Porterville

Population & Demographics

Porterville, CA

Porterville is home to 63,157 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 23,774 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
63,157
people
Population

63,157 residents

Median age 30.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Porterville population & demographics

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

Population
63,157
Median age
30.9yrs
Median household income
$60,461
Median home value
$285,700
Median gross rent
$1,148/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
14.5%
Poverty rate
17.3%

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 Porterville

How Porterville 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 Latino73.6%
White18.6%
Asian3.0%
Two or more races2.1%
Black1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Some other race0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%

Race across Porterville

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 Porterville.

Porterville at a glance
Employed Residents
23,774
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
23.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
31.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
2.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Visalia
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Porterville 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 Porterville 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.

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Commute Score

62 / 100

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

Porterville

23,774 commutes, one dot at a time

Porterville

Where 23,774 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Porterville0.0 mi7,422
2Visalia23.5 mi2,260
3Fresno64.8 mi906
4Terra Bella7.5 mi623
5Tulare19.8 mi528
6Bakersfield49.3 mi494
7Delano23.9 mi461
8Lindsay10.1 mi438

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Porterville.

1Porterville0.0 mi7,422
2Visalia23.5 mi715
3Tulare19.8 mi578
4East Porterville3.1 mi497
5Fresno64.8 mi459
6Bakersfield49.3 mi427
7Lindsay10.1 mi379
8Delano23.9 mi236

Top industries

The sectors that employ Porterville’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%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.7%
EDEducational Services14.0%
RTRetail Trade11.9%
AGAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting10.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.4%
TRTransportation and Warehousing6.9%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation4.7%
PAPublic Administration3.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Porterville

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 Gbps94%
5 Gbps91%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Porterville

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