Tulare County, California

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Tulare County (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 473,117.<ref name=2020Tulare>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The county seat is Visalia.<ref name="GR6">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The county is named for Tulare Lake, once the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes. Drained for agricultural development, the site is now in Kings County, which was created in 1893 from the western portion of the formerly larger Tulare County.

Tulare County comprises the Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is located south of Fresno, spanning from the San Joaquin Valley east to the Sierra Nevada.

Sequoia National Park is located in the county, as is part of Kings Canyon National Park, in its northeast corner (shared with Fresno County), and part of Mount Whitney, on its eastern border (shared with Inyo County). As of the 2020 census, the population was 473,117, up from 442,179 at the 2010 census.

History

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Road sign, 1920

Template:See alsoThe land was occupied for thousands of years by the Yokuts. Beginning in the eighteenth century, Spain established missions to colonize California and convert the American Indians to Christianity. Comandante Pedro Fages, while hunting for deserters in the Central Valley in 1772, discovered a great lake surrounded by marshes and filled with rushes; he named it Los Tules (the tules). It is from this lake that the county derives its name. The root of the name Tulare is found in the Nahuatl word tullin, designating cattail or similar reeds.

In 1805, 1806 and again in 1816, the Spanish out of Mission San Luis Obispo explored Lake Tulare.<ref>Template:Cite journal Alt URL</ref> Bubal was a native village located on the Western side of Lake Tulare. In 1816, Fr. Luis Martinez of Mission San Luis Obispo arrived at Bubal with soldiers and armed Christian Northern Chumash pressuring the people to send their children for baptism at his mission on the coast. Conflict broke out, and Martinez's party burned Bubal to the ground, destroying the cache of food harvested for the winter.<ref name="Milliken and Johnson 2005">Template:Cite book</ref> Although Bubal's relationship with the Christian Salinans under Fr. Cabot at Mission San Miguel was better, between 1816 and 1834, Bubal was a center of native resistance. The marshes around Lake Tulare were impenetrable by Spanish horses, which gave the Yokuts a military advantage. At one point, the Spanish considered building a presidio with 100 soldiers at Bubal to control the resistance, but that never came to pass. The Spanish called the natives of the area Tulareños, and before 1816 and after 1834, they were incorporated into Mission San Miguel and Mission San Luis Obispo.<ref name="Milliken and Johnson 2005" />

After Mexico achieved independence, it continued to rule California. After the Mexican Cession and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, the area became part of the United States. Tulare County was soon formed from parts of Mariposa County only four years later in 1852. There were two early attempts to split off a new Buena Vista County in 1855 and Coso County in 1864, but both failed. Parts of the county's territory were given to Fresno County in 1856, to Kern County and Inyo County in 1866 and to Kings County in 1893.

The infectious disease Tularemia caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis is named after Tulare County.

In 1908 Colonel Allen Allensworth and associates founded the town of Allensworth as a black farming community. They intended to develop a place where African Americans could thrive free of white discrimination. It was the only community in California founded, financed and governed by African Americans. While its first years were highly successful, the community encountered environmental problems from dropping water tables which eventually caused it to fail. Today the historic area is preserved as the Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 0.3%, is water.<ref name="GR1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Adjacent counties

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Mount Whitney is located on the Tulare–Inyo county line.

Lakes

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Columbine Lake

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Rivers

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Parks

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National protected areas

Sequoia National Park

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Sequoia National Park is located within Tulare County.

Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Visalia. It was established in 1890 as the second U.S. national park, after Yellowstone. The park spans Template:Convert. Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly Template:Convert, the park contains among its natural resources the highest point in the contiguous 48 United States, Mount Whitney, at Template:Convert above sea level. The park is south of and contiguous with Kings Canyon National Park; the two are administered by the National Park Service as one unit, called Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

Flora

Tulare County is rich in native plant species due in part to a diversity in habitats, including creeks, rivers, hills, and mountains. Native plants include incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens), valley oak (Quercus lobata), California bay (Umbellularia californica), manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita), Salvia spathacea, mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides), milkweed (Asclepias speciosa), Epilobium cleistogamum, monkeyflower (Mimulus), Penstemon, California melic (Melica californica), and deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Government and policing

Administration

Tulare County is a general law county under the California Constitution. That is, it does not have a county charter. The county is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors. Supervisors are elected by districts for four-year terms. There are no term limits in effect. The chairman and vice-chairman are elected annually by the Board of Supervisors from among its members.

