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Visalia, California Population 2021

136,959

Visalia is a city located in California. With a 2020 population of 136,959, it is the 44th largest city in California and the 202nd largest city in the United States. Visalia is currently growing at a rate of 0.87% annually and its population has increased by 10.06% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 124,442 in 2010. Visalia reached it's highest population of 136,959 in 2021. Spanning over 38 miles, Visalia has a population density of 3,611 people per square mile.

The average household income in Visalia is $82,412 with a poverty rate of 16.21%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,050 per month, and the median house value is $236,400. The median age in Visalia is 32 years, 31.4 years for males, and 32.7 years for females. For every 100 females there are 93.6 males.

Visalia is located in the San Joaquin Valley, where it is the fifth largest city by population. The city is located in Tulare County, where it is the county seat. Many of the city’s residents work in government jobs or agriculture.

Visalia Population Growth

The city of Visalia has experienced significant population growth throughout its history. The most recent population estimates show that growth is up just over 5% since the last census, indicating that while the city is still growing, the growth rate is slowing from the double-digit percentage increases observed since the 19th century.

Visalia Demographics

According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Visalia was:

White: 70.61%
Other race: 15.66%
Asian: 6.09%
Two or more races: 4.20%
Black or African American: 2.26%
Native American: 1.09%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.09%

The current population of Visalia, California is 136,959, based on our projections of the latest US Census estimates. The US Census estimates the 2018 population at 133,428.The last official US Census in 2010 recorded the population at 124,442.

Visalia, California Population 2021

2019 and 2020 population is estimated by projecting the raw 2018 numbers.

Year	Total Population	Growth	Annual Growth Rate
2021	469,407	1,606	0.34%
2020	467,801	1,606	0.34%
2019	466,195	1,606	0.34%
2018	464,589	2,281	0.49%
2017	462,308	3,073	0.66%
2016	459,235	2,074	0.45%
2015	457,161	2,023	0.44%
2014	455,138	2,678	0.59%
2013	452,460	2,681	0.59%
2012	449,779	2,995	0.67%
2011	446,784	3,815	0.85%
2010	442,969		0.00%

Visalia Metro Area Population by Year

Population by Race

Race	Population	Percentage
White	93,283	70.61%
Some Other Race	20,689	15.66%
Asian	8,051	6.09%
Two or More Races	5,546	4.20%
Black or African American	2,984	2.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,435	1.09%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	116	0.09%

Visalia Population by Race

Visalia Population Pyramid 2021

Visalia Population by Age

Visalia Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Visalia Household Types

Type	Owner	Renter
Married	70.9%	29.1%
All	59.7%	40.3%
Non Family	53.8%	46.2%
Male	44.3%	55.7%
Female	38.9%	61.1%

59.7%

Rate of Home Ownership

Visalia Households and Families

Type	Count	Average Size	Owned
All	43,250	3.02	59.7
Married	22,212	3.66	70.9
Non Family	11,581	1.23	53.8
Female	6,534	3.65	38.9
Male	2,923	3.84	44.3

3.55

Average Family Size

3.02

Average Household Size

Visalia Households by Type

Education Attained	Count	Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade	7,184	8.89%
9th to 12th Grade	6,732	8.33%
High School Graduate	17,182	21.27%
Some College	22,297	27.60%
Associates Degree	8,690	10.76%
Bachelors Degree	12,092	14.97%
Graduate Degree	6,598	8.17%

Visalia Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Visalia Educational Attainment by Race

Name	Total	High School	Bachelors
White	37,485	35,012	11,425
Hispanic	35,652	25,353	4,639
Other Race	11,939	8,952	1,344
Asian	5,092	3,954	1,689
Multiple Races	2,243	1,944	416
Black	1,595	1,543	650
Native American	891	678	160
Islander	77	77	27

The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100.00%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among black people with a rate of 40.75%.

Visalia Educational Attainment by Race

Name	Average	Male	Female
Overall	$39,301	$42,799	$35,525
Less Than High School	$20,723	$22,258	$19,492
High School Grad	$32,475	$40,194	$27,808
Some College	$37,554	$40,974	$33,253
Bachelors Degree	$56,730	$64,905	$49,274
Graduate Degree	$81,438	$96,067	$73,750

$39,301

Average Earnings

$42,799

Average Male

$35,525

Average Female

Visalia Earnings by Educational Attainment

Visalia Language by Age

Visalia Language

64.69% of Visalia residents speak only English, while 35.31% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 30.13% of the population.

