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Fresno Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Fresno has grown in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

Fresno, CA

People QuickFacts Fresno California
Population, 2006 estimate 466,714 36,457,549
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 8.8% 7.6%
Population, 2000 427,652 33,871,648
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 9.1% 7.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 32.9% 27.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 9.3% 10.6%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.9% 50.2%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 50.2% 59.5%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 8.4% 6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.6% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 11.2% 10.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.3%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 5.2% 4.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 39.9% 32.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 46.2% 50.2%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 20.3% 26.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 39.5% 39.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 69.1% 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 19.0% 26.6%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.7 27.7
 
Housing units, 2000 149,025 12,214,549
Homeownership rate, 2000 50.6% 56.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $97,300 $211,500
 
Households, 2000 140,079 11,502,870
Persons per household, 2000 2.99 2.87
Median household income, 1999 $32,236 $47,493
Per capita money income, 1999 $15,010 $22,711
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 26.2% 14.2%
Business QuickFacts Fresno California
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 4,350,082 655,954,708
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 4,743,378 359,120,365
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $10,683 $10,264
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 544,790 55,559,669
Total number of firms, 2002 26,881 2,908,758
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 5.2% 3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 3.1% 1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 13.9% 12.8%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 19.3% 14.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 S 0.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 29.9%
 
Geography QuickFacts Fresno California
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 104 155,959
Persons per square mile, 2000 4,097.9 217.2
FIPS Code 27000 06
Counties Fresno County