Visalia

Population & Demographics

Visalia, CA

Visalia is home to 143,939 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 59,029 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
143,939
people
Population

143,939 residents

Median age 33.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Visalia population & demographics

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

Population
143,939
Median age
33.9yrs
Median household income
$81,989
Median home value
$371,500
Median gross rent
$1,490/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.1%
Poverty rate
11.5%

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 Visalia

How Visalia 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 Latino53.1%
White34.9%
Asian6.2%
Two or more races3.1%
Black2.0%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Visalia

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 Visalia.

Visalia at a glance
Employed Residents
59,029
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
19.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
44.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
8.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Fresno
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Visalia 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 Visalia 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

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

Visalia

59,029 commutes, one dot at a time

Visalia

Where 59,029 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Visalia0.0 mi26,171
2Fresno41.2 mi3,350
3Tulare8.5 mi3,223
4Hanford19.1 mi1,179
5Bakersfield68.7 mi899
6Los Angeles163.4 mi869
7Corcoran21.4 mi790
8Exeter9.4 mi739

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Visalia.

1Visalia0.0 mi26,171
2Tulare8.5 mi6,135
3Fresno41.2 mi2,442
4Porterville23.5 mi2,260
5Hanford19.1 mi1,806
6Dinuba15.7 mi1,253
7Exeter9.4 mi1,170
8Farmersville5.8 mi1,085

Top industries

The sectors that employ Visalia’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 Assistance21.9%
EDEducational Services10.5%
RTRetail Trade9.4%
PAPublic Administration9.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.8%
COConstruction5.5%
MFManufacturing5.0%
AGAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting5.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Visalia

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

6 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps91%
8 Gbps1%
See all internet providers in Visalia

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