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Tulare County, California has a population of 478,693 across 4,824 square miles, up 2.2 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $25.41 bn in 2024, 7,189 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 263 7(a) approvals worth $229.9 m.
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Tulare County
How many people live in Tulare County
- Population478,693
- Households143,195
- Average household size3.34
- Median household income$71,300
- Median age32.1
- Median gross rent$1,280 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$330,100
- Home value to household income4.6 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over287,690
- Population under 18142,421
- Share under 1829.8 percent
- Population 65 and over57,101
- Share 65 and over11.9 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 64279,171
- Civilian labor force215,454
- Unemployment rate9.3 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over64.1 percent
- Rank by population among California counties18th of 58
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents152nd
Tulare County is the 18th largest of 58 California counties by population. A median home costs 4.6 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 29.8 percent against 11.9 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Tulare County's population growing?
- Population change since the 2020 census base2.20 percent
- Census 2020 base population473,121
- Births, 20246,719
- Deaths, 20243,441
- Natural change, 20243,278
- Net domestic migration, 2024-2,111
- Net international migration, 20241,598
- Total net migration, 2024-513
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-6,199
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents1106th
The county has grown 2.20 percent since the 2020 census base. Births exceeded deaths in 2024 but more people left than arrived, so the population is being sustained internally rather than attracting.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where are people moving to Tulare County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving5,709
- People arriving, from those returns10,697
- Adjusted gross income arriving$296.6 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$51,953
- Largest single originTulare County Non-migrants (163,536 households)
- Largest single destination (163,536 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulare County Non-migrants | 163,536 | 368,920 | $10.07 bn |
| Other flows - Different State | 1,154 | 2,094 | $57.0 m |
| Fresno County | 1,138 | 2,107 | $58.4 m |
| Los Angeles County | 509 | 1,018 | $26.6 m |
| Other flows - West | 487 | 887 | $25.3 m |
| Kings County | 444 | 884 | $22.9 m |
| Kern County | 435 | 888 | $17.8 m |
| Other flows - South | 401 | 735 | $18.0 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Tulare County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What is the Tulare County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$25.41 bn
- County GDP, 2023$23.88 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20246.4 percent
- GDP change over five years34.1 percent
- Rank by GDP among California counties23rd
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents220th
- GDP per resident$53,092
Output grew 6.4 percent in the latest year and 34.1 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Largest employers in Tulare County
- Covered employment, annual average177,657
- Establishments reporting14,758
- Average annual pay$53,038
- Average weekly wage$1,020
- Sector 11, employment36,225
- Sector 11, average annual pay$38,178
- Sector 62, employment20,651
- Sector 62, average annual pay$46,913
- Sector 44-45, employment16,923
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$37,311
- Sector 31-33, employment13,156
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$67,481
- Sector 72, employment12,919
- Sector 48-49, employment9,224
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 11 | 36,225 | 1,222 | $38,178 |
| Sector 62 | 20,651 | 7,037 | $46,913 |
| Sector 44-45 | 16,923 | 1,091 | $37,311 |
| Sector 31-33 | 13,156 | 292 | $67,481 |
| Sector 72 | 12,919 | 784 | $26,795 |
| Sector 48-49 | 9,224 | 389 | $69,126 |
| Sector 56 | 7,499 | 403 | $48,573 |
| Sector 23 | 7,182 | 760 | $63,958 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 36,225 jobs, 20.4 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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How many businesses are in Tulare County?
