Porterville, CA Housing Market & City Data

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59,599
Population Estimate
$172,694
Median Home Value
87.6%
Employment Rate
11.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$248
Median Listing Price$385,625
Median Days on Market56
Active Listings95
New Listings36
Total Listings (Active + Pending)161
Avg Listing Price$481,929
Avg Listing Price Change MoM8%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY19%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.89
Family Dual Income47.7
Median Household Income$43,823
Median Individual Income$20,204
Home Ownership51.6%
Home Value$172,694
Median Rent$941
Rent Burden37.9%
Poverty27.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED29.8%
  • Highschool Education27.2%
  • Some College31.4%
  • Bachelors Degree7.6%
  • Graduate Degree4.0%
  • Total College or Above11.6%
  • Stem Degree40.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.5%
  • Female49.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married43.5%
  • Divorced12.4%
  • Never Married38.8%
  • Widowed5.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityPorterville
State IDCA
Population59,599

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1834.5%
19–2914.6%
30–3912.8%
40–4912.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–5910.2%
60–697.7%
70–794.9%
80+3.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation57.7%
Unemployment Rate12.4%
Disabled12.2%

ETHNICITY

White73.4%
Black0.6%
Asian5.0%
Native American1.1%
Pacific Islander0.4%
Other15.7%
Multiple3.8%

OTHER

Hispanic65.6%
Limited English18.8%
Health Uninsured7.5%
Veteran4.9%

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