Visalia Language

Visalia Poverty by Race

Name	Total	In Poverty	Poverty Rate
Hispanic	68,440	15,118	22.09%
Other	20,512	4,073	19.86%
White	50,126	3,941	7.86%
Asian	8,043	2,236	27.80%
Multiple	5,494	669	12.18%
Black	2,863	628	21.94%
Native	1,425	177	12.42%
Islander	103	5	4.85%

16.21%

Overall Poverty Rate

15.19%

Male Poverty Rate

17.16%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Visalia

The race most likely to be in poverty in Visalia is Asian, with 27.80% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Visalia is Islander, with 4.85% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.94%. Among those working part-time, it was 17.68%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 24.01%.

Visalia Poverty

Name	Poverty
Less Than High School	27.77%
High School	15.50%
Some College	9.20%
Bachelors or Greater	4.50%

Visalia Poverty Rate by Education

Name	Poverty
Female Unemployed	35.96%
Male Unemployed	27.69%
Female Employed	8.04%
Male Employed	7.66%

Visalia Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Visalia Income by Household Type

Name	Median	Mean
Households	$62,263	$82,412
Families	$68,872	$89,130
Married Families	$80,520	$106,044
Non Families	$42,381	$57,214

Income by Household Type

Visalia Marital Status

Marriage Rates

48.7%

Overall Marriage Rate

51.3%

Male Marriage Rate

46.4%

Female Marriage Rate

Visalia Married by Age and Sex

Visalia Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Visalia Marital Status by Race

Visalia Marital Status

5,761

Number of Veterans

5,276

Male Veterans

485

Female Veterans

War	Veterans
Vietnam	1,851
Second Gulf War	1,300
First Gulf War	1,103
Korea	341
World War II	148

Visalia Veterans by War

Age Group	Veterans
35 to 54	1,503
65 to 74	1,326
55 to 64	1,213
75+	923
18 to 34	796

Visalia Veterans by Age

Name	Veterans	% of Total
White	4,689	7.01%
Hispanic	1,701	3.85%
Other	435	2.95%
Asian	240	4.19%
Black	230	11.62%
2 or More	99	3.74%
Indian	68	6.87%

Visalia Veterans by Race

Visalia Veterans by Education

6.89%

Veteran Poverty Rate

34.08%

Veteran Disability Rate

Visalia Veterans by Education

61.1%

Labor Force Participation

58%

Employment Rate

4.9%

Unemployment Rate

Visalia Employment by Age

Visalia Employment by Race

Visalia Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

71.50%

Born in California

85.87%

Native Born

14.13%

Foreign Born

7.10%

Non Citizen

7.03%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

85.87% of Visalia residents were born in the United States, with 71.50% having been born in California. 7.10% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Visalia Place of Birth

Year	Population	Growth	Annual Growth Rate
2021	136,959	1,177	0.87%
2020	135,782	1,177	0.87%
2019	134,605	1,177	0.88%
2018	133,428	1,040	0.79%
2017	132,388	1,726	1.32%
2016	130,662	1,293	1.00%
2015	129,369	887	0.69%
2014	128,482	1,173	0.92%
2013	127,309	889	0.70%
2012	126,420	771	0.61%
2011	125,649	780	0.62%
2010	124,869	32,992	3.12%
2000	91,877	16,241	1.96%
1990	75,636	25,907	4.28%
1980	49,729	22,461	6.19%
1970	27,268	11,477	5.61%
1960	15,791	4,042	3.00%
1950	11,749	2,845	2.81%
1940	8,904	1,641	2.06%
1930	7,263	1,510	2.36%
1920	5,753	1,203	2.37%
1910	4,550	1,465	3.96%
1900	3,085	200	0.67%
1890	2,885	1,473	7.41%
1880	1,412	499	4.46%
1870	913	365	5.24%
1860	548		0.00%

Visalia, California Population 2021

Visalia Population Growth

Visalia Demographics

Visalia, California Population 2021

Visalia Metro Area Population by Year

Population by Race

Visalia Population by Race

Visalia Population Pyramid 2021

Visalia Median Age

Visalia Adults

Visalia Age Dependency

Visalia Sex Ratio

Visalia Population by Age

Visalia Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Visalia Household Types

Visalia Households and Families

Visalia Households by Type

Visalia Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Visalia Educational Attainment by Race

Visalia Educational Attainment by Race

Visalia Earnings by Educational Attainment

Visalia Language by Age

Visalia Language

Visalia Language

Visalia Poverty by Race

Poverty in Visalia

Visalia Poverty

Visalia Poverty Rate by Education

Visalia Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Visalia Income by Household Type

Income by Household Type

Visalia Marital Status

Marriage Rates

Visalia Married by Age and Sex

Visalia Marriage

Visalia Marital Status by Race

Visalia Marital Status

Visalia Veterans by War

Visalia Veterans by Age

Visalia Veterans by Race

Visalia Veterans by Education

Visalia Veterans by Education

Visalia Employment by Age

Visalia Employment by Race

Visalia Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Place of Birth

Visalia Place of Birth

Visalia Population by Year