Sheriff

The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office provides court protection, county jail operation, patrol and detective functions in the unincorporated areas of the county. Incorporated cities have municipal police departments or contract with the Sheriff’s Office for their police operations.

Transportation

Major highways

Public transportation

Tulare County Area Transit (TCaT) provides an intracounty bus service linking the population centers. One TCaT route connects to Delano in Kern County.

The cities of Tulare, Porterville, and Visalia have their own local intracity bus services.

Greyhound Lines provides long-distance, intercity bus service outside the county.

Airports

The Porterville Municipal Airport, located Template:Convert from Downtown Porterville. The airport offers general aviation to the public; it is also home to Porterville Air Attack Base on the south part of the airport. The Visalia Municipal Airport is a city-owned airport for the city of Visalia, California. Mefford Field is a city-owned general aviation airport located in Tulare.

The nearest full-operation commercial airports are Bakersfield's Meadows Field Airport to the south, and Fresno's Fresno Yosemite International Airport to the north. V-LINE buses operate daily service between the Visalia Transit Center and the Fresno Airport.

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense, as of 2019.

Population and crime rates
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473,117
Violent crime<ref name="UCR">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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334 0.70
  Homicide<ref name="UCR" /> 9 0.01
  Forcible rape<ref name="UCR" /> 30 0.06
  Robbery<ref name="UCR" /> 64 0.13
  Aggravated assault<ref name="UCR" /> 231 0.48
Property crime<ref name="UCR" /> 1,893 4.00
  Burglary<ref name="UCR" /> 637 1.34
  Larceny-theft<ref name="UCR"/><ref name="LT-note" group="note">Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.</ref> 1,254 2.65
  Motor vehicle theft<ref name="UCR" /> 2 0.004
Arson<ref name="UCR" /> 0 0.00

Cities by population and crime rates

Cities by population and crime rates
City Population<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8">Crime in the United States, 2019, Table 8 (California). Retrieved December 7, 2021.</ref> Violent crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/> Violent crime rate
per 1,000 persons 		Property crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/> Property crime rate
per 1,000 persons
Dinuba 24,685 161 6.52 530 21.47
Exeter 10,557 26 2.46 265 25.10
Farmersville 10,781 35 3.24 190 17.62
Lindsay 13,708 69 5.03 250 18.23
Porterville 60,209 192 3.18 1,297 21.54
Tulare 65,134 261 4.00 1,469 22.55
Visalia 134,961 586 4.34 3,900 28.89
Woodlake 7,682 28 3.64 88 11.45

Demographics

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% 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 159,996 170,283 153,916 143,935 125,022 65.11% 54.59% 41.82% 32.55% 26.43%
Black or African American alone (NH) 3,448 4,305 5,122 5,497 5,332 1.40% 1.38% 1.39% 1.24% 1.13%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 2,558 3,228 3,011 3,323 3,458 1.04% 1.03% 0.82% 0.75% 0.73%
Asian alone (NH) 5,066 12,468 11,457 14,204 15,997 2.06% 4.00% 3.11% 3.21% 3.38%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref> x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref> 257 370 511 x x 0.07% 0.08% 0.11%
Other race alone (NH) 1,372 744 444 641 2,132 0.56% 0.24% 0.12% 0.14% 0.45%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref> x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref> 6,968 6,144 10,770 x x 1.89% 1.39% 2.28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 73,298 120,893 186,846 268,065 309,895 29.83% 38.76% 50.77% 60.62% 65.50%
Total 245,738 311,921 368,021 442,179 473,117 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

