2024 population: 1,189,557 ( 24,654 from 2020)
Land area: 8095.3 square miles
Population density: 146.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	312,579	26.28%	6.9%
Black:	52,114	4.38%	0.7%
Indian:	7,323	0.62%	2.6%
Asian:	124,156	10.44%	9.3%
2+ races:	24,091	2.03%	8.4%
Hispanic:	669,294	56.26%	5.6%

Total non-White:	876,978	73.72%	5.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	67,460	14.5
Deaths:	42,914	9.2
Net Migration:	-14,697	-3.2
Net Immigration:	14,275	3.1

Change in White population:	-23,320	-2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	47,974	4.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,164,903
335,899	28.83%
51,760	4.44%
7,516	0.65%
113,607	9.75%
22,230	1.91%
633,891	54.42%
829,004	71.17%

2010
1,081,315
361,902	33.47%
50,014	4.63%
7,769	0.72%
90,562	8.38%
19,613	1.81%
549,062	50.78%
719,413	66.53%

2000
922,516
374,913	40.64%
45,001	4.88%
7,917	0.86%
65,351	7.08%
21,445	2.32%
406,151	44.03%
547,603	59.36%

1990
755,580
394,389	52.20%
34,031	4.50%
6,941	0.92%
58,215	7.70%
n/a
262,004	34.68%
361,191	47.80%

1980
577,737
360,673	62.43%
27,114	4.69%
4,646	0.80%
16,162	2.80%
n/a
167,448	28.98%
217,064	37.57%

1970
454,572
305,231	67.15%
16,623	3.66%
2,152	0.47%
7,602	1.67%
n/a
114,132	25.11%
149,341	32.85%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
163,607	15.1
71,724	6.6
-25,732	-2.4
9,256	0.9

-26,003	-2.4
109,591	10.1

Number	Rate
2000's
168,894	18.3
62,789	6.8
2,358	0.3
39,770	4.3

-13,011	-1.4
171,810	18.6

Number	Rate
1990's
171,648	22.7
59,799	7.9
-35,102	-4.6
54,122	7.2

-19,476	-2.6
186,412	24.7

Number	Rate
1980's
132,713	23.0
48,927	8.5
97,664	16.9
n/a

33,716	5.8
144,127	24.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
67,197	14.8
n/a

55,442	12.2
67,723	14.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Fresno, CA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
33.6
326,191	27.4%
863,366	72.6%
154,636	13.0%

370,081
3.11

265,378	71.7%
173,464	65.4%
34,252	12.9%
104,703	28.3%

2010
Number	Percent
62.1
-440,603	-40.7%
1,521,918	140.7%
221,366	20.5%

665,416
3.17

497,076	74.7%
339,480	68.3%
63,702	12.8%
168,340	25.3%

2000
Number	Percent
30.5
291,899	31.6%
630,617	68.4%
92,209	10.0%

289,511
3.10

217,379	75.1%
159,123	73.2%
26,173	12.0%
72,132	24.9%

1990
Number	Percent
29.7
236,501	31.3%
519,079	68.7%
78,998	10.5%

249,450
2.97

186,626	74.8%
141,413	75.8%
21,716	11.6%
62,824	25.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.7
173,918	30.1%
403,819	69.9%
58,333	10.1%

199,803
2.84

149,559	74.9%
123,405	82.5%
13,364	8.9%
50,244	25.1%

2024 Housing Data for Fresno, CA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	22,227	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	14,906	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	12,192	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	13,408	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	12,879	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	13,244	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	13,499	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	12,401	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	12,941	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	24,383	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	34,230	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	48,723	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	36,223	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	27,117	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	32,266	8.7%
$200,000 or more	39,442	10.7%

Median Household Income	74,498
Per Capita Income	32,609

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	91

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	29,194	7.9%
Public Assistance	21,718	5.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	86,728	23.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	211,220	65.2%
Unemployed	16,668	5.1%
In Armed Forces	864	0.3%

Total Labor Force	228,752	70.6%
Not in Labor Force	95,235	29.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	182,234	128,344	58.7%
Non-Profit	15,058	24,845	37.7%
Self-Employed	28,720	18,608	60.7%

Local Government	22,776	36,365	38.5%
State Government	11,323	12,801	46.9%
Federal Government	5,958	5,737	50.9%

Total Private + Self	210,954	146,952	58.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	55,115	79,748	40.9%
Total	266,069	226,700	54.0%

Pct. Govt.	19.3%
Pct. Private + Self	72.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	62,001	12.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	94,587	19.2%
Professional, Technical	103,687	21.0%
Service Occupations	95,361	19.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	30,768	6.2%
All others	138,126	28.0%

