El RanchoCA
In California, this town has 128 residents.
Is El Rancho a good place to live?
41% of residents live below the poverty line in El Rancho, above both California’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 848 California towns we compare, none has a lower median age than El Rancho. El Rancho has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
128 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to El Rancho: who provides what
El Rancho 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 El Rancho.
Mild winters and hot summers in El Rancho
The peak summer temperature here in the town is 98°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy El Rancho is
38% of El Rancho adults have obesity. Against the California average, El Rancho comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 13. In El Rancho, 17% of adults have diabetes, and 18% report frequent physical distress.
| El Rancho | Typical California town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 22% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | El Rancho | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5% | 6.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.2% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in El Rancho: inland flooding
El Rancho’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is put at 56 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 52% come from inland flooding and 26% from heat waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about El Rancho
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of El Rancho
About 0 of every 100 El Rancho residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
About El Rancho
Census-designated place in California, United States
El Rancho is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. El Rancho sits at an elevation of 390 feet (120 m). The 2020 United States census reported El Rancho's population was 96.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 394 ft
Questions about El Rancho
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is El Rancho, CA a good place to live?
El Rancho has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.