Hanford is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 41,729 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Hanford is the 186th largest community in California.

Unlike some cities, Hanford isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hanford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hanford is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Hanford who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.15%), sales jobs (10.96%), and teaching (8.39%).

Hanford is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.

Hanford Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Hanford who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.45% of the adults in Hanford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hanford in 2000 was $17,504, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $70,016 for a family of four.

Hanford is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hanford home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hanford is White, followed by African-American. Hanford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.13% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Hanford include Portuguese, German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Hanford is English. Some people also speak Spanish.