Overview
140,109
Total Population
32.6
Median age
51.33%
Female population %
94.8:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
5-9 years
Largest age group
58.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
74,244
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Visalia's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Visalia is 32.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Visalia's population under 18 was 29.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Visalia's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Visalia, 24.34% were under the age of 15, 21.12% aged 15 to 29, 42.03% aged 30 to 64, 10.58% aged 65 to 84, and 1.93% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 3,739 more females than males in Visalia:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.33% females and 48.67% males in Visalia, CA.
- The Visalia, CA gender ratio is 94.8:100 i.e. 94.8 men to 100 women (0.948).
- For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 6,044.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 6,219.
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Race / Ethnicity
Visalia's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Visalia population: 58.58% are White, 2.48% are Black or African American, 1.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.11% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 19.89% are some other race and 11.81% are multiracial.
- Visalia's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 74,244 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 65,865 (47.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Visalia is White with a population of 82,07 (58.58% of the total population).
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Year by year
Visalia's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 143,966 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Visalia's population increased by 29,419 (30.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Visalia's population increased by 17,095 (13.70%), 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, Visalia's population was lowest in year 2000 at 95,345.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)