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Visalia, California: commercial real estate data.
Visalia is a Census city of 143,939 people across 38.50 square miles of land, in Tulare County. Median household income is $81,989, 61.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 118 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $88.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Visalia
What Visalia is
- Census place typecity
- Land area38.5 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,739
- 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.
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How many people live in Visalia
- Population143,939
- Median age33.9
- Population under 1840,099
- Share under 1827.9 percent
- Population 65 and over19,467
- Share 65 and over13.5 percent
- Households47,089
- Family households34,992
- Share of households that are families74.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Visalia
- Median household income$81,989
- Per capita income$34,609
- Civilian labor force69,306
- Employed64,510
- Unemployed4,796
- Unemployment rate6.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over91,413
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Visalia
- Housing units49,292
- Occupied units47,089
- Vacant units2,203
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent
- Owner occupied28,761
- Renter occupied18,328
- Ownership rate61.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$371,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,490
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.8 percent
- Single family units39,828
- Share single family80.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,999
- Share in buildings of two or more16.2 percent
- Mobile homes1,335
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Visalia gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute57,724
- Commuting under 15 minutes22,808
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more15,276
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.5 percent
- Drove alone76.7 percent
- Carpooled12.3 percent
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home8.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Visalia
SBA loans in Visalia (7(a))
- Approvals118
- Gross approval$88,215,200
- Average approval$747,586
- Median approval$349,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,002,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,682
- Jobs per approval14.3
- Loans with a final outcome20
- Paid in full19
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more27.1 percent
- Share to franchises22.0 percent
- Distinct lenders40
- Distinct industries by NAICS66
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Visalia, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 20 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 Visalia (504)
- Approvals98
- Gross approval$61,090,000
- Average approval$623,367
- Median approval$387,500
- Largest approval$3,068,000
- Jobs supported1,015
- Loans with a final outcome35
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Visalia, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
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 Visalia
- NFIP communityCity of Visalia
- NFIP community number060409
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date06/16/09
The City of Visalia participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060409 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Tulare County, not Visalia
Tulare County context, not Visalia 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 Visalia.
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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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
Visalia questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Visalia, California?
143,939, in 47,089 households. Visalia city covers 38.50 square miles of land, which is 3,739 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Visalia 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 Visalia?
$81,989. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $371,500. Median gross rent is $1,490 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Visalia businesses?
118 7(a) approvals totaling $88.2 m since FY2020, across 40 lenders, median approval $349,500, plus 98 504 approvals worth $61.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Visalia, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Visalia borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Visalia. Only 20 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 Visalia in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Visalia appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Visalia, city of, community 060409, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Visalia 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 Visalia.
Is zoning published for Visalia?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.