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Get to know the City of Porterville with data. The latest census data shows that our city has grown in population. The increase in population comes with an increase in opportunity for more developments in the interest of providing a higher quality of life to local area residents and the greater commercial region. 

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Below is information from the U.S. Census. 
Population

Population	Porterville	California
Population, 2022	62,345	39,185,605
Population, 2021 estimates, July 1, 2021 (V2021)	62,607	39,538,223
Population, percent change, April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021	0.20%	-0.80%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020	62,623	39,538,223

Age Distribution

Age	Total
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.10%
Person under 18 years, percent	30.30%
Persons 65 years, percent	12.40%
Female persons, percent	49.40%

Education

Education Level	Estimated Percentage
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2016-2020	71.10%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2016-2020	12.30%

Economy

Description	Percentage/Figure
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2016-2020	61.60%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2016-2020	55.90%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)	83,586
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)	339,845
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 (1,000)	19,312
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)	$619,921
Total retail sales per capita, 2017	$10,475

Families and Living Arrangement
By Households in 2013 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars

Description	Figure
Households, 2016-2020	17,649
Persons per household	3.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2016-2020	86.60%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2016-2020	54.3

DataSource: U.S. Census QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.