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Dinuba grades D− overall, 753rd of 841 graded towns in California, mostly because of incomes and safety. The median household income is $59K, and 27% of residents live below the poverty line. Its police reported 153 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 87% of U.S. towns. What it does well: its schools outperform 56% of the state's. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Dinuba, against 10% in California’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 99 of California’s 1,064 towns do better. Residents are less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates.
Where Dinuba beats most towns.
21,453 counted in 2010 and 24,563 in 2020; an estimated 25,949 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.4% since 2020, after 14.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Dinuba is from typical.
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Census counts: 970 in 1910, 24,563 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 5 maps from 1924 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dinuba, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Dinuba.
Dinuba carries less natural-hazard risk than most of California (mostly inland flooding) and has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has poverty well above the California rate.
The median property tax bill is $2,022, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Dinuba home is worth about $355,000, up 2.7% in a year, 53% below the California typical home. Dinuba’s median rent is $1,209 a month.
| Dinuba | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,209 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Dinuba Unified school district. Two of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington IntermediateLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 916 | – |
| Dinuba HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,115 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
The violent crime rate in Dinuba is 5.9 per 1,000 residents. Dinuba reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less. The property crime rate in Dinuba is 18.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Dinuba | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 18.2 per 1,000 residents | 13.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
34% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Dinuba. Dinuba beats the California average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 38% of adults get no exercise outside work in Dinuba.
| Dinuba | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 22% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 24% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 16% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Dinuba | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.4% | 6.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 23.6% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Hanford 1 S weather station, 21 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 296 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. The Hanford 1 S weather station, 21 miles away, records that about 108 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns.
Dinuba has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 98°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Dinuba for work: only 19% work in town. Since 2013, Dinuba has added 1,059 jobs, to 6,926 in 2023. 6.3% of Dinuba workers work from home.
| Dinuba | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Work from home | 6.3% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 89% of California towns, with expected losses of about $241 per resident a year; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1978, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dinuba.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.0 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Dinuba | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dinuba Recreational Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
| 2. KC Visa Park | — | 18 |
| 3. Rose Ann Vuich Park | 0.1 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Dinuba
About 6 of every 100 Dinuba residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
15 notable people were born in Dinuba.
City in California, United States
Dinuba is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 24,563 at the 2020 census, up from 21,453 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Visalia-Porterville metropolitan statistical area. The Alta District Museum is located in Dinuba in a restored railroad station; the museum has a collection of materials that illustrate local history. The name of the city is of unknown origin. Various theories about the origin exist, including that it is a misspelled reference to the Danubian people, who resisted the Romans in antiquity. It may instead be a fanciful name applied by railroad construction engineers at the time the branch line was built in this area. The city's origina…
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Dinuba grades D− overall, better than 3% of U.S. towns and #753 of 841 in California. It grades D for health, D for safety and B for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 5 years of the area's median household income ($71,300 across the Visalia, CA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
15 notable people were born here, including Bryce DeWitt and Earl Kim.
