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California·Kings County
14 tracts·47K people·$349K median·2,651/mi²
Hispanic 51 · White 35 · Black 6 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 48 · Other 30 · Living alone 22
Hanford 24 · Visalia 7 · Fresno 5 · Lemoore 4 · Corcoran 3 · Elsewhere 58
Health 36 · Retail 16 · Leisure 14 · Public admin 13 · Professional 10 · Manufacturing 9 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Service 23 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 28 · Work from home 6 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Hanford is $349,400 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Hanford has 59,754 residents across 9 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.5; the population is 51.4% Hispanic or Latino, 34.7% White, 5.6% Black, 3.9% Asian, 3.7% Multiracial and 0.7% Other; the average household has 3.0 people; 18.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.5% (Census ACS).
Jefferson Academy (63%), Joseph M. Simas (54%) and Frontier Elementary (51%) lead the elementary schools; Pioneer Middle (45%), Woodrow Wilson Junior High (40%) and John F. Kennedy Junior High (31%) lead the middle schools; Sierra Pacific High (38%), Hanford West High (34%) and Hanford High (26%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,309/month, 17% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Hanford is $76,461 a year, 11% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Hanford, median rent is $1,309/month and the median home value is $349,400 (Census ACS).
Hanford reported 4.0 violent crimes and 11.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 96°F; winter lows average 38°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 8 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hanford are heat wave (95), earthquake (86) and drought (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Hanford scores 13.3 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.1% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).