The 2020 United States census reported that Tulare County had a population of 473,117 and the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 69.0% from 18 to 64, 6.5% from 65 to 74, 3.2% from 75 to 84 and 1.4% who were 85 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years.<ref name="QF" />

The racial makeup of Tulare County including Hispanics was 186,255 (39.4%) White, 6,668 (1.4%) African American, 10,645 (2.2%) Native American, 17,194 (3.6%) Asian, 723 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 165,230 (34.9%) from other races, and 86,402 (18.2%) from two or more races. There were 309,895 people (65.5%) of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 3.7% were of German, 3.2% English, 2.8% Irish, 2.4% Portuguese and 2.3% American ancestry according to Census 2020. 48.7% spoke English, 47.4% Spanish and 1.0% Indo-European as their first language.

There were 144,109 households, out of which 45.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a male householder with no spouse present, 24.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 20.8% were non-families, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.57.<ref name="QF" />

There were 150,652 household units, and 141,987 occupied housing units in the county. The population density was Template:Convert.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The median income for a household in the county was $57,692, and the median income for a family was $53,330. The per capita income for the county was $23,096.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> About 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

2011

Population, race, and income
Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref> 436,234
  White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 343,225 78.7%
  Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 7,130 1.6%
  American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 5,635 1.3%
  Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 15,151 3.5%
  Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 289 0.1%
  Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 50,819 11.6%
  Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 13,985 3.2%
 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref> 260,798 59.8%
Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> $17,986
Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> $43,550
Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> $46,881

