| FRESNO COUNTY | |||||||||
| Population | Population | ||||||||
| Land area (acres): | 3,816,450 | Cities | 1-1-95 | Cities | 1-1-95 | ||||
| Population, 7-1-94 | 757,100 | Fresno | 405,100 | Mendota | 7,600 | ||||
| Percent of California | 2.4 | Clovis | 64,800 | Kerman | 6,675 | ||||
| Population, 1-1-95 | 764,800 | Reedley | 19,200 | Orange Cove | 6,425 | ||||
| Sanger | 18,600 | Firebaugh | 5,750 | ||||||
| 1-1-95 | Selma | 17,350 | Huron | 5,575 | |||||
| Population in households | 750,338 | Coalinga | 9,850 | Fowler | 3,800 | ||||
| Population/household | 3.085 | Parlier | 9,275 | San Joaquin | 2,880 | ||||
| Kingsburg | 8,500 | Unincorporated | 173,500 | ||||||
| EDUCATION | 1993-94 | ||||||||
| ($ mill) | |||||||||
| Median years of school, 1990 *** | 12.7 | Spending on education: | |||||||
| School districts* | 943.9 | ||||||||
| Enrollment, Fall 1994 | |||||||||
| Kindergarten-12 | 171,433 | 1988-89 | |||||||
| ($ mill) | |||||||||
| Enrollment, Fall 1987 | |||||||||
| College/University | 41,756 | Community colleges** | 57.5 | ||||||
| CSU Fresno | 18,364 | ||||||||
| Community colleges | 21,462 | * Not including community college districts. | |||||||
| Private colleges | 1,930 | ** Includes governmental, proprietary and fiduciary group funds. | |||||||
| *** May not be comparable to the 1980 census. The 1990 median was computed on the | |||||||||
| basis of educational attainment. The 1980 median was based on actual years of school | |||||||||
| completed. | |||||||||
| LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT | Total employment, 1993 | 354,112 | Number of establishments | ||||||
| (BEA series) | by employment size, 1990 | ||||||||
| Civilian labor force, 1994 | 366,000 | Percent of California | 2.2 | ||||||
| Civilian employment | 316,300 | Wage and salary | 300,100 | 1-4 | 7,851 | ||||
| Unemployment | 49,700 | Proprietors | 54,012 | 5-9 | 3,001 | ||||
| Unemployment rate | 13.6 | Farm | 7,257 | 10-19 | 1,942 | ||||
| Non-Farm | 46,755 | 20-49 | 1,360 | ||||||
| Nonagricultural wage & salary | 50-99 | 435 | |||||||
| employment, 1993 (BLS series) * | 253,400 | Farm | 29,726 | 100-249 | 178 | ||||
| Percent of California | 2.1 | Agricultural services | 30,238 | 250-499 | 38 | ||||
| Mining | 600 | Mining | 702 | 500-999 | 12 | ||||
| Construction | 12,800 | Construction | 17,067 | 1000 + | 6 | ||||
| Manufacturing | 29,600 | Manufacturing | 27,476 | Total | 14,823 | ||||
| Transportation-utility | 12,700 | Transportation-utility | 14,278 | ||||||
| Trade | 62,600 | Wholesale trade | 16,213 | ||||||
| Finance-insurance- | Retail trade | 55,240 | |||||||
| real estate | 14,100 | Finance, insurance, | |||||||
| Services | 62,000 | real estate | 22,715 | ||||||
| Federal government | 12,200 | Services | 84,912 | ||||||
| State-local government | 46,900 | Federal civilian | 11,214 | ||||||
| Military | 1,900 | ||||||||
| * BLS series includes Madera County. | State and local | 42,431 | |||||||
| Totals may not add due to rounding. | |||||||||
| INCOME AND SALES | 1979 | 1989 | |||||||
| Personal income, 1993 ($ mill.) | 12,393.8 | Median family income, Census | 18,399 | 29,970 | |||||
| Percent of California | 1.8 | Median household income, Census | 15,727 | 26,377 | |||||
| Per capita income, 1993 | 17,215 | ||||||||
| Percent of California | 78.6 | 1993 | 1994 | ||||||
| Avg. earnings per job, 1993 | 24,746 | Total taxable sales, ($ mill.) | 5,898.5 | 6,143.3 | |||||
| Avg. wages per job, 1993 | 21,327 | Percent of California | 2.2 | 2.2 | |||||
| Avg. earnings per nonfarm | Taxable retail sales | 4,181.7 | 4,345.6 | ||||||
| proprietor, 1993 | 21,664 | ||||||||
| HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION | 4-1-90 | 1-1-95 | Valuation | ||||||
| Units | ($ mill.) | ||||||||
| Housing stock | 235,563 | 258,217 | Housing authorizations, 1994 | ||||||
| Percent of California | 2.1 | 2.2 | Total | 4,498 | $425.6 | ||||
| Single family | 154,279 | 171,823 | Percent of California | 4.6 | 2.9 | ||||
| Multiple family | 65,970 | 72,906 | Single family | 3,688 | 360.9 | ||||
| Mobile homes, trailers, etc. | 15,314 | 13,488 | Multi-family | 810 | 37.0 | ||||
| Vacancy rate (percent): | 6.2 | 5.8 | |||||||
| Nonresidential permits | -- | $140.5 | |||||||
| Percent of California | 1.8 | ||||||||