| 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
Name: Resources Agency