Places by population, race, and income

Places by population and race
Place Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
<ref name="other" group=note>Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref> 		Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> Black or African
American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 		Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
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Allensworth CDP 281 90.7% 0.4% 1.8% 7.1% 0.0% 84.7%
Alpaugh CDP 847 86.3% 9.6% 0.0% 2.4% 1.8% 74.5%
California Hot Springs CDP 67 98.5% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Camp Nelson CDP 119 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cedar Slope CDP 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Cutler CDP 4,312 80.6% 17.6% 1.9% 0.0% 0.0% 97.4%
Delft Colony CDP 492 61.6% 38.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 93.1%
Dinuba City 21,163 70.7% 26.6% 1.9% 0.0% 0.8% 85.8%
Ducor CDP 454 66.1% 33.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 65.4%
Earlimart CDP 7,225 84.2% 13.6% 2.0% 0.0% 0.1% 96.4%
East Orosi CDP 231 59.7% 40.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
East Porterville CDP 6,585 78.1% 18.3% 2.3% 0.1% 1.2% 75.4%
East Tulare Villa CDP 1,004 81.6% 13.1% 4.7% 0.6% 0.0% 70.6%
El Rancho CDP 41 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Exeter City 10,255 86.4% 11.0% 0.0% 1.6% 1.0% 45.8%
Farmersville City 10,445 83.2% 15.3% 0.4% 0.0% 1.1% 81.7%
Goshen CDP 3,586 81.6% 14.2% 1.2% 2.5% 0.5% 80.0%
Hartland CDP 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Idlewild CDP 29 82.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 17.2% 0.0%
Ivanhoe CDP 4,614 86.0% 13.2% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 81.3%
Kennedy Meadows CDP 18 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Lemon Cove CDP 202 93.1% 2.0% 0.0% 5.0% 0.0% 27.7%
Lindcove CDP 350 85.1% 12.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.9% 54.0%
Lindsay City 11,664 79.4% 17.2% 2.6% 0.7% 0.1% 86.5%
Linnell Camp CDP 735 96.6% 3.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
London CDP 1,927 76.6% 18.9% 2.6% 0.0% 1.8% 90.4%
McClenney Tract CDP 6 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Matheny CDP 1,116 72.5% 16.6% 0.0% 9.3% 1.6% 55.7%
Monson CDP 33 75.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 24.2% 33.3%
Orosi CDP 9,347 59.0% 28.5% 11.2% 0.5% 0.7% 84.8%
Panorama Heights CDP 43 74.4% 25.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patterson Tract CDP 1,817 66.5% 17.5% 5.2% 0.0% 10.8% 63.2%
Pierpoint CDP 19 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Pine Flat CDP 114 64.9% 35.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Pixley CDP 2,957 74.5% 16.5% 2.6% 5.7% 0.7% 75.5%
Plainview CDP 1,101 58.0% 40.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 91.6%
Ponderosa CDP 52 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Poplar-Cotton Center CDP 1,991 69.9% 7.8% 21.8% 0.0% 0.4% 61.9%
Porterville City 53,531 72.8% 18.9% 5.1% 1.0% 2.2% 61.0%
Posey CDP 6 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Poso Park CDP 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Richgrove CDP 2,592 56.2% 41.6% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 97.3%
Rodriguez Camp CDP 205 51.2% 21.5% 0.0% 0.0% 27.3% 100.0%
Sequoia Crest CDP 28 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Seville CDP 732 81.8% 17.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 98.0%
Silver City CDP 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Springville CDP 1,071 75.2% 24.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 27.8%
Strathmore CDP 3,758 78.1% 21.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 85.5%
Sugarloaf Mountain Park CDP 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Sugarloaf Saw Mill CDP 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Sugarloaf Village CDP 15 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Sultana CDP 391 73.1% 26.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 64.5%
Terra Bella CDP 3,299 59.3% 39.9% 0.7% 0.0% 0.2% 90.7%
Teviston CDP 1,217 87.9% 2.1% 1.7% 7.3% 1.0% 84.1%
Three Rivers CDP 2,155 95.1% 2.9% 1.1% 0.4% 0.5% 6.3%
Tipton CDP 2,050 90.3% 9.3% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 79.5%
Tonyville CDP 299 70.6% 17.1% 0.0% 0.0% 12.4% 100.0%
