Tulare, California demographics

Tulare, CA demographics: median age 29.5; 11.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Tulare city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0680644. The survey estimates a population of 70,945 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Tulare is 29.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.9 years. There are 20,898 households (±630). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	29.5 ±0.9	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	22,668 ±1,294	32.0% ±1.8 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	17,593 ±1,142	24.8% ±1.6 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	24,024 ±1,298	33.9% ±1.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	6,660 ±644	9.4% ±0.9 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	34,506 ±892	48.6% ±1.3 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	36,439 ±898	51.4% ±1.3 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	24,866 ±1,907	35.0% ±2.7 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,790 ±459	2.5% ±0.6 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	501 ±257 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,429 ±858	3.4% ±1.2 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	182 ±140 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	20,590 ±1,971	29.0% ±2.8 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	20,587 ±2,131	29.0% ±3.0 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,520 ±1,441	36.0% ±2.0 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	45,425 ±1,440	64.0% ±2.0 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,898
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	10,815 ±670	51.8% ±2.8 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,917 ±378	9.2% ±1.8 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,913 ±520	18.7% ±2.4 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,264 ±427	15.6% ±2.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	989 ±271	4.7% ±1.3 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,898
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	10,021 ±471	48.0% ±1.7 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	10,877 ±709	52.0% ±3.0 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,898
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,264 ±427	15.6% ±2.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,374 ±679	25.7% ±3.2 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,892 ±545	18.6% ±2.5 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,357 ±475	16.1% ±2.2 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,545 ±368	12.2% ±1.7 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,481 ±307	7.1% ±1.5 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	985 ±247	4.7% ±1.2 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 70,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	56,109 ±1,129	79.1% ±1.6 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	14,836 ±1,125	20.9% ±1.6 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 64,386
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	32,113 ±1,890	49.9% ±2.9 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	27,685 ±1,690	43.0% ±2.6 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	7 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	78 ±58 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	202 ±228 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,783 ±478	2.8% ±0.7 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	313 ±343 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	138 ±164 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	356 ±311 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	733 ±476 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	736 ±657 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	242 ±223 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 40,910
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	9,828 ±943	24.0% ±2.2 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	12,781 ±894	31.2% ±2.0 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	9,869 ±977	24.1% ±2.3 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,591 ±574	8.8% ±1.4 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,228 ±553	7.9% ±1.3 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,613 ±336	3.9% ±0.8 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 70,013
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	64,790 ±1,222	92.5% ±1.7 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,277 ±837	4.7% ±1.2 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,449 ±629	2.1% ±0.9 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	365 ±278 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	132 ±80 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.3% of Tulare residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 92.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tulare	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.3% ±1.4 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.0% ±0.6 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.9% ±0.9 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Tulare . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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