Fresno County, California

Fresno County has a population of 1,016,725 and has grown 2.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $388,800, about 5.2 times the county's median household income of $74,201.

Home price
$388,800
Income
$74,201
Population
1,016,725
Unemployment
8.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$388,800county
Median gross rent$1,392county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented44.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.4%county
Typical monthly rent$2,043county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,664county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,355county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,314county
Home insurance / yr$1,616(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living142.3(statewide)
Median household income$74,201county
Family health premium / yr$24,143(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,945(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.593(statewide)
Poverty rate18.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.1%county
Unemployment rate8.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.2%county
Share of workers employed by government19.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.3%county
Economic output per resident$63,161county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.74%county
Top state income tax13.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax13.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.03%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service3.4 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1318250county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here7county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.0 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.0%county
Traffic deaths40.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher24.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher79.1%county
Public schools in the county349county
Public school enrollment205643county
Students per full-time teacher21.0county
Free lunch eligible75.1%county
Elementary schools205county
Middle schools43county
High schools76county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above7county
Share of local colleges that are public57.1%county
Two-year institutions7county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians68county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county8county
Hospitals here with an emergency department6county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter20.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year24.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year22.3%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population1,016,725county
Land area in square miles5,959county
People per square mile of land171.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores249county
Convenience stores110county
Share living far from a food store12.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.2%county
Population change since 2020+2.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age33.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.9%county
Share of households that are one person22.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States20.0%county
Second languages43.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents72county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in11,518county
Households that moved away13,656county
Average income of arriving households$58,247county
Average income of departing households$62,212county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,271county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings11.8%county
Violent crime rate486(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature57.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation21.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.26 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F29 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing41 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days217 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 7county
Average first fall frostNov 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$181county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh36.0¢county
Household electricity use503 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.81(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas53.7%county
Homes heated by propane4.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband88.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk98.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk100.0county
Landslide risk98.1county
Hail risk95.5county
Earthquake risk99.2county
Tornado risk57.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk97.9county
Winter weather risk17.7county
Strong wind risk15.6county
Wildfire risk98.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Fresno County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the California figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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