Porterville.
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California·Tulare County
15 tracts·59K people·$286K median·3,136/mi²
Hispanic 74 · White 19 · Asian 3 · Multiracial 2 · Black 1 · Other 1
Married couple 50 · Other 33 · Living alone 17
Porterville 29 · Visalia 8 · Fresno 3 · Bakersfield 2 · Tulare 2 · Elsewhere 56
Health 32 · Retail 21 · Manufacturing 19 · Leisure 12 · Professional 10 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 27 · Construction · maintenance 21 · Sales · office 19 · Service 18 · Production · transport 14
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 29 · Work from home 3 · 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 Porterville is $285,700 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Porterville has 63,157 residents across 12 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 30.9; the population is 73.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% White, 3.0% Asian, 2.1% Multiracial, 1.4% Black and 1.2% Other; the average household has 3.2 people; 14.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.3% (Census ACS).
Santa Fe Elementary (49%), Olive Street Elementary (41%) and Westfield Elementary (37%) lead the elementary schools; Sequoia Middle (37%), Burton Middle (35%) and Pioneer Middle (32%) lead the middle schools; Monache High (45%), Granite Hills High (40%) and Porterville High (39%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,148/month, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Porterville is $60,461 a year, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Porterville, median rent is $1,148/month and the median home value is $285,700 (Census ACS).
Porterville reported 4.4 violent crimes and 20.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 97°F; winter lows average 39°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 11 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Porterville are heat wave (92), inland flooding (90) and drought (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Porterville scores 7.9 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.6% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).