Tulare

Population & Demographics

Tulare, CA

Tulare is home to 70,945 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 26,866 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
70,945
people
Population

70,945 residents

Median age 29.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Tulare population & demographics

Who lives in Tulare — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
70,945
Median age
29.5yrs
Median household income
$72,410
Median home value
$329,800
Median gross rent
$1,435/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
11.8%
Poverty rate
17.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Tulare

How Tulare breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino64.0%
White26.6%
Asian3.4%
Black2.4%
Two or more races2.0%
Some other race1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Tulare

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Tulare.

Tulare at a glance
Employed Residents
26,866
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
23.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
5.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Visalia
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Tulare proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Tulare commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

64
Commute Score

64 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Tulare

26,866 commutes, one dot at a time

Tulare

Where 26,866 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Tulare, by worker count.

1Tulare0.0 mi6,305
2Visalia8.5 mi6,135
3Fresno46.8 mi995
4Porterville19.8 mi578
5Bakersfield61.1 mi511
6Corcoran14.7 mi502
7Delano30.6 mi407
8Los Angeles156.3 mi363

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Tulare.

1Tulare0.0 mi6,305
2Visalia8.5 mi3,223
3Porterville19.8 mi528
4Fresno46.8 mi486
5Hanford19.4 mi386
6Bakersfield61.1 mi267
7Clovis46.6 mi225
8Corcoran14.7 mi214

Top industries

The sectors that employ Tulare’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade14.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.5%
MFManufacturing13.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.1%
EDEducational Services11.1%
AGAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting9.0%
COConstruction3.9%
TRTransportation and Warehousing3.6%
PAPublic Administration2.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Tulare

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps99%
5 Gbps95%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Tulare

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).