Demographics of Tulare city, California

Tulare city, California had 73,907 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,563 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Tulare city, in four figures

73,907
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 70,945 ±42.; +6.6%
Change since July 2020: +4,563 people.; 29.5 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,410 ±$3,761
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Tulare city, California's population grew 6.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tulare city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Tulare city, California's population grew 6.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tulare city, 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	69,344	100.0	100.0
2021	70,453	101.6	100.2
2022	70,776	102.1	100.7
2023	71,586	103.2	101.6
2024	72,823	105.0	102.5
2025	73,907	106.6	103.1

Population of Tulare city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	69,344	—
2021	70,453	+1,109
2022	70,776	+323
2023	71,586	+810
2024	72,823	+1,237
2025	73,907	+1,084

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 29.5 ±0.9: for men 29.0 ±1.3 and for women 29.9 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tulare city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	6,559 ±721	9.2% ±1.0	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	16,109 ±1,075	22.7% ±1.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,367 ±791	10.4% ±1.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,159 ±1,101	27.0% ±1.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	15,091 ±1,073	21.3% ±1.5	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,660 ±644	9.4% ±0.9	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,410 ±$3,761, and income per person $27,801 ±$1,234, 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 Tulare city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	3,060 ±444	14.6% ±2.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,135 ±584	19.8% ±2.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,646 ±544	17.4% ±2.5	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,719 ±431	13.0% ±2.0	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,933 ±507	18.8% ±2.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,875 ±375	9.0% ±1.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,530 ±308	7.3% ±1.5	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 Tulare city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	12,651 ±1,601	17.9% ±2.3	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,511 ±724	24.5% ±2.8	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,536 ±708	14.7% ±1.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,604 ±329	15.3% ±2.8	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Tulare city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tulare city	California	United States
Housing units	21,986 ±588	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.1% ±1.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.9% ±1.3	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.5% ±2.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.5% ±2.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$329,800 ±$12,611	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,435 ±$58	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±3	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 Tulare city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	45,425 ±1,440	64.0% ±2.0	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,893 ±1,438	26.6% ±2.0	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,690 ±448	2.4% ±0.6	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,406 ±857	3.4% ±1.2	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	21 to 259	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	42 to 322	0.1% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	276 to 1,342	0.4% to 1.9%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,400 ±443	2.0% ±0.6	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Tulare city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	50,373 ±1,365	71.0% ±1.9	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,083 ±727	7.2% ±1.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	653 ±292	0.9% ±0.4	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	14,836 ±1,125	20.9% ±1.6	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5,932 ±778	8.4% ±1.1	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8,904 ±948	12.6% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Tulare city among the places of California

125th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Tulare city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Apple Valley town	75,473 ±80
Redlands city	73,375 ±52
Rocklin city	73,327 ±76
Turlock city	72,502 ±61
Lake Elsinore city	72,461 ±68
Tulare city	70,945 ±42
Dublin city	70,803 ±52
Eastvale city	70,633 ±47
Camarillo city	70,186 ±51
Baldwin Park city	70,138 ±39
Walnut Creek city	70,088 ±67

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Tulare city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 30 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 119 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 248 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 261 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 291 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 405 Places in California by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026