Tooleville CDP 129 91.5% 8.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 65.1%
Traver CDP 1,046 83.1% 14.0% 1.7% 0.0% 1.2% 87.1%
Tulare City 58,150 78.7% 12.9% 2.5% 4.7% 1.2% 56.6%
Visalia City 121,882 80.6% 10.6% 5.4% 2.3% 1.2% 44.1%
Waukena CDP 148 95.3% 4.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 66.9%
West Goshen CDP 597 92.8% 5.9% 0.0% 1.3% 0.0% 78.6%
Wilsonia CDP 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Woodlake City 7,252 73.6% 25.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 86.8%
Woodville CDP 1,992 86.2% 13.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8% 88.5%
Yettem CDP 279 99.3% 0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 99.3%
Places by population and income
Place Type<ref name="US-CB"/> Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301"/> Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013"/> Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113"/>
Allensworth CDP 281 $7,046 $24,375 $22,917
Alpaugh CDP 847 $7,603 $22,875 $22,344
California Hot Springs CDP 67 $16,221 $33,750 $36,250
Camp Nelson CDP 119 $25,273 $9,939 $85,568
Cedar Slope CDP 0 <ref name="ND">Data unavailable</ref> <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/>
Cutler CDP 4,312 $9,239 $32,940 $24,922
Delft Colony CDP 492 $22,098 $52,986 $52,986
Dinuba City 21,163 $13,606 $40,463 $38,358
Ducor CDP 454 $15,291 $50,833 $50,417
Earlimart CDP 7,225 $8,514 $26,148 $27,540
East Orosi CDP 231 $6,941 $29,938 $14,938
East Porterville CDP 6,585 $11,164 $27,924 $27,528
East Tulare Villa CDP 1,004 $13,639 $42,734 $42,888
El Rancho CDP 41 $4,598 <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/>
Exeter City 10,255 $17,087 $42,446 $52,273
Farmersville City 10,445 $10,417 $33,441 $35,346
Goshen CDP 3,586 $9,295 $33,750 $32,905
Hartland CDP 0 <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/>
Idlewild CDP 29 $9,407 $21,786 <ref name="ND"/>
Ivanhoe CDP 4,614 $12,457 $36,543 $37,423
Kennedy Meadows CDP 18 <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/>
Lemon Cove CDP 202 $13,419 $32,500 $32,500
Lindcove CDP 350 $14,589 $33,929 $33,929
Lindsay City 11,664 $10,770 $29,750 $30,648
Linnell Camp CDP 735 $6,384 $27,743 $28,576
London CDP 1,927 $8,931 $33,382 $28,869
McClenney Tract CDP 6 $6,800 $2,499 <ref name="ND"/>
Matheny CDP 1,116 $13,350 $29,605 $28,421
Monson CDP 33 $18,018 $35,417 $47,500
Orosi CDP 9,347 $9,230 $35,512 $33,734
Panorama Heights CDP 43 $20,298 $19,500 <ref name="ND"/>
Patterson Tract CDP 1,817 $15,091 $37,240 $36,853
Pierpoint CDP 19 <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/>
Pine Flat CDP 114 $13,583 $15,724 $15,750
Pixley CDP 2,957 $11,976 $27,532 $28,750
Plainview CDP 1,101 $6,715 $19,922 $18,750
Ponderosa CDP 52 $45,581 $102,833 $102,833
Poplar-Cotton Center CDP 1,991 $11,487 $29,756 $29,238
Porterville City 53,531 $16,705 $39,933 $45,208
Posey CDP 6 <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/>
Poso Park CDP 0 <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/>
Richgrove CDP 2,592 $8,166 $29,776 $28,788
Rodriguez Camp CDP 205 $7,116 $28,125 $28,125
Sequoia Crest CDP 28 <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/>
Seville CDP 732 $11,195 $50,833 $50,417
Silver City CDP 0 <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/>
Springville CDP 1,071 $22,872 $39,726 $43,494
Strathmore CDP 3,758 $8,265 $31,650 $26,612
Sugarloaf Mountain Park CDP 0 <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/>
Sugarloaf Saw Mill CDP 0 <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/>
Sugarloaf Village CDP 15 $24,453 $43,750 $52,500
Sultana CDP 391 $13,913 $30,956 $31,875
Terra Bella CDP 3,299 $9,280 $27,419 $27,500
Teviston CDP 1,217 $9,244 $25,532 $25,691
Three Rivers CDP 2,155 $34,977 $62,218 $74,375
Tipton CDP 2,050 $12,476 $40,972 $48,684
Tonyville CDP 299 $3,469 $13,750 $13,750
Tooleville CDP 129 $14,376 $25,882 $24,479
Traver CDP 1,046 $12,639 $39,375 $36,731
Tulare City 58,150 $17,922 $46,274 $50,049
Visalia City 121,882 $23,571 $54,019 $61,520
Waukena CDP 148 $14,540 $32,625 $34,500
West Goshen CDP 597 $8,629 $24,083 $24,667
Wilsonia CDP 0 <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/> <ref name="ND"/>
Woodlake City 7,252 $11,539 $32,013 $33,295
Woodville CDP 1,992 $11,200 $31,792 $29,758
Yettem CDP 279 $7,303 $24,917 $24,917

