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Visalia Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Visalia 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.

Visalia, CA

People QuickFacts Visalia California
Population, 2006 estimate 113,487 36,457,549
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 22.5% 7.6%
Population, 2000 91,565 33,871,648
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.1% 7.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 31.3% 27.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 10.9% 10.6%
Female persons, percent, 2000 51.8% 50.2%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 69.5% 59.5%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.9% 6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.4% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 5.1% 10.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.3%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 4.2% 4.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 35.6% 32.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 47.7% 50.2%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 12.8% 26.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 29.1% 39.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 76.4% 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 18.9% 26.6%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.1 27.7
 
Housing units, 2000 32,654 12,214,549
Homeownership rate, 2000 62.7% 56.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $115,300 $211,500
 
Households, 2000 30,883 11,502,870
Persons per household, 2000 2.91 2.87
Median household income, 1999 $41,349 $47,493
Per capita money income, 1999 $18,422 $22,711
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 16.8% 14.2%
Business QuickFacts Visalia California
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,312,138 655,954,708
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,325,227 359,120,365
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $13,655 $10,264
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 116,848 55,559,669
Total number of firms, 2002 7,189 2,908,758
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 12.8%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 14.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 28.1% 29.9%
 
Geography QuickFacts Visalia California
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 28 155,959
Persons per square mile, 2000 3,203.8 217.2
FIPS Code 82954 06
Counties Tulare County