GENERAL STATISTICS & DEMOGRAPHICS

We are often contacted regarding available statistics and demographics of Tulare County. To help answer some of these questions we've provided the following sites for review:

GENERAL INFORMATION

• American Factfinder - From the U.S. Census Bureau, a variety of data sets are available. The information may be displayed as tables or maps.
• California Statistical Abstract - This site provides a wide variety of statistics, some down to city level.
• Counting California - Provides user-friendly access to government produced data that meets the diverse needs of the citizens of California.
• Tulare County Quickfacts - Provides population, race, income, and other important facts on Tulare County.

AGRICULTURE

• California Agricultural Statistics Service - Agriculture related statistics for California and the nation.

CENSUS/POPULATION

• American Factfinder - U.S. Census Bureau home page.
• California Department of Finance, Reports, and Research - Historical, estimated and forecast population data for counties and cities.
• California Vital Statistics - California Department of Health Services birth and death data at the County level.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)

• CPI Calculator - Allows you to calculate the percentage change during a time period 1989-2002. Requires MS Excel software.

CRIME

• California Department of Justice: Criminal Statistics Publications - Full text of statistical publications. Includes publications with local statistics for homicide, domestic violence, hate crimes.
• Criminal Justice Statistics Center - California Department of Justice. Includes state and local statistics.

ECONOMICS

• CenStats County Business Patterns - From the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes: employment, annual payroll, first quarter payroll, total establishments, and number of establishments by employment size. Data from 1998 to the most recent year. U.S., State, County and MSA levels.
• Labor Market Information - Provided by the California Employment Development Department. Data from several years available at county and MSA levels.
• Taxable Sales - From the California Board of Equalization. Statistics for counties and cities.

LABOR

• Labor Force and Unemployment Data - From the California Employment Development Dept.
• Labor Market Information for Tulare County - From the California Dept. of Finance. Labor force, employment, wages, occupation projections, size of firms.

HEALTH

• Health Research - UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
• Statistical Publication - From the California Department of Health Services; variety of health-related data, primarily regarding Medi-Cal.

HOUSING

• Tulare County Housing Authority - The Housing Authority of the County of Tulare provides rental assistance to very low and moderate-income families, seniors and the handicapped throughout the county.

INCOME & SALARIES

• Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates - From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries for a wide range of occupations. Santa Cruz data is found under links to Metropolitan Areas.
• Local Area Personal Income - From U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis. State and county levels. Data to 1999.

EDUCATION

• The School Report.com - Gives number of students, student/teacher ratio, class size, and computers for Tulare County.
• California's Standardized Testing Reporting Program

MISCELLANEOUS LINKS

• Emergency Preparedness - Homeland Security
• CWS/Aging/Health Stats - Center for Social Services Research
• Driving Conditions - California Highway Patrol (CHP)