Demographics of Visalia, California

The 2006-2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau recorded Visalia's population at 122,111.^[1]

Race, ethnicity, and national origin

According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the racial composition of Visalia was as follows:

• White: 81.5% (Non-Hispanic Whites: 50.0%)
• Black or African American: 2.2%
• Native American: 0.7%
• Asian: 5.0%
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
• Some other race: 7.6%
• Two or more races: 2.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 40.6%

Source:^[2]

Approximately 86.3% of Visalia's' residents were born in the United States, and 0.6% were born in Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, or abroad to American parents. In addition, 13.1% of the population were foreign-born.^[3]

Languages

According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the linguistic composition was as follows:

• Population 5 years and over: 105,438
• English only: 74.0% (78,007)
• Language other than English: 26.0% (27,431)
• Speak English less than "very well": 10.4% (11,003)
• Spanish: 20.2% (21,253)
• Speak English less than "very well": 7.8% (8,253)
• Other Indo-European languages: 1.7% (1,831)
• Speak English less than "very well": 0.3% (349)
• Asian languages and Pacific Islander languages: 3.8% (3,964)
• Speak English less than "very well": 2.1% (2,210)
• Other languages: 0.4% (383)
• Speak English less than "very well": 0.2% (191)

Source:^[4]

Households and educational attainment

According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the types of households was as follows:

• Total households: 37,946
• Family households: 74.5% (28,253)
• With own children under 18 years: 40.2% (15,243)
• Married-couple family: 55.3% (20,999)
• With own children under 18 years: 28.9% (10,954)
• Male householder, no wife present, family: 6.1% (2,328)
• With own children under 18 years: 3.1% (1,158)
• Female householder, no husband present, family: 13.0% (4,926)
• With own children under 18 years: 8.3% (3,131)
• Non-family households: 25.5% (9,693)
• Householder living alone: 21.8% (8,280)
• 65 years and over: 7.6% (2,892)
• Households with one or more people under 18 years: 44.5% (16,882)
• Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 20.8% (7,899)
• Average household size: 3.02
• Average family size: 3.56

According to the same survey, the educational status of residents over 25 years was as follows:

• Population 25 years and over: 69,729
• Less than 9th grade: 9.1% (6,311)
• 9th to 12th grade, no diploma: 9.5% (6,655)
• High school graduate: 25.5% (17,775)
• Some college, no degree: 26.2% (18,241)
• Associate degree: 8.9% (6,203)
• Bachelor's degree: 14.5% (10,099)
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.4% (4,445)
• Percent high school graduate or higher: 81.4%
• Percent bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%

Source:^[5]

Income and poverty

According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the income status of residents was as follows:

• Median household income: $53,975
• Mean household income: $69,912
• Median family income: $61,823
• Mean family income: $77,590
• Median non-family income: $29,173
• Mean non-family income: $43,301

According to the same survey, the poverty status of residents was as follows:

• All families: 11.2%
• Married-couple families: 7.2%
• Families with female householder, no husband present: 28.4%
• All people: 14.8%
• Under 18 years: 21.4%
• 18 years and over: 12.0%
• 18 to 64 years: 12.4%
• 65 years and over: 9.4%

Source:^[6]

Employment

According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the employment status of residents was as follows:

• Population 16 years and over: 84,986
• In labor force: 61.6% (52,351)
• Civilian labor force: 61.4% (52,171)
• Employed: 58.1% (49,342)
• Unemployed: 3.3% (2,829)
• Armed Forces: 0.2% (180)
• Not in labor force: 38.4% (32,635)

Source:^[7]

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