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Tulare County, California

Tulare County had 483,546 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 4,823.9 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 58 in California by population and 7th by land area.

Population
483,546
#18 of 58 in California · #153 in US
Area
4,823.9 sq mi
#7 of 58 in California · #86 in US
Density
100 / sq mi
#33 of 58 in California · #907 in US
Median household income
$71,368
#38 of 58 in California · #902 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Tulare County within California. Pin: Sacramento.

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Tulare County population, land area and income

Tulare County had 483,546 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 4,823.9 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 58 in California by population and 7th by land area. That works out to 100.2 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in California has 187,274 residents, so Tulare County is 2.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $71,368 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

483,546

3144th1st

153rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

4,824 sq mi

3144th1st

86th of 3,144 (US)

Density

100.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

907th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$71,368

3143rd1st

902nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within California (58)

Population

483,546

58th1st

18th of 58 (CA)

Land area

4,824 sq mi

58th1st

7th of 58 (CA)

Density

100.2 / sq mi

58th1st

33rd of 58 (CA)

Median household income

$71,368

58th1st

38th of 58 (CA)

How Tulare County's population changed since 2020

Tulare County gained 9,602 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.0%. That ranks 11th of 58 in California for growth. The median California county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by -0.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Tulare County recorded 28,491 births and 16,319 deaths, a natural change of +12,172. Net international migration added +4,032 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -6,238. The largest single component was natural change, which added 12,172 people.

473.9k2020476.9k2021478.3k2022480.7k2023483.5k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
28,491
Deaths
16,319
Net international migration
+4,032
Net domestic migration
-6,238
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,799

Where Tulare County is

The Census internal point of Tulare County is at 36.228800, -118.781100. It sits in UTM zone 11N. The map shades California's 58 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Tulare County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Los Angeles County: -2.4%Kings County: +1.4%Sierra County: -3.6%Riverside County: +4.3%Santa Barbara County: -0.8%San Bernardino County: +1.4%Nevada County: -0.1%Santa Clara County: +0.1%Yuba County: +6.7%Fresno County: +1.4%Plumas County: -4.7%Monterey County: -1.0%Amador County: +3.6%Alameda County: -1.9%Tulare County: +2.0%San Joaquin County: +4.5%Alpine County: -6.8%Siskiyou County: -3.4%Butte County: -0.9%Kern County: +1.8%San Diego County: -0.1%Sacramento County: +1.5%Ventura County: -1.0%Yolo County: +3.4%Lake County: -0.6%Napa County: -3.4%Tehama County: -1.9%San Francisco County: -5.4%El Dorado County: +0.8%Calaveras County: +2.5%Inyo County: -2.7%Shasta County: -0.6%Lassen County: -12.3%San Luis Obispo County: -0.0%Mariposa County: -0.5%Trinity County: -2.8%Contra Costa County: +0.6%Mendocino County: -2.4%Imperial County: +1.1%Santa Cruz County: -3.4%Placer County: +6.9%Orange County: -0.5%San Benito County: +7.2%Marin County: -1.9%San Mateo County: -2.6%Colusa County: +0.9%Del Norte County: -2.2%Solano County: +0.5%Glenn County: -2.0%Tuolumne County: -2.7%Sonoma County: -0.6%Humboldt County: -2.9%Mono County: -1.8%Stanislaus County: +0.6%Merced County: +4.9%Sutter County: -0.9%Madera County: +5.8%Modoc County: -2.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.7%
  2. < -1.0%
  3. < -0.0%
  4. < +1.5%
  5. ≥ +1.5%
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Orange pin: Tulare County internal point. Dark pin: Sacramento.

Internal point

Decimal
36.228800, -118.781100
DMS
36°13'43.68"N 118°46'51.96"W
UTM
11N 339930.8E 4010796.9N
Geohash
9q7w1560p
Plus code
858366H9+GH

Towns in Tulare County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Tulare County, 349,389 people together, or 72% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Tulare County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Visalia with 146,271.

  1. 01Visalia146,271
  2. 02Tulare72,601
  3. 03Porterville63,517
  4. 04Dinuba25,833
  5. 05Lindsay12,706
  6. 06Farmersville10,501
  7. 07Exeter10,186
  8. 08Woodlake7,774
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Tulare County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Tulare County. The most populous is Fresno County, CA, with 1,024,125 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Sacramento and the nearest big city

Sacramento is 220.2 miles NW of Tulare County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Visalia, CA (population 146,271), 31.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lindsay, CA (population 12,706), 17.5 miles away.

Tulare County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Tulare County is 06107: state code 06 for California plus county code 107. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $71,368.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Tulare County, California?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 483,546. That is up 9,602 people (2.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 473,944.

What is the FIPS code of Tulare County?

06107. The first two digits (06) are California; the last three (107) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Tulare County?

Visalia, with 146,271 residents inside Tulare County in 2024.

Which counties border Tulare County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Fresno County, CA; Kern County, CA; Kings County, CA; Inyo County, CA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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