Humidity & wind
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Population
555,549
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$374,800
Owner-occupied units
Fresno, CA
California · 36.783° N, 119.793° W · 116 sq mi
Fresno is the 33rd largest city on this site, with a population of 555,549 and about 4,793 residents per square mile. The median household earns $70,991 a year, and the median home is worth $374,800.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
116 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
4,793
People per square mile
Rank by population
#33
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#74
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$70,991
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,421
Per month
Homeownership
50.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
22.4 min
One way
People
Median age
32.8
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
25.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
19.3%
Households
180,450
2.97 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 134/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 53/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 2/yr
Days above 90° 121/yr
Below freezing 4/yr
Annual rainfall 17.9in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 104°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 39°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 26.6%
Professional & business services 10.3%
Retail trade 10.2%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Fresno
- Clovis, CA7 mi · 129,347
- Madera, CA21 mi · 69,017
- Hanford, CA32 mi · 62,229
- Visalia, CA41 mi · 146,541
- Tulare, CA47 mi · 73,907
- Merced, CA52 mi · 99,724
- Porterville, CA65 mi · 63,088
- Delano, CA76 mi · 52,334
Cities about the same size
- Albuquerque, NM556,588
- Milwaukee, WI562,407
- Tucson, AZ548,371
- Baltimore, MD569,997
- Sacramento, CA536,449
- Atlanta, GA529,110
- Kansas City, MO521,220
- Mesa, AZ513,656
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
- Bakersfield422,165
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.