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Central Valley Demographics PDF Print E-mail

The Central Valley Afterschool Foundation serves a six-county Central California area known as Region VII.

Central Valley Demographic Profile

  • 1,897,373 People
  • 568,289 Kids Under Age 18
  • $44,941 Median Household Income
  • 401,675 People Below the Poverty Level

(Based on current Census data—2008 estimates)

County

Population

Persons
under 18

Median Household Income

Percent of People Below Poverty Level

Hispanic, Black and Asian Populations

Fresno

909,153

29.8% (270,928 kids)

$43,534

22.1%
(200,923 ppl)

Hispanic 48.7%

Black 5.8%

Asian 8.7%

Tulare

426,276

31.8% (135,556 kids)

$44,383

21.5%
(91,649 ppl)

Hispanic 57.5%

Black 2.1%

Asian 3.5%

Merced

246,117

31.2%
(76,789 kids)

$42,629

21.5%
(52,915 ppl)

Hispanic 52.9%

Black 4.15

Asian 6.6%

Madera

148,333

27.8%
(41,237 kids)

$46,066

18.2%
(26,997 ppl)

Hispanic 50.8%

Black 4.5%

Asian 2.1%

Kings

149,518

27.2%
(40,669 kids)

$48,614

17.9%
(26,764 ppl)

Hispanic 49.35

Black 8.3%

Asian 3.2%

Mariposa

17,976

17.3%
(3,110 kids)

$44,419

13.5%
(2,427 ppl)

Hispanic 10.5%

Black 1.2%

Asian 1.0%

CALIFORNIA

36,756,666

25.5%

$61,017

13.3%

Hispanic 36.6%

Black 6.7%

Asian 12.5%