The Town Files

Tulare County, California

478,693 people. The median home is worth $330,100 (typical California town: $596,900) and the median household earns $71,300.

Towns in Tulare County

Towns in Tulare County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Visalia141,384$371,500$81,98933.9
Tulare68,875$329,800$72,41029.5
Porterville62,623$285,700$60,46130.9
Dinuba24,563$275,000$59,48429.5
Lindsay12,659$286,400$53,20131.0
Farmersville10,397$248,500$60,80428.1
Exeter10,321$307,600$75,76934.8
Orosi8,329$227,100$54,60430.5
Earlimart7,679$264,200$52,88126.8
Woodlake7,419$300,200$46,26632.2
East Porterville5,549$257,700$41,06127.4
Goshen4,968$289,300$73,12530.7
Cutler4,480$210,700$59,23129.4
Ivanhoe4,468$228,100$52,17934.3
Pixley3,828$242,200$55,62522.1
Terra Bella2,910$236,500$62,53029.3
Strathmore2,830$213,200$43,38735.2
Tipton2,519$243,900$45,24330.3

People and housing

Tulare CountyTypical California town
Median home value$330,100$596,900
Median rent$1,280$1,827
Median household income$71,300$91,557
Median age32.140.2
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%27.7%
Below the poverty line17.9%10.3%

Jobs and pay

177,657 jobs in 2024, average pay $53,038 a year.

Largest industries in Tulare CountyAgriculture, forestry & fishi…36,225 jobs · $38,178Health care & social assistan…20,651 jobs · $46,913Retail16,923 jobs · $37,311Manufacturing13,156 jobs · $67,481Hotels & restaurants12,919 jobs · $26,795Transportation & warehousing9,224 jobs · $69,126
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Tulare County0%4%8%12%16%2000200420082012201620202023 10%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 1,796 storm events in Tulare County from 1996 to 2026, with 12 deaths.

Storm events in Tulare County by type since 1996Heat114Flood218Drought209Dense Fog356High Wind190Heavy Rain47Heavy Snow173Frost/Freeze118Funnel Cloud39Excessive Heat67
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Tulare County has been included in 23 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
April 3, 2023Severe StormDR-4699: Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
March 10, 2023FloodEM-3592: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
January 14, 2023FloodDR-4683: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
January 9, 2023FloodEM-3591: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
September 13, 2020FireFM-5373: Sqf Fire Complex
August 22, 2020FireDR-4558: Wildfires
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).