TULARE

TULARE COUNTY
Population Population
Land area (acres): 3,087,570 Cities 1-1-95 Cities 1-1-95
Population, 7-1-94 352,100 Visalia 91,800 Woodlake 6,275
Percent of California 1.1 Tulare 39,900 Unincorporated 143,700
Population, 1-1-95 355,200 Porterville 34,450
Dinuba 14,550
1-1-95 Lindsay 9,000
Population in households 349,207 Exeter 8,475
Population/household 3.273 Farmersville 7,000
EDUCATION 1993-94
($ mill)
Median years of school, 1990 *** 12.4 Spending on education:
School districts* 436.4
Enrollment, Fall 1994
Kindergarten-12 82,283 1988-89
($ mill)
Enrollment, Fall 1987
College/University Community colleges** 21.8
Community colleges 8,383
* Not including community college districts.
** 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 148,860 Number of establishments
(BEA series) by employment size, 1990
Civilian labor force, 1994 165,800 Percent of California 0.9
Civilian employment 140,200 Wage and salary 121,549 1-4 3,269
Unemployment 25,600 Proprietors 27,311 5-9 1,175
Unemployment rate 15.4 Farm 5,999 10-19 720
Non-Farm 21,312 20-49 416
Nonagricultural wage & salary 50-99 133
employment, 1993 (BLS series) 84,500 Farm 17,112 100-249 80
Percent of California 0.7 Agricultural services 20,081 250-499 17
Construction/mining 4,000 Mining 175 500-999 5
Manufacturing 12,200 Construction 6,157 1000 + 1
Transportation-utility 3,800 Manufacturing 12,438 Total 5,816
Trade 23,300 Transportation-utility 5,015 Check:
Finance-insurance- Wholesale trade 5,082 0
real estate 3,800 Retail trade 23,438
Services 16,100 Finance, insurance,
Federal government 1,400 real estate 7,494
State-local government 19,900 Services 29,099
Federal civilian 1,463
Military 836
Totals may not add due to rounding. State and local 20,470
INCOME AND SALES 1979 1989
Personal income, 1993 ($ mill.) 5,180.8 Median family income, Census 16,172 26,697
Percent of California 0.8 Median household income, Census 14,153 24,450
Per capita income, 1993 15,319
Percent of California 70.0 1993 1994
Avg. earnings per job, 1993 22,422 Total taxable sales, ($ mill.) 2,243.5 2,382.6
Avg. wages per job, 1993 18,363 Percent of California 0.8 0.8
Avg. earnings per nonfarm Taxable retail sales 1,583.9 1,663.2
proprietor, 1993 22,241
HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION 4-1-90 1-1-95 Valuation
Units ($ mill.)
Housing stock 105,013 114,660 Housing authorizations, 1994
Percent of California 0.9 1.0 Total 1,893 $170.7
Single family 78,666 85,732 Percent of California 2.0 1.2
Multiple family 15,014 17,391 Single family 1,727 148.3
Mobile homes, trailers, etc. 11,333 11,537 Multi-family 166 7.3
Vacancy rate (percent): 6.8 6.9
Nonresidential permits -- $73.7
Percent of California 0.9

Last Update: 8/30/96

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