Hanford

Population & Demographics

Hanford, CA

Hanford is home to 59,754 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 23,755 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
59,754
people
Population

59,754 residents

Median age 32.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hanford population & demographics

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

Population
59,754
Median age
32.5yrs
Median household income
$76,461
Median home value
$349,400
Median gross rent
$1,309/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
18.1%
Poverty rate
14.5%

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 Hanford

How Hanford 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 Latino51.4%
White34.7%
Black5.6%
Asian3.9%
Two or more races3.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Some other race0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Hanford

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 Hanford.

Hanford at a glance
Employed Residents
23,755
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
19.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
26.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Visalia
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Hanford 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 Hanford 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

65 / 100

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

Hanford

23,755 commutes, one dot at a time

Hanford

Where 23,755 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Hanford0.0 mi6,320
2Visalia19.1 mi1,806
3Lemoore8.0 mi1,320
4Fresno31.8 mi1,304
5Corcoran17.0 mi705
6Coalinga41.7 mi607
7Tulare19.4 mi386
8Avenal34.8 mi358

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Hanford.

1Hanford0.0 mi6,320
2Lemoore8.0 mi1,267
3Visalia19.1 mi1,179
4Fresno31.8 mi836
5Corcoran17.0 mi363
6Clovis33.8 mi315
7Tulare19.4 mi281
8Armona3.5 mi260

Top industries

The sectors that employ Hanford’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 Assistance25.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.8%
RTRetail Trade13.0%
PAPublic Administration12.9%
EDEducational Services11.4%
MFManufacturing3.6%
COConstruction3.5%
FIFinance and Insurance2.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Hanford

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

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps98%
8 Gbps
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