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Porterville, California: commercial real estate data.
Porterville is a Census city of 63,157 people across 18.82 square miles of land, in Tulare County. Median household income is $60,461, 54.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 27 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $21.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Porterville
What Porterville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area18.82 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,356
- County holding the largest share of its areaTulare County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Porterville
How many people live in Porterville
- Population63,157
- Median age30.9
- Population under 1819,288
- Share under 1830.5 percent
- Population 65 and over7,713
- Share 65 and over12.2 percent
- Households19,335
- Family households15,286
- Share of households that are families79.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Porterville
Income and work in Porterville
- Median household income$60,461
- Per capita income$24,102
- Civilian labor force28,787
- Employed25,888
- Unemployed2,899
- Unemployment rate10.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over37,069
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher69.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Porterville
Housing in Porterville
- Housing units20,171
- Occupied units19,335
- Vacant units836 plus or minus 233
- Vacancy rate4.1 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Owner occupied10,502
- Renter occupied8,833
- Ownership rate54.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$285,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,148
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.8 percent
- Single family units14,466
- Share single family71.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,588
- Share in buildings of two or more22.7 percent
- Mobile homes1,104 plus or minus 260
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Porterville
How Porterville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute24,300
- Commuting under 15 minutes10,828
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,218
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.7 percent
- Drove alone79.5 percent
- Carpooled14.6 percent
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home2.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Porterville
SBA loans in Porterville (7(a))
- Approvals27
- Gross approval$21,120,900
- Average approval$782,256
- Median approval$272,300
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,672,720
- Largest approval$3,667,100
- Jobs supported469
- Jobs per approval17.4
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.9 percent
- Share to franchises7.4 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Porterville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Porterville
SBA loans in Porterville (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$11,292,000
- Average approval$868,615
- Median approval$496,000
- Largest approval$2,361,000
- Jobs supported151
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Porterville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Porterville
Flood risk in Porterville
- NFIP communityCity of Porterville
- NFIP community number060407
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/09
The City of Porterville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060407 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Tulare County, not Porterville
Tulare County context, not Porterville figures
- Establishments in Tulare County7,189
- Covered employment, Tulare County177,657
- Average annual pay, Tulare County$53,038
- Housing units permitted, Tulare County1,447
Every figure in this section is published for Tulare County as a whole and is not a measurement of Porterville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Porterville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Porterville, California?
63,157, in 19,335 households. Porterville city covers 18.82 square miles of land, which is 3,356 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Porterville in?
Tulare County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Porterville?
$60,461. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $285,700. Median gross rent is $1,148 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Porterville businesses?
27 7(a) approvals totaling $21.1 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $272,300, plus 13 504 approvals worth $11.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Porterville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Porterville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Porterville. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Porterville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Porterville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Porterville, city of, community 060407, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Porterville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tulare County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Porterville.
Is zoning published for Porterville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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