Demographics of Fresno County, California

Fresno County, California had 1,035,456 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +25,893 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fresno County, in four figures

1,035,456
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.6%
Change since July 2020: +25,893 people.; 33.5 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,201 ±$1,322
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Fresno County, California's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fresno County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Fresno County, California's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fresno County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	1,009,563	100.0	100.0
2021	1,012,952	100.3	100.2
2022	1,017,870	100.8	100.7
2023	1,025,304	101.6	101.6
2024	1,033,698	102.4	102.5
2025	1,035,456	102.6	103.1

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Population of Fresno County, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,009,563	+902	+1,405	+4	−794
2021	1,012,952	+3,389	+4,072	+559	−2,044
2022	1,017,870	+4,918	+4,857	+4,450	−3,874
2023	1,025,304	+7,434	+5,626	+8,354	−6,502
2024	1,033,698	+8,394	+5,374	+9,987	−6,965
2025	1,035,456	+1,758	+5,384	+861	−4,548

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.5 ±0.1: for men 32.9 ±0.1 and for women 34.2 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fresno County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	71,086 ±100	7.0% ±<0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	211,433 ±2,535	20.8% ±0.2	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	98,003 ±1,924	9.6% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	288,430 ±2,404	28.4% ±0.2	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	216,285 ±2,131	21.3% ±0.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	131,488 ±2,300	12.9% ±0.2	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,201 ±$1,322, and income per person $32,963 ±$519, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fresno County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	55,638 ±2,042	17.1% ±0.6	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	56,913 ±2,204	17.5% ±0.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	51,495 ±2,057	15.9% ±0.6	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	41,962 ±1,658	12.9% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	55,583 ±2,062	17.1% ±0.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	28,292 ±1,472	8.7% ±0.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	34,819 ±1,696	10.7% ±0.5	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Fresno County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	182,962 ±6,621	18.3% ±0.7	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	69,007 ±2,648	24.9% ±0.9	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	87,551 ±3,594	16.1% ±0.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	26,404 ±1,458	14.7% ±0.8	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fresno County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fresno County	California	United States
Housing units	344,894 ±170	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.1% ±0.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.9% ±0.3	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.5% ±0.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.5% ±0.8	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$388,800 ±$3,630	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,392 ±$16	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Fresno County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	554,390 ±0	54.5% ±<0.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	266,873 ±993	26.2% ±0.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	42,390 ±1,243	4.2% ±0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	111,287 ±1,369	10.9% ±0.1	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3,786 ±462	0.4% ±<0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,454 ±207	0.1% ±<0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	4,309 ±846	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	32,236 ±1,947	3.2% ±0.2	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Fresno County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	706,738 ±3,946	69.5% ±0.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	95,947 ±2,552	9.4% ±0.3	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10,663 ±1,466	1.0% ±0.1	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	203,377 ±3,788	20.0% ±0.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	97,509 ±2,601	9.6% ±0.3	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	105,868 ±3,450	10.4% ±0.3	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Fresno County among the counties of California

10th of 58 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the California page.

Counties of California near Fresno County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
San Bernardino County	2,224,091	+1.9%
Santa Clara County	1,914,391	−0.9%
Alameda County	1,636,630	−2.6%
Sacramento County	1,618,460	+2.0%
Contra Costa County	1,170,070	+0.3%
Fresno County	1,035,456	+2.6%
Kern County	927,068	+2.3%
Ventura County	830,851	−1.5%
San Francisco County	826,079	−5.6%
San Joaquin County	823,815	+5.5%
San Mateo County	743,568	−2.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026