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Population (year 2000): 43,994. Estimated
population in July 2005: 50,127 (+13.9% change)
Males: 21,364 (48.6%), Females: 22,630 (51.4%)
Tulare County
Zip codes:
93274.
Median resident age: 28.5 years
Median household income: $33,637 (year 2000)
Median house value: $94,700 (year 2000)
Races in Tulare:
- Hispanic (45.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (43.8%)
- Other race (29.1%)
- Two or more races (6.0%)
- Black (5.0%)
- American Indian (2.4%)
- Other Asian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Portuguese (8.5%), United States
(6.4%), Irish (5.3%), German (5.2%), English (4.4%), Dutch
(1.6%).
Elevation: 288 feet
Land area: 16.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tulare
- High school or higher: 65.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 10.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tulare city
- Never married: 27.8%
- Now married: 53.8%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 8.9%
17.6% Foreign born (12.9% Latin America, 3.0%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +9,974 (+29.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Tulare:
- TULARE DISTRICT HOSPITAL (869 CHERRY AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Tulare:
- KAWEAH DELTA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
VISALIA, CA)
- CORCORAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
CORCORAN, CA)
- CENTRAL VALLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
HANFORD, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tulare:
- VISALIA MUNI (about 9 miles; VISALIA, CA; ID: VIS)
- FRESNO YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL (about 47 miles;
FRESNO, CA; ID: FAT)
- MEADOWS FIELD (about 57 miles; BAKERSFIELD, CA; ID:
BFL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tulare:
- MEFFORD FIELD (about 5 miles; TULARE, CA; ID: TLR)
- EXETER (about 15 miles; EXETER, CA; ID: O63)
- SEQUOIA FIELD (about 16 miles; VISALIA, CA; ID: Q31)
Amtrak station near Tulare:
- 17 miles: CORCORAN (WHITLEY & OTIS AVES.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking.
College/University in Tulare:
- TULARE BEAUTY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
50; Location: 1400 W INYO ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tulare:
- COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS (about 8 miles; VISALIA, CA;
Full-time enrollment: 6,295)
- PORTERVILLE COLLEGE (about 25 miles; PORTERVILLE,
CA; FT enrollment: 2,288)
- REEDLEY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; REEDLEY, CA; FT
enrollment: 5,344)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-FRESNO (about 43 miles;
FRESNO, CA; FT enrollment: 16,035)
- FRESNO CITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; FRESNO, CA; FT
enrollment: 10,741)
- BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE (about 62 miles; BAKERSFIELD,
CA; FT enrollment: 7,978)
- WEST HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
COALINGA, CA; FT enrollment: 2,406)
Public high schools in Tulare:
- TULARE WESTERN HIGH (Students: 2,039;
Location: 824 W. MAPLE AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TULARE HIGH (Students: 1,870; Location: 755
E. TULARE AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SIERRA VISTA HIGH (ALTER) (Students: 251;
Location: 700 E. KERN AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TULARE TECH PREP CONT. HIGH (Students: 149;
Location: 737 W. BARDSLEY AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- VALLEY HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 41; Location:
426 BLACKSTONE AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Tulare:
- GARDEN ELEMENTARY (Students: 821; Location:
640 E. PLEASANT; Grades: KG - 06)
- CHERRY MIDDLE (Students: 712; Location: 540
N. CHERRY AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MAPLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 694; Location:
640 W CROSS ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
- LIVE OAK MIDDLE (Students: 678; Location: 980
NORTH LASPINA; Grades: 06 - 08)
- KOHN (FRANK) ELEMENTARY (Students: 674;
Location: 500 S. LASPINA; Grades: KG - 05)
- PLEASANT ELEMENTARY (Students: 670; Location:
1855 W. PLEASANT; Grades: KG - 05)
- LOS TULES MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 631;
Location: 801 WEST GAIL AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SUNDALE ELEMENTARY (Students: 622; Location:
13990 AVE. 240; Grades: KG - 08)
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY (Students: 614;
Location: 1046 W. SONORA ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- CYPRESS ELEMENTARY (Students: 607; Location:
1870 S. LASPINA ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Tulare:
- ST ALOYSIUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 212;
Location: 627 BEATRICE DRIVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- TULARE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INC. (Students: 188;
Location: 469 CHERRY AVE P O BOX 1477; Grades: KG - 8)
- CHILDREN'S HOUSE MONTESSORI (Students: 47;
Location: 195 N MOONEY BLVD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Tulare:
- TULARE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$543,681; Location: 113 N. F ST.; 97,074 books; 691
audio materials; 1,004 video materials; 146 serial
subscriptions)
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