People QuickFacts Visalia California Population, 2011 estimate 126,432 37,691,912 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 124,442 37,253,956 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 1.6% 1.2% Population, 2010 124,442 37,253,956 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.6% 6.8% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 30.1% 25.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.3% 11.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.2% 50.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 64.5% 57.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.1% 6.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.4% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 5.4% 13.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.4% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 4.6% 4.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 46.0% 37.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 44.3% 40.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 85.2% 84.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 13.8% 27.2% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 28.1% 43.0% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 80.5% 80.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 20.9% 30.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 19.5 26.9  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 62.3% 57.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 18.0% 30.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $231,900 $458,500 Households, 2006-2010 38,989 12,392,852 Persons per household, 2006-2010 3.01 2.89 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $23,458 $29,188 Median household income 2006-2010 $53,606 $60,883 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 15.6% 13.7%     Business QuickFacts Visalia California Total number of firms, 2007 9,432 3,425,510 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 4.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 1.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 14.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 16.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.1% 30.3%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 617,388 491,372,092 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,566,085 598,456,486 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,942,971 455,032,270 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,625 $12,561 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 187,149 80,852,787     Geography QuickFacts Visalia California Land area in square miles, 2010 36.25 155,779.22 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,433.3 239.1 FIPS Code 82954 06 Counties Tulare County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts