Fresno CCD, Fresno County, California Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Fresno CCD, California, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Fresno CCD, California. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Fresno CCD, California. The estimated population of Fresno CCD, California is 734,131 people, with a median age of 32.7.

We can look at the total population in Fresno CCD over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
734,131
+2.33%
+5.04%
2020
717,419
+0.84%
-
2019
711,410
+0.85%
-
2018
705,433
+0.94%
-
2017
698,889
- -

Population of Fresno CCD, California by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
30.4%
33%
-7.88%
Black/African American
5.4%
6.2%
-12.90%
Native
0.4%
0.4%
0.00%
Hispanic
47.2%
45.2%
+4.42%
Asian
13.1%
12.6%
+3.97%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%
0.2%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
3%
2.2%
+36.36%
Other
0.3%
0.2%
+50.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Fresno CCD, California by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 32.7 +0.93% 31.9 +1.59% 33.5 +0.3%
2020 32.4 +0.93% 31.4 +0.64% 33.4 +0.91%
2019 32.1 +0.63% 31.2 +0.97% 33.1 +0.3%
2018 31.9 +0.63% 30.9 0% 33 +0.92%
2017 31.7 - 30.9 - 32.7 -

The median age of Fresno CCD, California gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 56,640 +1.5% 56,473 -2.76% 57,480 54,923
10 to 19 53,480 +9.55% 50,938 +7.76% 58,732 54,986
20 to 29 57,305 -4.33% 56,068 -1.81% 54,848 55,054
30 to 39 48,209 +13.34% 47,576 +8.42% 54,937 51,700
40 to 49 38,887 +7.02% 40,092 +6.17% 41,680 42,610
50 to 59 37,106 +7.06% 41,375 -1.14% 39,778 40,897
60 to 69 29,098 +10.69% 31,589 +7.44% 32,300 33,995
70+ 23,085 +9.8% 30,968 +11.83% 25,427 34,784

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Fresno CCD, California is $63,448.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Fresno CCD.

  • Under 25
    $32,694.00
  • 25 to 44
    $65,003.00
  • 45 to 64
    $75,601.00
  • 65 and over
    $50,869.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Fresno CCD, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Fresno CCD, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Fresno CCD, California is currently $86,752.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

7.35% of households in Fresno CCD are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Fresno CCD against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    20.48%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    20.36%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.68%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.31%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    15.45%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    7.38%
  • $200,000 or more
    7.35%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Fresno CCD is $29,127.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Fresno CCD by the total population of Fresno CCD.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Fresno CCD, California, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Fresno CCD to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    10.71%
  • Bachelor's degree
    33.12%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.30%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    36.53%
  • Less than high school diploma
    6.33%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Fresno CCD that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Fresno CCD over the age of 16 is 550,071.

Of those people, a total of 62.10% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Fresno CCD is 56.50%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 42,061 30.10% 30.50%
20 to 24 years 51,156 71.00% 14.00%
25 to 29 years 58,746 79.80% 9.20%
30 to 34 years 55,388 78.70% 8.30%
35 to 44 years 94,989 80.40% 6.70%
45 to 54 years 81,419 77.70% 6.70%
55 to 59 years 39,806 65.90% 5.90%
60 to 64 years 35,388 55.80% 4.60%
65 to 74 years 54,798 25.80% 6.00%
75 years and over 36,320 5.70% 6.20%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Fresno CCD. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 300,665 61.10% 7.30%
Black or African American 32,045 58.80% 14.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6,922 58.90% 18.00%
Asian 73,357 61.80% 7.40%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,118 58.50% 3.20%
Other 68,838 63.70% 10.00%
Two or more races 67,126 66.70% 11.00%
Hispanic or Latino 240,343 65.30% 10.10%
Not Hispanic or Latino 188,413 58.70% 6.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Fresno CCD as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Fresno CCD is 310,826, with median earnings of $37,212.00.

