East PortervilleCA
5,066 residents make their home in this town in California.
Is East Porterville a good place to live?
Incomes are its weak spot: the median household income is $41K, and 43% of residents live below the poverty line. It also trails on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 95% of the country. At about $258K, a typical home costs 3.6 years of the Visalia metro’s $71K median household income. The overall grade comes out at D−, 811th of 841 in California. Set against the rest, it does behind almost every U.S. town. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 97% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. East Porterville’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 104 of California’s 1,058 towns score higher on cost of living.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index.
East Porterville has shrunk 18% from 2010 to 2020
6,767 counted in 2010 and 5,549 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How East Porterville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far East Porterville is from typical.
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Moving to East Porterville: who provides what
East Porterville is unincorporated, so Tulare County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Porterville.
East Porterville has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has poverty well above the California rate.
For health, East Porterville earns a D
Against the 2,697 U.S. towns with household incomes like East Porterville’s, it is less healthy than 72%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
For adults in East Porterville, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 37%. Of 32 CDC measures, East Porterville beats the California average on 1 and trails it on 22. Among adults here, 20% report frequent physical distress and 41% get no exercise outside work.
| East Porterville | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 22% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 24% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | East Porterville | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 6.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 17.8% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, East Porterville’s schools trail 58% of California districts
The Porterville Unified school district runs its public schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. 2 public schools serve East Porterville, with 1,083 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John J. Doyle ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 552 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CA on state tests and graduation
The biggest natural risk in East Porterville is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
One flood insurance claim has been paid in East Porterville since 2023. 77% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 11%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
East Porterville stands out in California and nationally, with more of its residents who live below the poverty line
The average commute for its 1,684 working residents takes 39.3 minutes, against 28.7 across California. Jobs based here grew from 381 in 2013 to 877.
Employers in East Porterville added 496 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 877. The top destinations are Porterville (26%), Visalia (7%) and Fresno (5%). Most working residents leave East Porterville for work: only 3% work in town.
| East Porterville | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 43% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in East Porterville brings mild winters and hot summers
The Lindsay weather station, 11 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 284 days, longer than in 96% of U.S. towns. The Lindsay weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 116 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
In East Porterville, the typical July afternoon high is 98°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in East Porterville sells for about $207K
The median property tax bill is $1,645, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
East Porterville’s median rent comes in at $1,044 a month. In East Porterville, 52% of households live in a home they own.
| East Porterville | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,044 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about East Porterville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of East Porterville
About 6 of every 100 East Porterville residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
97% of working residents leave East Porterville for work
Where East Porterville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About East Porterville
Place in California, United States
East Porterville is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Adjacent to the city of Porterville, the community lies by the Sierra Nevada foothills. The population was 5,549 at the 2020 census, down from 7,331 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined East Porterville as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name.
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- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 486 ft
- Area code
- 559
East Porterville’s neighbors
One town shares a border with East Porterville.
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Porterville | #811 | D− | C+ | — | C+ | D |
| Porterville | #714 | D− | C | C | B− | C− |
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Questions about East Porterville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Porterville, CA a good place to live?
East Porterville grades D− overall, in the bottom 2% of U.S. towns and #811 of 841 in California. It grades D for health and C+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is East Porterville, CA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $258,000, 66% below the California typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.