FRESNO

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