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Fresno Metro

Fresno, CA · 2 counties · 1,203,383 residents (2025 est.) · 8,095.301 sq mi
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Fresno has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $74,533. Population has grown 28% since 2000. Median home value has more than tripled since 2000, reaching $389,401. At a median age of 33.7, residents skew younger than the country as a whole. It sits in the top 10% of US metro areas for household income.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 104%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

1,177,665
+28%since 2000
from 922,516 in 2000
1990 – 2025
145 / sq mi
+28%since 2000
from 114 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
33.7
+11%since 2000
from 30.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9

PEP 2025 EST:1,203,383 residents (Census Bureau Vintage 2025, released March 2026)

Population, 19902024
713K840K967K1.1M1.2M1990201020202024Fresno
20241.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.9%(81,779)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.5%(87,948)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.4%(99,008)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.7%(90,833)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.8%(80,432)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.7%(173,206)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(158,365)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411%(129,716)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.3%(121,742)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.9%(92,869)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.8%(44,872)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(16,895)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$74,533
+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,933 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
$32,569
+112%since 2000
from $15,387 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
49.7%
+20.6 ptssince 2009
from 29.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
18.4%
−4.3 ptssince 2000
from 22.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
0.472
+3%since 2010
from 0.456 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10%
US avg: 10.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing8.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction8.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Retail trade6.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance6.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade6.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

$389,401
+104%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $104,695 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
$1,392
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $538 in 2000
US average: $1,442
57.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2000
from 57.8% in 2000
42.8% rent
6.6%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
27.8%
−9.6 ptssince 2009
from 37.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
52.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
5.2
−11%since 2009
from 5.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
42
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
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Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic40.6%(374,913)
Black4.9%(45,001)
Hispanic / Latino44%(406,151)
Asian7%(64,509)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic26.8%(315,068)
Black3.9%(46,316)
Hispanic / Latino55.4%(652,473)
Asian9.8%(115,076)
Other4.1%(48,732)
76
−3%since 2009
from 78 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
41
+1%since 2020
from 41 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican51.1%(601,444)
Central American1.8%(21,404)
Salvadoran1.2%(13,576)
Spaniard0.5%(5,361)
Puerto Rican0.4%(4,784)
Guatemalan0.3%(4,101)
South American0.3%(3,769)
Honduran0.2%(1,890)
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,188)
Colombian0.1%(1,036)
Peruvian0.1%(889)
Cuban0.1%(791)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0%(498)
Bolivian0%(464)
Ecuadorian0%(387)
Argentine0%(268)
Panamanian0%(185)
Dominican0%(118)
Venezuelan0%(101)
Uruguayan0%(87)
Asian origin
Hmong3.2%(37,318)
Asian Indian2.1%(24,858)
Filipino1.3%(15,226)
Chinese0.6%(7,573)
Cambodian0.5%(5,876)
Laotian0.4%(5,259)
Vietnamese0.4%(4,521)
Japanese0.4%(4,123)
Korean0.2%(2,362)
Pakistani0.1%(1,564)
Thai0%(562)
Burmese0%(326)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Mien0%(289)
Indonesian0%(263)
Taiwanese0%(211)
Kazakh0%(198)
Nepalese0%(172)
Sri Lankan0%(166)
Okinawan0%(41)
Uzbek0%(29)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,752)
Samoan0.1%(1,336)
Chamorro0.1%(594)
Fijian0%(432)
Tongan0%(212)
Guamanian0%(68)
Ancestry
German6.4%(75,618)
English4.9%(57,317)
Irish4.6%(54,244)
Italian2.4%(28,679)
American1.6%(19,356)
Portuguese1.1%(12,578)
Scottish0.9%(10,841)
Armenian0.9%(10,622)
French0.9%(10,293)
Arab0.7%(8,069)
Swedish0.7%(7,747)
Dutch0.7%(7,738)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.6%(7,257)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(4,969)
Danish0.4%(4,559)
Polish0.3%(4,091)
Russian0.3%(4,060)
British0.3%(2,950)
Welsh0.2%(2,636)
Greek0.2%(1,976)
Swiss0.1%(1,701)
Czech0.1%(1,649)
Nigerian0.1%(1,381)
Lebanese0.1%(1,295)
Iranian0.1%(1,193)
French Canadian0.1%(1,177)
West Indian0.1%(1,131)
Canadian0.1%(1,104)
Finnish0.1%(934)
Hungarian0.1%(919)
Ukrainian0.1%(909)
Syrian0.1%(818)
Palestinian0.1%(726)
Romanian0.1%(659)
Croatian0.1%(642)
Jamaican0%(566)
Serbian0.1%(548)
Egyptian0%(465)
Austrian0%(405)
Jordanian0%(382)
Latvian0%(371)
Lithuanian0%(353)
Belgian0%(328)
Brazilian0%(328)
Iraqi0%(279)
Haitian0%(276)
Slovene0%(209)
Ethiopian0%(205)
Turkish0%(202)
Macedonian0%(145)
Israeli0%(135)
Somali0%(134)
Ghanaian0%(119)
Australian0%(109)
Slovak0%(109)
Kenyan0%(84)
Moroccan0%(83)
Bulgarian0%(34)
Guyanese0%(29)
RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Hmong population
Section 05

Education

23.4%
+6.6 ptssince 2000
from 16.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
78.3%
+11.0 ptssince 2000
from 67.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
8.1%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 5.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

24.1 min
+62%since 2000
from 14.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
73.0%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 75.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
11.9%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
0.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
10.0%
+6.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
1.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
6.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

8.9%
−3.6 ptssince 2011
from 12.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
61.0%
Unchangedsince 2011
from 61.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
17.6%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
33.5%
−24.0 ptssince 2009
from 57.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

50.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
50.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
20.0%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 21.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
4.5%
−45.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
13.4%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 11.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
6.8%
−73.5 ptssince 2013
from 80.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
89.2%
+14.7 ptssince 2017
from 74.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
56.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 55.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
34.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2016
from 35.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married43.1%(194,394)
Married47%(212,323)
Widowed2.1%(9,410)
Divorced7.8%(35,195)
Women 15+
Never married37%(169,262)
Married45.6%(208,710)
Widowed7.4%(33,909)
Divorced10%(45,727)
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Fresno, CA?

Fresno, CA has about 1,177,665 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Fresno, CA?

The typical household in Fresno, CA earns about $74,533 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Fresno, CA expensive?

In Fresno, CA, the median home is worth about $389,401, and the typical rent is about $1,392 a month.

How educated are people in Fresno, CA?

About 23.4% of adults age 25 and over in Fresno, CA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Fresno, CA?

About 18.4% of people in Fresno, CA live below the federal poverty line.

Has Fresno, CA grown since 1990?

Yes, Fresno, CA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 422,085 residents, a change of about 56 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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