2010 Census

The 2010 United States census reported that Tulare County had a population of 442,179. The racial makeup of Tulare County was 265,618 (60.1%) White, 7,196 (1.6%) African American, 6,993 (1.6%) Native American, 15,176 (3.4%) Asian, 509 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 128,263 (29.0%) from other races, and 18,424 (4.2%) from two or more races. There were 268,065 people (60.6%) of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race.<ref>Template:USCensus2010CA</ref>

2000 Census

As of the census<ref name="GR8">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> of 2000, there were 368,021 people, 110,385 households, and 87,093 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 119,639 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 58.1% White, 1.6% Black or African American, 1.6% Native American, 3.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 30.8% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races. 50.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 6.2% were of American, 5.7% German and 5.0% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 56.3% spoke English, 38.9% Spanish and 1.1% Portuguese as their first language.

There were 110,385 households, out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.28 and the average family size was 3.67.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 33.8% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,983, and the median income for a family was $36,297. Males had a median income of $30,892 versus $24,589 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,006. About 18.8% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.6% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

Metropolitan Statistical Area

The United States Office of Management and Budget has designated Tulare County as the Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.<ref name=OMB_13-01>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The United States Census Bureau ranked the Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as the 111th most populous metropolitan statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012.<ref name=PopEstCBSA>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Office of Management and Budget has further designated the Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as a component of the more extensive Visalia-Porterville-Hanford, CA Combined Statistical Area,<ref name=OMB_13-01/> the 80th most populous combined statistical area and the 92nd most populous primary statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012.<ref name=PopEstCBSA/><ref name=PopEstCSA>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, Tulare County is the 7th largest county in California by total area.<ref name="QF" />

Politics

Voter registration statistics

Population and registered voters
Total population<ref name="QF"/> 473,117
  Registered voters<ref name="CA-SOS">California Secretary of State. February 10, 2021 - Report of Registration Retrieved December 7, 2021.</ref><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note>Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.</ref> 202,825 33.2%
    Democratic<ref name="CA-SOS"/> 67,325 33.19%
    Republican<ref name="CA-SOS"/> 77,175 38.05%
    Democratic–Republican spread<ref name="CA-SOS"/> -9,850 -4.9%
    American Independent<ref name="CA-SOS"/> 7,701 3.8%
    Green<ref name="CA-SOS"/> 545 0.27%
    Libertarian<ref name="CA-SOS"/> 2,111 1.04%
    Peace and Freedom<ref name="CA-SOS"/> 1,066 0.53%
    Unknown<ref name="CA-SOS"/> 1,703 0.84%
    Other<ref name="CA-SOS"/> 963 0.47%
    No party preference<ref name="CA-SOS"/> 44,236 21.81%

Cities by population and voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration
City Population<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/> Registered voters<ref name="CA-SOS"/>
<ref name="PCT-RV" group=note/> 		Democratic<ref name="CA-SOS"/> Republican<ref name="CA-SOS"/> Others<ref name="CA-SOS"/> No party preference<ref name="CA-SOS"/>
Dinuba 24,685 37.22% 43.65% 26.74% 5.73% 23.86%
Exeter 10,557 49.92% 25.89% 47.37% 7.87% 18.85%
Farmersville 10,781 34.36% 40.91% 21.37% 7.1% 30.6%
Lindsay 13,708 28.63% 45.45% 19.92% 6.39% 28.22%
Porterville 60,209 40.03% 35.14% 33.39% 7.42% 24.03%
Tulare 65,134 45.77% 32.58% 38.27% 7.01% 22.12%
Visalia 134,691 54.04% 31.25% 40.74% 7.33% 20.66%
Woodlake 7,682 34.93% 48.21% 20.41% 6.29% 25.07%

Overview

Tulare is a strongly Republican county in presidential and congressional elections. The last Democratic candidate for president to win a majority in the county was Lyndon Johnson in 1964. In the 2016 presidential election, Republican candidate and overall winner, Donald Trump, won Tulare by a 9.39% margin of victory, the closest margin of victory for a Republican in the county since Richard Nixon's 8.37% margin in 1960. The Republican advantage narrowed further in the 2020 presidential election when Donald Trump won the county by a 7.82% margin despite losing nationally to Joe Biden, the closest margin of victory for a Republican in the county since Dwight D. Eisenhower's 5.33% margin in 1956. Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot

In the United States House of Representatives, Tulare County is split between three congressional districts:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the California State Senate, it is split between two legislative districts:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the California State Assembly, the county is represented by the 33rd Assembly district, represented by Republican Devon Mathis, and the 32nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Vince Fong.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Economy

The dairy industry, with sales of milk products, brings in the most revenue for the county, typically more than US$1 billion a year annually. Oranges, grapes, and cattle-related commodities also earn hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

In 2001, Tulare became the most productive county in the U.S. in terms of agricultural revenues, at US$3.5 billion annually. It surpassed Fresno County's US$3.2 billion, which had held the top spot for over two decades. Due to the importance of agriculture in the county as well as its location in the state, since 1968 the city of Tulare has been the site of the annual World Ag Expo,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the world's largest agricultural exposition.

