What is the Context of the city of Visalia in Tulare County?

   Poverty/Unemployment/Employment

  • According to 2009-2013 averages, 19.2% of people were living in poverty. 25.5% percent of related children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.4% of people 65 years old and over. 15.5% of all families, 22.8% of families with children and 33.9% of families with a female householder and no husband present had incomes below the poverty level. Source: ACS; Visalia City; Poverty Status in the past 12 months of families, 5-year estimates 2009-2013: http://factfinder.census.gov
  • The estimated median household income in 2012 was $50,097 for Visalia, compared to $58,328 for all of California. Source: http://www.city-data.com/city/Visalia-California.html
  • Unemployment was 7.1% in 2014 compared to 7.3% for California as a whole. Source: http://www.city-data.com/city/Visalia-California.html

   Health Insurance

  • 2009-2013 ACS estimates state that 16.2% of the population has no health insurance in Visalia, and that 8.7% of children under 18 have no health insurance. Source: ACS; Visalia City; Selected Economic Characteristics, 5-year estimates 2009-2013: http://factfinder.census.gov
  • #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill (population 50,000+)". Source: http://www.city-data.com/city/Visalia-California.html

   Population

   Education

  • In 2009-2013, 81.8% of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. 18% had less than a high school education. Source: ACS; Visalia City; Educational Attainment, 5-year estimates 2009-2013: http://factfinder.census.gov

   Crime

   Child Abuse/Neglect

  • #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children (population 50,000+)". Source: http://www.city-data.com/city/Visalia-California.html
  • 18 out of 57 counties for highest child abusee nad neglect reports in 2013. Tulare county had a rate of 77.4 reported cases per 1,000 compared to the California average of 52.7 reported cases per 1,000. Source: Kidsdata.org