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Porterville Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Porterville Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

62,998

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.8%
5 - 17:
23.9%
18 - 24:
10.6%
25 - 34:
13.1%
35 - 54:
24.3%
55 - 64:
9.4%
Over 65 Years:
11.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
6.0%
6.0%
69.3%
69.3%
13.7%
13.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Porterville
USA
$22,910
$22,910
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Porterville
USA
$55,785
$55,785
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

17.7%

Employment Industries

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Agriculture
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Public Service
Other
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Transportation
Construction
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
15.6%
15.6%
14.5%
14.5%
12.5%
12.5%
11.1%
11.1%
6.9%
6.9%
6.3%
6.3%
6.0%
6.0%
4.9%
4.9%
4.6%
4.6%
3.7%
3.7%
3.3%
3.3%
3.0%
3.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
72.1%
72.1%
20.7%
20.7%
3.6%
3.6%
2.3%
2.3%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
Scottish
Dutch
European
Russian
Portuguese
Welsh
Swedish
French Canadian
French
Norwegian
Scots-Irish
British
Other Arab
Syrian
Scandinavian
Swiss
3.8%
3.8%
3.3%
3.3%
3.3%
3.3%
1.3%
1.3%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Tagalog
Arabic
Miao/Hmong
Portuguese
Other Asian languages
Pacific Island languages
Vietnamese
German/Yiddish
Laotian
Korean
Chinese
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Thai
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Japanese
49.0%
49.0%
47.4%
47.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Porterville Residents

26.6%