2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 1,008,654, and the median age was 33.3 years. 27.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.9 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 37.1% White, 4.8%
Black or African American, 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 11.2%
Asian, 0.2%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 28.2% from some other race, and 16.2% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 53.6% of the population. 88.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 11.3% lived in rural areas. There were 319,296 households in the county, of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 27.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The racial makeup of Fresno County was 515,145 (55.4%)
White, 49,523 (5.3%)
African American, 15,649 (1.7%)
Native American, 89,357 (9.6%)
Asian (3.3% Hmong, 1.7% Asian Indian, 1.0% Filipino, 0.8% Laotian, 0.6% Chinese, 0.5% Japanese, 0.5% Cambodian, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.2% Korean, 0.1% Pakistani, 0.1% Thai), 1,405 (0.2%)
Pacific Islander, 217,085 (23.3%) from
other races, and 42,286 (4.5%) from two or more races. There were 468,070
Hispanic or
Latino residents of any race (50.3%). 46.0% of Fresno County's population was of Mexican descent; 0.7% Salvadoran, and 0.3% of Puerto Rican origin.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 799,407 people, 252,940 households, and 186,669 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 270,767 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 54.3%
White, 5.3%
Black or
African American, 1.6%
Native American, 8.1%
Asian, 0.1%
Pacific Islander, 25.9% from
other races, and 4.7% from two or more races. 44.0% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. In terms of ancestry, the county was 7.5%
German, 6.6%
Irish, 6.3%
English ancestry according to
Census 2000. 59.3% spoke
English, 31.5%
Spanish and 3.1%
Hmong as their first language. There were 252,940 households, out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were
married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.59. In the county, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males. The median income for a household in the county was $34,725, and the median income for a family was $38,455. Males had a median income of $33,375 versus $26,501 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $15,495. About 17.6% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 31.7% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over. Fresno County is also known for having the highest rate of
chlamydia in the state. In 2006 it had 545.2 cases per 100,000 people, compared with the statewide average of 363.5. ==Metropolitan Statistical Area==