- Establishments, all industries7,189
- Employment at those establishments107,492
- Annual payroll$5.66 bn
- Establishments per 1,000 residents15.0
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Building permits in Tulare County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20241,447
- Declared construction value permitted$364.5 m
- Single family units authorised1,112
- Multifamily units authorised335
- Multifamily share of units23.2 percent
- Average declared value per unit$251,917
- Units authorised per 1,000 households10.1
Multifamily is 23.2 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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SBA loans in Tulare County (7(a) and 504)
- 7(a) approvals recorded263
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$229.9 m
- Average 7(a) approval$873,998
- Median 7(a) approval$350,000
- 10th percentile approval$50,000
- 90th percentile approval$2,860,000
- Largest single approval$5,000,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)3,568
- Jobs per approval13.6
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active55
- Distinct industries receiving approvals116
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer32.7 percent
- Loans on real estate terms86
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter169
- Franchise loans46
- Franchise share of approvals17.5 percent
- Leading industry by approval countGasoline Stations with Convenience Stores (22)
- Most active lenderCommonwealth Business Bank (22)
- 504 approvals recorded174
- 504 gross approval dollars$144.3 m
- Average 504 approval$829,236
- Median 504 approval$434,000
- Distinct CDCs active13
- 504 jobs per approval12.5
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved15.1
- Most active CDCSouthland Economic Development Corporation (87)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals60.2 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$374.1 m
The average approval of $873,998 sits well above the median of $350,000, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. 32.7 percent of approvals run on real estate terms of 240 months or more, so this is a market where SBA credit is buying buildings, not just funding operations.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Tulare County
Do SBA loans in Tulare County get paid back?
- Loans with a final outcome recorded44
- Paid in full43
- Charged off1
- Charge off rate on resolved loans2.3 percent
- Status: Paid in full43
- Status: Exempt from disclosure173
- Status: Cancelled32
- Status: Charged off1
- Status: Committed, not yet disbursed14
Of the 44 loans that have reached a final outcome, 2.3 percent were charged off. This is computed only over resolved loans, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed and counting it either way would be wrong.
Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA lending by place in Tulare County
- Places in the county with recorded lending22
- VISALIA, approvals115
- TULARE, approvals40
- PORTERVILLE, approvals27
- DINUBA, approvals13
- EXETER, approvals12
- Pixley, approvals12
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| VISALIA | 115 | $87,640,900 |
| TULARE | 40 | $38,958,700 |
| PORTERVILLE | 27 | $21,120,900 |
| DINUBA | 13 | $18,741,200 |
| EXETER | 12 | $9,558,500 |
| Pixley | 12 | $1,259,400 |
| Lindsay | 11 | $12,566,000 |
| THREE RIVERS | 5 | $7,037,000 |
VISALIA accounts for 115 approvals against 40 in TULARE. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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How large is Tulare County?
- Land area4,824 sq mi
- Rank by land area among California counties7th of 58
- Width, east to west88.8 mi
- Height, north to south66 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land99
- Establishments per square mile1.49
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Flood risk in Tulare County
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book9
- Of those, participating in the NFIP9
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Best Community Rating System class in the county A lower CRS class is a larger flood insurance premium discount.Class 7
- Communities carrying a CRS class1
- Radon levels in Tulare County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/LZone 2
The EPA places Tulare County in radon zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. The best Community Rating System class in Tulare County is 7, which carries a flood insurance premium discount for policies written in that community. 100.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Tulare County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Tulare County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population478,693
- Households143,195
- Average household size3.34
- Median household income$71,300
- Median age32.1
Common questions
Tulare County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tulare County, California?
478,693, in 143,195 households, ranking 18th of 58 California counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Tulare County's population growing?
The population has grown 2.20 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 6,719 births against 3,441 deaths, with net migration of -513. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Tulare County?
$71,300. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $330,100, which is 4.6 times income, and median gross rent is $1,280 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Tulare County?
7,189 establishments, employing 107,492 people with an annual payroll of $5.66 bn. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Tulare County?
Average annual pay is $53,038, or $1,020 a week, across 177,657 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Tulare County?
263 7(a) approvals totalling $229.9 m since FY2020, across 55 lenders, with a median approval of $350,000, plus 174 504 approvals worth $144.3 m. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans in Tulare County get paid back?
Of the 44 loans that have reached a final outcome, 43 were paid in full and 1 charged off, a charge off rate of 2.3 percent. Loans still running are excluded, because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
How many building permits were issued in Tulare County?
1,447 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $364.5 m. Multifamily was 23.2 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Tulare County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Tulare County come from?
