Fresno County, CA Population

Overview

1.00 million

Total Population

32.6

Median age

49.89%

Female population %

100.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

56.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

541,344

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Fresno County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Fresno County is 32.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fresno County's population under 18 was 28.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fresno County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fresno County, 23.88% were under the age of 15, 22.14% aged 15 to 29, 41.83% aged 30 to 64, 10.60% aged 65 to 84, and 1.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,238 less females than males in Fresno County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.89% females and 50.11% males in Fresno County, CA.
The Fresno County, CA gender ratio is 100.4:100 i.e. 100.4 men to 100 women (1.004).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 43,602.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 41,083.

Fresno County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fresno County population: 54.29% are White, 4.51% are Black or African American, 1.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 10.66% are Asian, 0.17% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 15.86% are some other race and 13.31% are multiracial.
Fresno County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 541,344 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 461,806 (46.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fresno County is White with a population of 544,633 (54.29% of the total population).

Fresno County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,015,190 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Fresno County's population increased by 130,680 (16.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fresno County's population increased by 77,492 (8.31%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Fresno County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 801,331.