Porterville's Living Circumstances

Porterville Unified School District Overview

Porterville College located in Porterville Unified School District area. A total of 14,687 households are located in Porterville Unified School District area. Among them, 6,600 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.83 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 17,966 and 15,326 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

16.36% (7,978) of residents are non-citizens and 52.47% (25,589) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Porterville Unified School District, California
Household	14,687
Population	48,773
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,600 (44.94%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	17,966
Total Students	15,326
Pre-Kindergarten	505
Kindergarten	1,099
Grade 1-8	7,158
Grade 9-12	3,437
College/Graduate School	3,127
Veterans	34,631
Non-citizen	7,978
Non-English Home Language	25,589
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

36,575 residents are over the age of 16 and 20,404 people are in labor force. Among them, 20,391 people are in civilian labor force and 13 are in armed labor force. 17,523 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 14.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Porterville Unified School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	16,923	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	12,329	72.85%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,335	19.71%
Public transportation	171	1.01%
Walked	378	2.23%
Other method	243	1.44%
Worked from home	467	2.76%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,523	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,743	21.36%
Service	3,109	17.74%
Sales and office	3,550	20.26%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,141	23.63%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,980	17.01%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,523	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	3,749	21.39%
Construction	692	3.95%
Manufacturing	853	4.87%
Wholesale trade	310	1.77%
Retail trade	2,206	12.59%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	698	3.98%
Information	221	1.26%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	400	2.28%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,069	6.10%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,605	20.57%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,957	11.17%
Other services, except public administration	758	4.33%
Public administration	1,005	5.74%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,523	-
Private wage and salary workers	13,151	75.05%
Government workers	3,163	18.05%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,206	6.88%
Unpaid family workers	3	0.02%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $57,091 for the 14,687 households in Porterville Unified School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $22,008. 45,571 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.49%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	14,687	-
Less than $10,000	1,196	8.14%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,797	12.24%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,339	15.93%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,376	9.37%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,207	15.03%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,430	16.55%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,293	8.80%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,333	9.08%
$150,000 - $199,999	464	3.16%
More than $200,000	252	1.72%
Median Household Income	$39,205	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$57,091	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	11,100	-
Less than $10,000	838	7.55%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,195	10.77%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,466	13.21%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,076	9.69%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,047	18.44%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,749	15.76%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,059	9.54%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,022	9.21%
$150,000 - $199,999	421	3.79%
More than $200,000	227	2.05%

Median Family Income	$41,786	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$60,201	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$22,008	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$38,806	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$38,806	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	49,271	-
With health insurance coverage	45,571	92.49%
Public coverage	32,223	65.40%
Private health insurance	16,808	34.11%
Without health insurance coverage	3,700	7.51%

Housing

There are 15,871 housing units in Porterville Unified School District area, California with 14,687 units (92.54%) occupied. 7,191 houses (48.96%) are occupied by owner and 7,496 houses (51.04%) are rented. The average housing value is $164,500 and the average rental cost is $899. 353 houses (2.22%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,487 houses (15.67%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,871	-
Occupied	14,687	92.54%
Owner Occupied	7,191	48.96%
Renter Occupied	7,496	51.04%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,628	66.96%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	395	2.49%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,471	21.87%
Mobile Homes	1,344	8.47%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	33	0.21%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,871	-
Built 2014 or later	353	2.22%
Built 2010 - 2013	276	1.74%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,214	13.95%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,287	8.11%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,316	14.59%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,118	19.65%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,963	12.37%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,857	11.70%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,487	15.67%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,871	-
1 room	359	2.26%
2 rooms	411	2.59%
3 rooms	1,207	7.61%
4 rooms	4,640	29.24%
5 rooms	3,963	24.97%
6 rooms	2,735	17.23%
7 rooms	1,222	7.70%
8 rooms	698	4.40%
9 rooms or more	636	4.01%
Median Number of Rooms	4.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,871	-
no bedroom	403	2.54%
1 bedroom	1,444	9.10%
2 bedrooms	5,095	32.10%
3 bedrooms	6,857	43.20%
4 bedrooms	1,889	11.90%
5 bedrooms or more	183	1.15%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,191	-
Less than $50,000	614	8.54%
$50,000 - $99,999	607	8.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,780	24.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,587	22.07%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,387	19.29%
$300,000 - $499,999	799	11.11%
$500,000 - $999,999	305	4.24%
$1,000,000 or more	112	1.56%
Median House Value	$164,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,079	-
Less than $500	784	11.08%
$500 - $999	3,578	50.54%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,086	29.47%
$1,500 - $1,999	490	6.92%
$2,000 - $2,499	76	1.07%
$2,500 - $2,999	23	0.32%
$3,000 or more	42	0.59%
Median Rental Costs	$899	-

Demographic

A total of 50,155 people lives in Porterville Unified School District area, California with 26,060 male and 24,095 female. The males to female ratio is 51.96 to 48.04. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	50,155	-
Male	26,060	51.96%
Female	24,095	48.04%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	50,155	-
Under 5 years	3,844	7.66%
5 - 9 years	4,772	9.51%
10 - 14 years	4,373	8.72%
15 - 19 years	3,975	7.93%
20 - 24 years	3,491	6.96%
25 - 34 years	6,918	13.79%
35 - 44 years	6,393	12.75%
45 - 54 years	5,384	10.73%
55 - 59 years	2,716	5.42%
60 - 64 years	2,413	4.81%
65 - 74 years	3,215	6.41%
75 - 84 years	1,881	3.75%
85 years and older	780	1.56%
Median Age	31.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	50,155	-
One Race	48,420	96.54%
White	36,936	73.64%
Black or African American	282	0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,527	3.04%
Asian	1,482	2.95%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	244	0.49%
Other	7,949	15.85%

Two or more races	1,735	3.46%
White and Black or African American	66	0.13%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	427	0.85%
White and Asian	473	0.94%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	10	0.02%