COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Tulare County

California · 311,921 residents · 4,824 sq mi

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Tulare County is a county of 311,921 people in California. Households here earn about 32% less than in California as a whole. 22.6% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 29.5, younger than the US median of 33.0. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 56,100 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

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

311,921

−15%vs 2000

vs 368,021 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.5

+1%vs 2000

vs 29.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4,824 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024479K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.3%(29,119)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(30,997)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(28,406)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(24,455)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(21,289)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(50,489)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(42,965)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(28,703)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(22,161)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(19,228)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(11,389)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(2,720)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,450

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,983 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,302

−26%vs 2000

vs $14,006 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.6%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$73,400

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $96,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$403

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $516 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.1%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.5% in 2000

39.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic41.8%(153,916)

Black1.4%(5,122)

Hispanic / Latino50.8%(186,846)

Asian3.1%(11,457)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic65.9%(205,459)

Black1.5%(4,548)

Hispanic / Latino38.2%(119,223)

Asian4.4%(13,659)

Other28.3%(88,255)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican62.1%(297,217)

Central American1.4%(6,604)

Salvadoran0.6%(3,075)

Guatemalan0.5%(2,608)

Spaniard0.4%(1,728)

South American0.3%(1,574)

Puerto Rican0.3%(1,427)

Cuban0.1%(691)

Peruvian0.1%(548)

Honduran0.1%(484)

Argentine0.1%(327)

Chilean0.1%(290)

+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.1%(252)

Colombian0%(167)

Panamanian0%(115)

Dominican0%(103)

Costa Rican0%(70)

Ecuadorian0%(62)

Venezuelan0%(46)

Uruguayan0%(35)

Asian origin

Filipino1.3%(6,040)

Chinese0.5%(2,283)

Asian Indian0.4%(1,811)

Hmong0.3%(1,373)

Laotian0.1%(686)

Japanese0.1%(608)

Korean0.1%(554)

Vietnamese0.1%(404)

Mien0.1%(400)

Pakistani0.1%(342)

Cambodian0%(204)

Thai0%(142)

+ 4 more asian origin groups with data

Nepalese0%(96)

Bangladeshi0%(80)

Taiwanese0%(16)

Uzbek0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(243)

Samoan0%(230)

Chamorro0%(171)

Fijian0%(146)

Tongan0%(126)

Marshallese0%(27)

Chuukese0%(3)

Ancestry

German4.8%(22,783)

English4.7%(22,642)

Irish4.1%(19,673)

Portuguese2.1%(10,211)

American1.8%(8,785)

Italian1.4%(6,844)

Dutch1%(4,622)

Scottish0.7%(3,124)

Arab0.6%(3,083)

French0.6%(3,027)

Norwegian0.5%(2,209)

Swedish0.4%(1,829)

+ 41 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.3%(1,530)

Welsh0.3%(1,339)

Polish0.3%(1,247)

British0.2%(1,074)

Ukrainian0.2%(1,045)

Russian0.2%(819)

Subsaharan African0.2%(812)

Palestinian0.2%(808)

Danish0.1%(657)

French Canadian0.1%(608)

Swiss0.1%(575)

Canadian0.1%(445)

Syrian0.1%(380)

Iranian0.1%(374)

Lebanese0.1%(329)

Hungarian0.1%(301)

Armenian0.1%(293)

Greek0%(237)

Czech0%(208)

Nigerian0%(194)

Ethiopian0%(185)

West Indian0%(172)

Finnish0%(141)

Lithuanian0%(135)

Romanian0%(127)

Croatian0%(116)

Austrian0%(113)

Serbian0%(109)

Egyptian0%(101)

Haitian0%(93)

Belgian0%(88)

Brazilian0%(78)

Bulgarian0%(45)

Australian0%(28)

Moroccan0%(26)

Turkish0%(25)

Jamaican0%(22)

Israeli0%(16)

Guyanese0%(12)

Slovak0%(10)

Latvian0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.8%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 15.1 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 married41.3%(74,325)

Married49%(88,266)

Widowed2%(3,581)

Divorced7.7%(13,897)

Women 15+

Never married37%(67,314)

Married46.2%(84,137)

Widowed7.1%(12,944)

Divorced9.7%(17,667)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−13.4 ptssince 2013

from 21.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.0%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.3%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

45.7%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 42.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 45.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 55.2% 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)26.2%(3,457)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(2,519)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.7%(4,716)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(499)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(192)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 13,196 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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