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Visalia, California Population 2020

137,272

Visalia is a city located in California. With a 2020 population of 137,272, it is the 44th largest city in California and the 201st largest city in the United States. Visalia is currently growing at a rate of 1.28% annually and its population has increased by 10.31% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 124,442 in 2010. Spanning over 38 miles, Visalia has a population density of 3,620 people per square mile.

The average household income in Visalia is $79,810 with a poverty rate of 18.38%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $998 per month, and the median house value is $224,100. The median age in Visalia is 31.8 years, 30.9 years for males, and 32.5 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: 75.12%
Other race: 11.01%
Asian: 5.80%
Two or more races: 4.86%
Black or African American: 2.18%
Native American: 0.97%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.07%

The current population of Visalia, California is 137,272, based on our projections of the latest US Census estimates. The US Census estimates the 2018 population at 133,800.The last official US Census in 2010 recorded the population at 124,442.

Visalia, California Population 2020

Year	Total Population	Growth	Annual Growth Rate
2020	471,389	2,764	0.59%
2019	468,625	2,764	0.59%
2018	465,861	2,764	0.59%
2017	463,097	3,074	0.66%
2016	460,023	2,220	0.48%
2015	457,803	2,201	0.48%
2014	455,602	2,833	0.62%
2013	452,769	2,794	0.62%
2012	449,975	3,111	0.69%
2011	446,864	3,870	0.87%
2010	442,994		0.00%

Visalia Metro Area Population by Year

Population by Race

Race	Population	Percentage
White	98,454	75.12%
Some Other Race	14,431	11.01%
Asian	7,599	5.80%
Two or More Races	6,367	4.86%
Black or African American	2,853	2.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,265	0.97%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	97	0.07%

Visalia Population by Race

Visalia Population Pyramid 2020

Visalia Population by Age

Visalia Households and Families

Visalia Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Visalia Household Types

Type	Owner	Renter
Married	72.4%	27.6%
All	60.3%	39.7%
Non Family	53.5%	46.5%
Male	48.7%	51.3%
Female	38.3%	61.7%

60.3%

Rate of Home Ownership

Visalia Households and Families

Type	Count	Average Size	Owned
All	42,209	3.07	60.3
Married	21,427	3.72	72.4
Non Family	11,130	1.21	53.5
Female	6,763	3.67	38.3
Male	2,889	4	48.7

3.61

Average Family Size

3.07

Average Household Size

Unmarried (Opposite Sex)

0.4%

Unmarried (Same Sex)

Visalia Households by Type

Visalia Education

Education Attained	Count	Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade	6,595	8.34%
9th to 12th Grade	7,105	8.98%
High School Graduate	17,753	22.45%
Some College	21,138	26.73%
Associates Degree	7,713	9.75%
Bachelors Degree	12,233	15.47%
Graduate Degree	6,546	8.28%

Visalia Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Visalia Educational Attainment by Race

Name	Total	High School	Bachelors
White	38,186	35,490	11,648
Hispanic	33,122	23,269	4,250
Other Race	8,255	6,254	1,086
Asian	5,063	3,960	1,874
Multiple Races	2,250	2,003	420
Black	1,528	1,438	630
Native American	840	660	165
Islander	42	42	26

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 islander people with a rate of 61.90%.

Visalia Educational Attainment by Race

Name	Average	Male	Female
Overall	$38,421	$42,432	$34,321
Less Than High School	$20,495	$22,450	$17,755
High School Grad	$31,730	$38,230	$26,726
Some College	$35,749	$41,758	$30,656
Bachelors Degree	$56,936	$70,878	$49,424
Graduate Degree	$76,471	$93,306	$71,417

$38,421

Average Earnings

$42,432

Average Male

$34,321

Average Female

Visalia Earnings by Educational Attainment

Visalia Language

Visalia Language by Age

Visalia Language

67.57% of Visalia residents speak only English, while 32.43% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 27.34% of the population.