White Collar		52.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	75,828	15.4%
Educational services	52,120	10.6%
Retail trade	49,244	10.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	40,839	8.3%
Manufacturing	33,720	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	32,690	6.6%
Construction	31,400	6.4%
Public administration	29,527	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	28,681	5.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	23,115	4.7%
Other services	21,806	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21,625	4.4%
Finance and insurance	13,649	2.8%
Wholesale trade	13,345	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7,976	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6,989	1.4%
Information	5,870	1.2%
Utilities	4,916	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	268	0.1%
Management	154	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	601,444	51.07%
Puerto Rican	4,784	0.41%
Cuban	791	0.07%
Dominican	118	0.01%

Total Central American	21,404	1.82%
Costa Rican	443	0.04%
Guatemalan	4,101	0.35%
Honduran	1,890	0.16%
Nicaraguan	1,188	0.10%
Panamanian	185	0.02%
Salvadoran	13,576	1.15%
Other Central American	21	0.00%

Total South American	3,769	0.32%
Argentinean	268	0.02%
Bolivian	464	0.04%
Chilean	498	0.04%
Colombian	1,036	0.09%
Ecuadorian	387	0.03%
Paraguayan	16	0.00%
Peruvian	889	0.08%
Uruguayan	87	0.01%
Venezuelan	101	0.01%
Other South American	23	0.00%

Other Hispanic	20,163	1.71%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	37,318	3.17%
Indian	24,858	2.11%
Filipino	15,226	1.29%
Chinese	7,573	0.64%
Cambodian	5,876	0.50%
Laotian	5,259	0.45%
Vietnamese	4,521	0.38%
Japanese	4,123	0.35%
Korean	2,362	0.20%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	614,213	56.0%
Spanish	379,461	34.6%
Other Asian	37,579	3.4%
Other Indo-European	32,301	2.9%
Tagalog	8,306	0.8%
Arabic	6,247	0.6%
Chinese	5,258	0.5%
Vietnamese	3,151	0.3%
Other	2,883	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	75,618	6.4%
English	57,317	4.9%
Irish	54,244	4.6%
Italian	28,679	2.4%
American	19,356	1.6%
Portuguese	12,578	1.1%
Scottish	10,841	0.9%
Armenian	10,622	0.9%
European	10,575	0.9%
French	10,293	0.9%
Swedish	7,747	0.7%
Dutch	7,738	0.7%
Norwegian	7,257	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	4,969	0.4%
Danish	4,559	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,050,958	89.2%
Not a citizen	126,707	10.8%

Native	941,897	80.0%
Foreign-born	235,768	20.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
91,262	12.4%	68,958	9.3%	173,613	23.5%	231,238	31.3%	112,744	15.3%	59,850	8.1%
Average years of education: 12.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	91,262	12.4%
9-12 Years	68,958	9.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	173,613	23.5%
Some College	231,238	31.3%
Bach. Degree	112,744	15.3%
Grad Degree	59,850	8.1%
Average years of education: 12.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	740,144	652,724	87,420	11.8%
1991	764,510	659,572	104,938	13.7%
1992	799,136	673,252	125,884	15.8%
1993	819,130	691,324	127,806	15.6%
1994	810,254	692,352	117,902	14.6%
1995	842,394	723,220	119,174	14.1%
1996	842,532	728,304	114,228	13.6%
1997	848,442	733,372	115,070	13.6%
1998	857,874	737,016	120,858	14.1%
1999	862,770	747,382	115,388	13.4%

2000	885,272	796,036	89,236	10.1%
2001	885,444	791,688	93,756	10.6%
2002	913,932	808,762	105,170	11.5%
2003	926,208	818,216	107,992	11.7%
2004	930,702	835,058	95,644	10.3%
2005	938,216	855,448	82,768	8.8%
2006	947,802	873,216	74,586	7.9%
2007	964,826	884,542	80,284	8.3%
2008	989,930	886,620	103,310	10.4%
2009	1,007,834	855,742	152,092	15.1%

2010	1,004,610	833,052	171,558	17.1%
2011	1,010,448	841,106	169,342	16.8%
2012	1,003,876	850,490	153,386	15.3%
2013	997,386	864,420	132,966	13.3%
2014	998,658	882,172	116,486	11.7%
2015	1,000,230	897,308	102,922	10.3%
2016	1,011,576	915,514	96,062	9.5%
2017	1,011,422	925,028	86,394	8.5%
2018	1,015,068	938,442	76,626	7.5%
2019	1,025,200	950,112	75,088	7.3%

2020	1,014,512	900,694	113,818	11.2%
2021	1,013,474	921,252	92,222	9.1%
2022	1,033,260	967,664	65,596	6.3%
2023	1,050,492	972,078	78,414	7.5%
2024	1,077,402	992,396	85,006	7.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	395,909
Median Value	$389,367

Occupied	370,081	93.5%
Vacant	25,828	6.5%

Owned	210,984	57.0%
Rented	159,097	43.0%
Median Rent	$1,392

Single-Family Units	284,642	71.9%
Detached	273,553	69.1%
Attached	11,089	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	59,574	15.0%
Mobile Homes	17,026	4.3%

Fresno, CA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fresno, CA Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Fresno, CA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Fresno, CA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fresno, CA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Fresno, CA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Fresno, CA Metro Area