COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Fresno County

California · 667,490 residents · 5,958 sq mi

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With 667,490 people, Fresno County is a county in California. 54% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 29.5, younger than the US median of 33.0. That trails the California median by roughly 26%. 21.4% of locals live below the federal poverty line. There are 131,917 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% 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

667,490

−17%vs 2000

vs 799,407 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.5

−1%vs 2000

vs 29.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5,958 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.0M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.3%(62,127)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.5%(63,623)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(54,123)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(49,520)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(52,361)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(115,594)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(94,480)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(59,700)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(47,651)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(40,122)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(21,449)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(6,740)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,377

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,725 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,824

−24%vs 2000

vs $15,495 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$82,800

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $102,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$434

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $534 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.3%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.5% in 2000

45.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic39.7%(317,522)

Black5%(40,291)

Hispanic / Latino44%(351,636)

Asian7.9%(63,029)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic63.5%(423,698)

Black4.9%(32,869)

Hispanic / Latino34.7%(231,853)

Asian8.6%(57,278)

Other23%(153,645)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican50.1%(508,916)

Central American1.9%(19,565)

Salvadoran1.3%(12,837)

Spaniard0.4%(4,368)

Puerto Rican0.4%(4,173)

South American0.3%(3,482)

Guatemalan0.3%(3,434)

Honduran0.2%(1,723)

Nicaraguan0.1%(983)

Peruvian0.1%(871)

Colombian0.1%(823)

Cuban0.1%(746)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Chilean0%(473)

Bolivian0%(464)

Costa Rican0%(388)

Ecuadorian0%(368)

Argentine0%(268)

Panamanian0%(185)

Venezuelan0%(98)

Dominican0%(86)

Uruguayan0%(78)

Paraguayan0%(16)

Asian origin

Hmong3.7%(37,236)

Asian Indian2.3%(23,861)

Filipino1.4%(14,236)

Chinese0.7%(7,030)

Cambodian0.6%(5,864)

Laotian0.5%(5,249)

Vietnamese0.4%(4,206)

Japanese0.4%(3,977)

Korean0.2%(2,254)

Pakistani0.1%(1,361)

Thai0.1%(546)

Burmese0%(326)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Mien0%(275)

Indonesian0%(255)

Taiwanese0%(211)

Kazakh0%(198)

Nepalese0%(172)

Sri Lankan0%(166)

Uzbek0%(29)

Bangladeshi0%(12)

Okinawan0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,516)

Samoan0.1%(1,262)

Chamorro0.1%(538)

Fijian0%(385)

Tongan0%(190)

Guamanian0%(16)

Marshallese0%(7)

Ancestry

German6.5%(65,685)

English4.7%(48,146)

Irish4.6%(46,283)

Italian2.4%(24,348)

American1.6%(16,684)

Portuguese1%(10,536)

Armenian1%(10,237)

Scottish0.9%(9,080)

French0.8%(8,533)

Arab0.7%(7,526)

Dutch0.7%(6,688)

Swedish0.6%(6,378)

+ 49 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.6%(6,353)

Subsaharan African0.5%(4,612)

Danish0.4%(4,270)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(4,171)

Russian0.3%(3,475)

Polish0.3%(3,408)

British0.2%(2,520)

Welsh0.2%(2,234)

Greek0.2%(1,802)

Czech0.1%(1,433)

Swiss0.1%(1,360)

Nigerian0.1%(1,339)

Lebanese0.1%(1,167)

Iranian0.1%(1,056)

French Canadian0.1%(1,024)

West Indian0.1%(925)

Canadian0.1%(869)

Hungarian0.1%(839)

Finnish0.1%(835)

Ukrainian0.1%(827)

Syrian0.1%(818)

Croatian0.1%(630)

Romanian0.1%(563)

Serbian0.1%(548)

Jamaican0.1%(517)

Egyptian0%(465)

Palestinian0%(462)

Jordanian0%(382)

Latvian0%(368)

Austrian0%(316)

Iraqi0%(261)

Brazilian0%(255)

Lithuanian0%(249)

Belgian0%(233)

Slovene0%(209)

Ethiopian0%(203)

Haitian0%(174)

Turkish0%(149)

Macedonian0%(145)

Israeli0%(135)

Somali0%(134)

Ghanaian0%(119)

Australian0%(103)

Slovak0%(100)

Kenyan0%(84)

Moroccan0%(83)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(43)

Guyanese0%(29)

Bulgarian0%(25)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 14.3 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 married43.5%(169,871)

Married47%(183,603)

Widowed2%(7,943)

Divorced7.5%(29,344)

Women 15+

Never married37%(145,317)

Married45.9%(180,264)

Widowed7.4%(29,091)

Divorced9.7%(38,201)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.7%

−12.9 ptssince 2013

from 19.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.0%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 53.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% 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)28.2%(9,212)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20%(6,537)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.7%(10,043)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(1,451)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(511)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 32,718 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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