Visalia is home to 143,939 people in California. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 52,374 people. This skews young, with a median age of 33.9. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Density works out to 3,771 people per square mile. That trails the California median by roughly 17%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,989, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 82%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Visalia
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share24.0% → 53.1%(+29.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share67.2% → 34.9%(−32.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population75,636 → 143,939(+90%)US over the same years: +35%
Visalia's population equals 30% of Tulare County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 19% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 19% 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)30.1%(1,707)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(1,356)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.7%(1,911)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(231)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(26)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,669 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
Visalia, decade by decade
Visalia 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
75,636
$70,713
$216,246
19.7%
60.8
2000
91,565
$75,324
$204,390
18.9%
71.0
2010
124,442
$77,116
$333,605
20.9%
73.6
2020
141,384
$80,804
$308,585
22.5%
73.8
2024
143,939
$81,989
$371,500
24.1%
73.8
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.