Visalia Language

Visalia Poverty

Visalia Poverty by Race

Name	Total	In Poverty	Poverty Rate
Hispanic	66,999	17,081	25.49%
White	50,821	4,208	8.28%
Other	14,324	3,117	21.76%
Asian	7,590	1,983	26.13%
Multiple	6,307	1,008	15.98%
Black	2,743	908	33.10%
Native	1,252	287	22.92%
Islander	95	5	5.26%

18.38%

Overall Poverty Rate

17.57%

Male Poverty Rate

19.14%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Visalia

The race most likely to be in poverty in Visalia is Black, with 33.10% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Visalia is Islander, with 5.26% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 4.48%. Among those working part-time, it was 17.99%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 25.96%.

Visalia Poverty

Name	Poverty
Less Than High School	29.30%
High School	16.66%
Some College	10.68%
Bachelors or Greater	4.61%

Visalia Poverty Rate by Education

Name	Poverty
Female Unemployed	35.78%
Male Unemployed	25.19%
Female Employed	8.68%
Male Employed	7.72%

Visalia Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Visalia Income

Visalia Income by Household Type

Name	Median	Mean
Households	$58,820	$79,810
Families	$66,010	$86,600
Married Families	$79,567	$104,760
Non Families	$39,619	$54,282

Income by Household Type

Visalia Marital Status

Marriage Rates

48.3%

Overall Marriage Rate

51.1%

Male Marriage Rate

45.7%

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 55-64.

Visalia Marital Status by Race

Visalia Marital Status

Visalia Veterans

5,406

Number of Veterans

5,048

Male Veterans

358

Female Veterans

War	Veterans
Vietnam	1,715
Second Gulf War	1,103
First Gulf War	897
Korea	360
World War II	243

Visalia Veterans by War

Age Group	Veterans
35 to 54	1,495
65 to 74	1,295
55 to 64	1,014
75+	966
18 to 34	636

Visalia Veterans by Age

Name	Veterans	% of Total
White	4,418	6.33%
Hispanic	1,473	3.57%
Black	306	15.43%
Other	293	2.88%
Asian	210	3.74%
2 or More	132	4.82%
Indian	47	4.95%

Visalia Veterans by Race

$Visalia Veterans by Education

5.10%

Veteran Poverty Rate

32.85%

Veteran Disability Rate

Visalia Veterans by Education

Visalia Employment Status

60.7%

Labor Force Participation

57.2%

Employment Rate

5.6%

Unemployment Rate

Visalia Employment by Age

Visalia Employment by Race

Visalia Employment by Education

Visalia Place of Birth

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

72.52%

Born in California

86.57%

Native Born

13.43%

Foreign Born

6.87%

Non Citizen

Place of Birth

86.57% of Visalia residents were born in the United States, with 72.52% having been born in California. 6.87% 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
2020	137,272	1,736	1.28%
2019	135,536	1,736	1.30%
2018	133,800	1,190	0.90%
2017	132,610	1,736	1.33%
2016	130,874	1,345	1.04%
2015	129,529	935	0.73%
2014	128,594	1,215	0.95%
2013	127,379	920	0.73%
2012	126,459	802	0.64%
2011	125,657	790	0.63%
2010	124,867	32,990	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 2020

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Visalia Population Pyramid 2020

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Visalia Adults

Visalia Age Dependency

Visalia Sex Ratio

Visalia Population by Age

Visalia Households and Families

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Visalia Households and Families

Visalia Households by Type

Visalia Education

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Visalia Educational Attainment by Race

Visalia Educational Attainment by Race

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Visalia Language

Visalia Language by Age

Visalia Language

Visalia Language

Visalia Poverty

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Poverty in Visalia

Visalia Poverty

Visalia Poverty Rate by Education

Visalia Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Visalia Income

Visalia Income by Household Type

Income by Household Type

Visalia Marital Status

Visalia Marital Status

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Visalia Married by Age and Sex

Visalia Marriage

Visalia Marital Status by Race

Visalia Marital Status

Visalia Veterans

Visalia Veterans by War

Visalia Veterans by Age

Visalia Veterans by Race

$Visalia Veterans by Education

Visalia Veterans by Education

Visalia Employment Status

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Visalia Employment by Race

Visalia Employment by Education

Visalia Place of Birth

Origin of Non-Citizens

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Place of Birth

Visalia Place of Birth

Visalia Population by Year