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Tulare, California: commercial real estate data.
Tulare is a Census city of 70,945 people across 20.74 square miles of land, in Tulare County. Median household income is $72,410, 58.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 40 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $39.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tulare
What Tulare is
- Census place typecity
- Land area20.74 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,421
- 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.
Tulare
How many people live in Tulare
- Population70,945
- Median age29.5
- Population under 1822,668
- Share under 1832.0 percent
- Population 65 and over6,660
- Share 65 and over9.4 percent
- Households20,898
- Family households16,645
- Share of households that are families79.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Tulare
- Median household income$72,410
- Per capita income$27,801
- Civilian labor force31,881
- Employed29,139
- Unemployed2,742
- Unemployment rate8.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over40,910
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 0.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tulare
- Housing units21,986
- Occupied units20,898
- Vacant units1,088 plus or minus 278
- Vacancy rate4.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied12,218
- Renter occupied8,680
- Ownership rate58.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$329,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,435
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.8 percent
- Single family units18,153
- Share single family82.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,131
- Share in buildings of two or more14.2 percent
- Mobile homes685 plus or minus 200
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tulare gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute26,840
- Commuting under 15 minutes9,209
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more8,050
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.0 percent
- Drove alone82.8 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Tulare (7(a))
- Approvals40
- Gross approval$38,958,700
- Average approval$973,968
- Median approval$500,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,671,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported345
- Jobs per approval8.6
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full9
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more35.0 percent
- Share to franchises17.5 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS26
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tulare, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 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.
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SBA loans in Tulare (504)
- Approvals30
- Gross approval$24,336,000
- Average approval$811,200
- Median approval$484,000
- Largest approval$3,286,000
- Jobs supported331
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tulare, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 8 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.
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Flood risk in Tulare
- NFIP communityCity of Tulare
- NFIP community number065065
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/09
The City of Tulare participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 065065 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 Tulare
Tulare County context, not Tulare 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 Tulare.
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Tulare questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tulare, California?
70,945, in 20,898 households. Tulare city covers 20.74 square miles of land, which is 3,421 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tulare 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 Tulare?
$72,410. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $329,800. Median gross rent is $1,435 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tulare businesses?
40 7(a) approvals totaling $39.0 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $500,000, plus 30 504 approvals worth $24.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tulare, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tulare borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tulare. Only 9 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 Tulare in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tulare appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tulare, city of, community 065065, 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 Tulare 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 Tulare.
Is zoning published for Tulare?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.