Women in Fresno CCD, California earning approximately 78.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 310,826 $37,212.00
Male 166,195 $41,614.00
Female 144,631 $32,592.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 27,192 $73,197.00
Business and Financial 13,282 $59,989.00
Computer and Mathematical 5,815 $69,586.00
Architecture and Engineering 4,244 $88,731.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 2,786 $78,214.00
Community and Social Service 7,835 $46,129.00
Legal 3,678 $89,865.00
Educational and Library 20,256 $50,205.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 4,882 $34,225.00
Healthcare Practitioners 18,351 $76,548.00
Healthcare Support 16,542 $21,288.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 4,131 $26,922.00
Law Enforcement 3,648 $84,690.00
Food Preparation and Serving 17,734 $16,025.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 12,396 $25,578.00
Personal Care and Service 8,013 $20,814.00
Sales 31,945 $33,690.00
Office and Administrative Support 36,452 $35,442.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 9,271 $18,294.00
Construction and Extraction 13,926 $41,470.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 8,953 $43,198.00
Production 14,217 $32,033.00
Transportation and Material Moving 12,428 $38,837.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 15,782 $80,287.00 11,410 $64,922.00
Business and Financial 5,852 $72,594.00 7,430 $53,712.00
Computer and Mathematical 4,551 $75,208.00 1,264 $54,283.00
Architecture and Engineering 3,565 $90,534.00 679 $63,288.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 1,485 $80,991.00 1,301 $76,899.00
Community and Social Service 2,905 $50,225.00 4,930 $45,626.00
Legal 1,917 $104,347.00 1,761 $78,679.00
Educational and Library 6,926 $64,375.00 13,330 $42,401.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 2,790 $37,844.00 2,092 $33,151.00
Healthcare Practitioners 5,510 $86,849.00 12,841 $73,113.00
Healthcare Support 3,417 $22,186.00 13,125 $21,083.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 3,591 $26,572.00 540 $33,452.00
Law Enforcement 2,833 $86,550.00 815 $55,208.00
Food Preparation and Serving 7,740 $16,981.00 9,994 $15,377.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 8,473 $27,813.00 3,923 $19,077.00
Personal Care and Service 2,430 $27,500.00 5,583 $19,375.00
Sales 17,852 $42,777.00 14,093 $24,635.00
Office and Administrative Support 10,491 $33,795.00 25,961 $35,673.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 6,801 $19,465.00 2,470 $14,375.00
Construction and Extraction 13,479 $41,678.00 447 $38,042.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 8,682 $43,341.00 271 $30,607.00
Production 9,799 $36,850.00 4,418 $24,545.00
Transportation and Material Moving 10,576 $42,792.00 1,852 $26,990.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 237,970 households in Fresno CCD, with an average household size of 3.04 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 165,422 families in Fresno CCD with an average family size of 3.64 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 105,867 18,792 40,763 72,548
Average Household Size 3.76 3.77 3.9 1.32
Total Families 105,867 18,792 40,763 0
Average Household Size 3.71 3.3 3.62 0

Poverty

Of the 165,422 families in Fresno CCD, 15.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Fresno CCD:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 250,526 housing units in Fresno CCD, California.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 237,970 94.99%
Vacant 12,556 5.01%

43.17% of the total 250,526 housing units in Fresno CCD are rental units. This is approximately 108,151 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 126,673 are occupied by the owner - or 50.56% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Fresno CCD is $1,141.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Fresno CCD that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    3,146
  • Less than $500
    7,000
  • $500 to $999
    33,296
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    41,443
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    17,533
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    6,366
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    1,516
  • $3,000 or more
    997

Property Value

The median value of a property in Fresno CCD is $297,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Fresno CCD that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    4,483
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    3,430
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    6,301
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    12,090
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    37,921
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    45,591
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    14,321
  • $1,000,000 or more
    2,536

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Fresno CCD. The chart below shows the number of properties in Fresno CCD that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    12,488
  • 1940 to 1949
    12,531
  • 1950 to 1959
    30,318
  • 1960 to 1969
    28,138
  • 1970 to 1979
    45,653
  • 1980 to 1989
    32,863
  • 1990 to 1999
    36,029
  • 2000 to 2009
    33,431
  • 2010 to 2013
    18,561
  • 2014 or later
    514

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Fresno CCD that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    17,834
  • 1 vehicle available
    78,067
  • 2 vehicles available
    86,639
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    55,430

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Fresno CCD get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Fresno CCD that commute to work in a particular way.

22.6 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Fresno CCD.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    5,679
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    25,180
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    41,274
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    62,754
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    59,157
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    19,322
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    34,684
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    4,056
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    5,352
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    9,777
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    6,268
  • 90 or more minutes
    6,146

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Fresno CCD, California in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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