanian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.8%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.3 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 13.5 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 married42.1%(10,725)

Married49.8%(12,694)

Widowed1.5%(383)

Divorced6.5%(1,663)

Women 15+

Never married37.1%(9,896)

Married47.6%(12,702)

Widowed7.1%(1,887)

Divorced8.3%(2,217)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−9.8 ptssince 2013

from 20.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.7%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.6%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

43.3%

+6.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.2%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.5%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 47.7% 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)28.9%(546)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(345)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26%(491)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(63)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,889 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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