The largest single origin is Tulare County Non-migrants, with 163,536 households. Arriving households report an average income of $51,953 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Tulare County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Tulare County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.
Tulare County
Cities and places in Tulare.
70 Census places lie wholly or partly in Tulare County. 67 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked. The rest are named here and not linked, because the American Community Survey and the SBA record between them do not carry enough about them to write an honest page. A place existing is itself worth knowing, so nothing in the county is left out.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA approvals | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visalia | city | 143,939 | 118 | Wholly in this county |
| Tulare | city | 70,945 | 40 | Wholly in this county |
| Porterville | city | 63,157 | 27 | Wholly in this county |
| Dinuba | city | 25,475 | 13 | Wholly in this county |
| Lindsay | city | 12,643 | 11 | Wholly in this county |
| Farmersville | city | 10,397 | 2 | Wholly in this county |
| Exeter | city | 10,258 | 12 | Wholly in this county |
| Orosi | CDP | 8,966 | 2 | Wholly in this county |
| Woodlake | city | 7,702 | 3 | Wholly in this county |
| Earlimart | CDP | 7,214 | 1 | Wholly in this county |
| Goshen | CDP | 5,136 | 1 | Wholly in this county |
| East Porterville | CDP | 5,066 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Ivanhoe | CDP | 4,629 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Cutler | CDP | 4,361 | 2 | Wholly in this county |
| Pixley | CDP | 3,742 | 12 | Wholly in this county |
| Tipton | CDP | 2,851 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Strathmore | CDP | 2,675 | 2 | Wholly in this county |
| Three Rivers | CDP | 2,282 | 5 | Wholly in this county |
| Poplar-Cotton Center | CDP | 2,171 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Patterson Tract | CDP | 2,090 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Richgrove | CDP | 1,960 | 1 | Wholly in this county |
| London | CDP | 1,800 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Terra Bella | CDP | 1,659 | 5 | Wholly in this county |
| Woodville | CDP | 1,460 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Teviston | CDP | 1,182 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Delft Colony | CDP | 1,043 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Alpaugh | CDP | 859 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Linnell Camp | CDP | 821 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Sultana | CDP | 783 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Ducor | CDP | 704 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| East Tulare Villa | CDP | 689 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Matheny | CDP | 572 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Plainview | CDP | 545 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| West Goshen | CDP | 535 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Springville | CDP | 514 | 5 | Wholly in this county |
| Lemon Cove | CDP | 484 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Woodville Farm Labor Camp | CDP | 468 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Tonyville | CDP | 433 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Allensworth | CDP | 413 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Traver | CDP | 382 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Seville | CDP | 377 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| East Orosi | CDP | 324 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Pine Flat | CDP | 228 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Lindcove | CDP | 214 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Hypericum | CDP | 179 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Monson | CDP | 162 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Camp Nelson | CDP | 150 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| El Rancho | CDP | 128 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Jovista | CDP | 107 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| El Monte Mobile Village | CDP | 99 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Kennedy Meadows | CDP | 93 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Panorama Heights | CDP | 67 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Waukena | CDP | 62 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Sequoia Crest | CDP | 54 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Tooleville | CDP | 54 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Rodriguez Camp | CDP | 45 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Idlewild | CDP | 42 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Ponderosa | CDP | 36 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Pierpoint | CDP | 34 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Wilsonia | CDP | 31 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| California Hot Springs | CDP | 21 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Poso Park | CDP | 4 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| McClenney Tract | CDP | 3 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Cedar Slope | CDP | 0 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Hartland | CDP | 0 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Posey | CDP | 0 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Silver City | CDP | 0 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Sugarloaf Saw Mill | CDP | 0 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Sugarloaf Village | CDP | 0 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Yettem | CDP | 0 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
A further 3 SBA approvals in Tulare County are recorded against borrower cities that match no Census place, the largest being Goshen (Goshen Junction), Isalia. Those are postal cities and unincorporated areas rather than incorporated places, so no page claims them, and their lending is counted in this county's totals above rather than under any city.