| About Fresno
- Fresno is the county seat of Fresno County, California.
As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population
of 427,652. 2005 estimates by the California Department
of Finance approximate a city population of 464,727
and a metropolitan area of 1,002,284. Fresno is the
sixth-largest city in California and the largest inland
city in the state. It is located at 36°47' North,
119°48' West, in the San Joaquin Valley portion
of California's expansive Central Valley. Its ZIP Code
is 937xx. It is also the largest city in the United
States that is not directly served by an Interstate
highway (although there are long-term plans to upgrade
California State Highway 99, the main freeway through
the area, to Interstate standards; it is unofficially
proposed to be designated Interstate 9).
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Living in Fresno
People of Fresno - As of the census2
of 2000, there are 427,652 people, 140,079 households,
and 97,915 families residing in the city. The population
density is 1,582.2/km² (4,097.7/mi²). There
are 149,025 housing units at an average density of 551.3/km²
(1,427.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is
50.17% White, 8.36% Black or African American, 1.58%
Native American, 11.23% Asian (mostly Hmong), 0.14%
Pacific Islander, 23.36% from other races, and 5.16%
from two or more races. 39.87% of the population are
Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 140,079 households out of which 40.4% have
children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1%
are married couples living together, 17.6% have a female
householder with no husband present, and 30.1% are non-families.
23.3% of all households are made up of individuals and
7.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age
or older. The average household size is 2.99 and the
average family size is 3.57.
In the city the population is spread out with 32.9%
under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from
25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who are 65 years
of age or older. The median age is 28 years. For every
100 females there are 96.6 males. For every 100 females
age 18 and over, there are 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $32,236,
and the median income for a family is $35,892. Males
have a median income of $32,279 versus $26,551 for females.
The per capita income for the city is $15,010. 26.2%
of the population and 20.5% of families are below the
poverty line. Out of the total population, 36.5% of
those under the age of 18 and 10.7% of those 65 and
older are living below the poverty line.
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