- Demographics of Visalia
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The 2006-2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau recorded Visalia's population at 122,111.[1]
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Race, ethnicity, and national origin
According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the racial composition of Visalia was as follows:
- White: 81.5% (Non-Hispanic Whites: 50.0%)
- Black or African American: 2.2%
- Native American: 0.7%
- Asian: 5.0%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Some other race: 7.6%
- Two or more races: 2.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 40.6%
Source: [2]
Approximately 86.3% of Visalia's' residents were born in the United States, and 0.6% were born in Puerto Rico, U.S. territories, or abroad to American parents. In addition, 13.1% of the population were foreign-born.[3]
Languages
According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the linguistic composition was as follows:
- Population 5 years and over: 105,438
- English only: 74.0% (78,007)
- Language other than English: 26.0% (27,431)
- Speak English less than "very well": 10.4% (11,003)
- Spanish: 20.2% (21,253)
- Speak English less than "very well": 7.8% (8,253)
- Other Indo-European languages: 1.7% (1,831)
- Speak English less than "very well": 0.3% (349)
- Asian languages and Pacific Islander languages: 3.8% (3,964)
- Speak English less than "very well": 2.1% (2,210)
- Other languages: 0.4% (383)
- Speak English less than "very well": 0.2% (191)
Source: [4]
Households and educational attainment
According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the types of households was as follows:
- Total households: 37,946
- Family households: 74.5% (28,253)
- With own children under 18 years: 40.2% (15,243)
- Married-couple family: 55.3% (20,999)
- With own children under 18 years: 28.9% (10,954)
- Male householder, no wife present, family: 6.1% (2,328)
- With own children under 18 years: 3.1% (1,158)
- Female householder, no husband present, family: 13.0% (4,926)
- With own children under 18 years: 8.3% (3,131)
- Non-family households: 25.5% (9,693)
- Householder living alone: 21.8% (8,280)
- 65 years and over: 7.6% (2,892)
- Households with one or more people under 18 years: 44.5% (16,882)
- Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 20.8% (7,899)
- Average household size: 3.02
- Average family size: 3.56
According to the same survey, the educational status of residents over 25 years was as follows:
- Population 25 years and over: 69,729
- Less than 9th grade: 9.1% (6,311)
- 9th to 12th grade, no diploma: 9.5% (6,655)
- High school graduate: 25.5% (17,775)
- Some college, no degree: 26.2% (18,241)
- Associate's degree: 8.9% (6,203)
- Bachelor's degree: 14.5% (10,099)
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.4% (4,445)
- Percent high school graduate or higher: 81.4%
- Percent bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Source: [5]
Income and poverty
According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the income status of residents was as follows:
- Median household income: $53,975
- Mean household income: $69,912
- Median family income: $61,823
- Mean family income: $77,590
- Median non-family income: $29,173
- Mean non-family income: $43,301
According to the same survey, the poverty status of residents was as follows:
- All families: 11.2%
- Married-couple families: 7.2%
- Families with female householder, no husband present: 28.4%
- All people: 14.8%
- Under 18 years: 21.4%
- 18 years and over: 12.0%
- 18 to 64 years: 12.4%
- 65 years and over: 9.4%
Source: [6]
Employment
According to the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the employment status of residents was as follows:
- Population 16 years and over: 84,986
- In labor force: 61.6% (52,351)
- Civilian labor force: 61.4% (52,171)
- Employed: 58.1% (49,342)
- Unemployed: 3.3% (2,829)
- Armed Forces: 0.2% (180)
- Not in labor force: 38.4% (32,635)
Source: [7]
References
- ^ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US0682954&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0644000&_street=&_county=visalia&_cityTown=visalia&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=
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