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Population (year 2000): 39,615. Estimated
population in July 2005: 44,959 (+13.5% change)
Males: 19,444 (49.1%), Females: 20,171 (50.9%)
Tulare County
Zip codes:
93257.
Median resident age: 28.6 years
Median household income: $32,046 (year 2000)
Median house value: $93,500 (year 2000)
Races in Porterville:
- Hispanic (49.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (42.0%)
- Other race (32.7%)
- Two or more races (4.7%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Filipino (2.2%)
- Other Asian (1.4%)
- Black (1.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (6.6%), English
(5.8%), German (5.3%), Irish (5.1%), Italian (1.6%), French
(1.5%).
Elevation: 459 feet
Land area: 14.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Porterville
- High school or higher: 61.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 12.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Porterville city
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 53.9%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 9.7%
22.8% Foreign born (18.0% Latin America, 4.1%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +9,616 (+32.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Porterville:
- PORTERVILLE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER (26501
AVENUE 140)
- SIERRA VIEW DISTRICT HOSPITAL (465 W PUTNAM
AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Porterville:
- TULARE DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; TULARE,
CA)
- DELANO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles;
DELANO, CA)
- KAWEAH DELTA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 29 miles;
VISALIA, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Porterville:
- VISALIA MUNI (about 30 miles; VISALIA, CA; ID: VIS)
- MEADOWS FIELD (about 44 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; ID:
BFL)
- FRESNO YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL (about 68 miles;
FRESNO, CA; ID: FAT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Porterville:
- PORTERVILLE MUNI (about 4 miles; PORTERVILLE, CA;
ID: PTV)
- ECKERT FIELD (about 6 miles; STRATHMORE, CA; ID:
1Q1)
- EXETER (about 14 miles; EXETER, CA; ID: O63)
College/University in Porterville:
- PORTERVILLE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
2,288; Location: 100 E COLLEGE AVE; Public; Website:
www.pc.cc.ca.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Porterville:
- COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS (about 27 miles; VISALIA,
CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,295)
- REEDLEY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; REEDLEY, CA; FT
enrollment: 5,344)
- BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 47 miles; BAKERSFIELD,
CA; FT enrollment: 7,978)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD (about 61
miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; FT enrollment: 5,273)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-FRESNO (about 63 miles;
FRESNO, CA; FT enrollment: 16,035)
- FRESNO CITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; FRESNO, CA; FT
enrollment: 10,741)
- TAFT COLLEGE (about 69 miles; Taft, CA; FT
enrollment: 2,801)
Public high schools in Porterville:
- MONACHE HIGH (Students: 1,915; Location: 960
N. NEWCOMB; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PORTERVILLE HIGH (Students: 1,886; Location:
465 W. OLIVE AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GRANITE HILLS HIGH (Students: 1,349;
Location: 1701 E. PUTNAM AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CITRUS HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 211; Location:
261 E. MULBERRY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- VINE STREET COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 20;
Location: 140 SOUTH C ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Porterville:
- PIONEER INTERMEDIATE (Students: 876;
Location: 225 E. COLLEGE AVE.; Grades: 07 - 08)
- OLIVE STREET ELEMENTARY (Students: 819;
Location: 255 W. OLIVE AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
- WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY (Students: 813;
Location: 1151 W. PIONEER AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
- VANDALIA ELEMENTARY (Students: 807; Location:
271 E. COLLEGE AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
- JOHN J. DOYLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 748;
Location: 1045 E. ORANGE; Grades: KG - 06)
- BURTON MIDDLE (Students: 679; Location: 1155
N. ELDERWOOD ST.; Grades: 07 - 08)
- BARTLETT INTERMEDIATE (Students: 657;
Location: 335 NORTH G ST.; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WOODVILLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 604;
Location: 16541 ROAD 168; Grades: KG - 08)
- BURTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 590; Location:
2375 W. MORTON ST.; Grades: KG - 04)
- JIM MAPLES ACADEMY (Students: 590; Location:
252 N. WESTWOOD; Grades: 05 - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Porterville:
- ST ANNE SCHOOL (Students: 201; Location: 385
NORTH F STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Porterville:
- PORTERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$695,640; Location: 41 W. THURMAN ST.; 82,500 books;
3,500 audio materials; 3,700 video materials; 123 serial
subscriptions)
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