Minor league sports teams, such as the baseball Visalia Rawhide of the class-A level California League (an affiliate to the Arizona Diamondbacks), two teams of the Minor League Football Association in Tulare and Visalia, and four teams of the Central California Basketball League based in Porterville, attract many residents and add to the amenities in the county. Template:Citation needed

Top employers

According to the county's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the top employers in the county are:

# Employer # of Employees
1 County of Tulare 5,106
2 Visalia Unified School District 3,355
3 Kaweah Delta Medical Center 2,000
4 Sierra View District Hospital 1,800
5 Ruiz Food Production, Inc 1,800
6 Wal-Mart Distribution Center 1,692
7 Porterville Developmental Center 1,173
8 College of the Sequoias 1,160
9 Jostens 720
10 City of Visalia 653

Utilities and infrastructure

Electricity service in Tulare County is provided by Southern California Edison and PG&E. Gas is provided by SoCalGas and PG&E. TV and Internet service is provided by several companies, such as Spectrum, DISH, DirecTV and HughesNET.

Communities

Cities

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Census designated places

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Former census designated places

Other unincorporated communities

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Indian reservation

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Tulare County.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

† county seat

Rank City/Town/etc. Municipal type Population (2020 Census)
1 † Visalia City 154,048
2 Tulare City 77,101
3 Porterville City 77,681
4 Dinuba City 34,855
5 Lindsay City 17,729
6 Farmersville City 10,397
7 Exeter City 10,334
8 Orosi CDP 8,329
9 Earlimart CDP 7,679
10 East Porterville CDP 5,549
11 Woodlake City 7,419
12 Cutler CDP 4,480
13 Ivanhoe CDP 4,468
t-14 Pixley CDP 3,828
t-14 Terra Bella CDP 2,910
15 Goshen CDP 4,968
16 Richgrove CDP 2,358
17 Strathmore CDP 2,830
18 Tipton CDP 2,519
19 Poplar-Cotton Center CDP 2,370
20 Three Rivers CDP 2,053
21 London CDP 1,518
22 Patterson Tract CDP 1,888
23 Woodville CDP 1,680
24 Teviston CDP 1,185
25 Matheny CDP 1,125
26 Tule River Reservation<ref>[1]Template:Dead link</ref> AIAN 1,250
27 Alpaugh CDP 1,026
28 Plainview CDP 871
29 Springville CDP 967
30 Linnell Camp CDP 696
31 East Tulare Villa CDP 773
32 Sultana CDP 779
33 Traver CDP 731
34 Ducor CDP 616
35 West Goshen CDP 536
36 East Orosi CDP 423
37 Seville CDP 446
38 Allensworth CDP 531
39 Delft Colony CDP 412
40 Lindcove CDP 189
41 Tooleville CDP 286
42 Tonyville CDP 329
43 Lemon Cove CDP 298
44 Yettem CDP 201
45 Monson CDP 152
46 Pine Flat CDP 206
47 Rodriguez Camp CDP 133
48 El Rancho CDP 96
49 Waukena CDP 80
50 Camp Nelson CDP 106
51 Pierpoint CDP 59
52 Idlewild CDP 32
53 Panorama Heights CDP 44
54 California Hot Springs CDP 50
55 Hartland CDP 69
56 Kennedy Meadows CDP 58
57 Sugarloaf Saw Mill CDP 14
58 Ponderosa CDP 51
t-59 McClenney Tract CDP 15
t-59 Posey CDP 23
t-59 Sequoia Crest CDP 24
t-59 Sugarloaf Village CDP 7
60 Poso Park CDP 9
61 Wilsonia CDP 14
t-62 Cedar Slope CDP 10
t-62 Silver City CDP 0
t-62 Sugarloaf Mountain Park CDP 0

See also

Notes

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References

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Further reading

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