East Porterville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 6,730 at the 2000 census.

Geography

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East Porterville is located at (36.056101, -118.983836).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.0 km² (3.1 mi²). 7.9 km² (3.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.65%) is water.

Demographics

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As of the census of 2000, there were 6,730 people, 1,709 households, and 1,413 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 849.2/km² (2,198.6/mi²). There were 1,853 housing units at an average density of 233.8/km² (605.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 45.79% White, 0.68% African American, 2.79% Native American, 2.66% Asian, 0.39% Pacific Islander, 43.12% from other races, and 4.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 63.14% of the population.

There were 1,709 households out of which 50.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 19.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 12.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.93 and the average family size was 4.20.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 37.9% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,022, and the median income for a family was $25,481. Males had a median income of $19,004 versus $18,854 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,475. About 33.2% of families and 38.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 49.3% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.

External links

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Census-designated places in California | Tulare County, California