Richgrove, CA · standard
ZIP Code 93261
Tulare County, California - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 3,099
- 141/sq mi
- $43,850
- Median income
- $203,500
- Median home value
- 1.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Richgrove pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 8th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 44th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 141
- people per sq mi
- 50%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 93261 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 93261 covers 22.0 square miles in Richgrove, Tulare County, California (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 3,099 residents on file, a density of 141 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 93261 reports a modest median household income of $43,850 (57% below the California average), while per-capita income is $13,411. Poverty here runs at 33.9%, with unemployment measured at 12.0%. On housing, the median home value is $203,500 (74% below the state average) with median rent at $936 per month, and 49.5% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 1.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 27, and the average commute is 25 minutes. Beyond these figures, 4 nearby ZIP codes within about 10 miles are surfaced below, along with 6 more sharing Tulare County, letting you compare 93261 to its immediate surroundings rather than a national baseline alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 93261, Richgrove, CA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
3,099
Population
22.0
Area (sq mi)
141
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 93261?
27.0
Median Age
54.3%
Male
45.7%
Female
32.7%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$43,850
Median Household Income
-57% vs state
$13,411
Per Capita Income
33.9%
Poverty Rate
12.0%
Unemployment Rate
24.7 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 93261 ranks nationally
Richgrove, CA household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$43,850 8th percentile higher than 8% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
554
Total Housing Units
513
Occupied Units
41
Vacant Units
3.91
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$203,500
Median Home Value
-74% vs state
$936
Median Rent
1978
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 16 business establishments in ZIP 93261, employing approximately 55 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,175,000.
16
Businesses
55
Employees
$3.2M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 5 | 31.3% |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 3 | 18.8% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 93261 vs 93215 →
ZIP 93261 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 93215
Delano (93215)
55,659 residents
- 93250 13,522
Mc Farland (93250)
13,522 residents
- 93270 5,837
Terra Bella (93270)
5,837 residents
- 93261 3,099
Richgrove (93261)
3,099 residents
- 93218 994
Ducor (93218)
994 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 93261 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 93261 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 93218
Ducor (93218)
$91,500 median income
- 93270
Terra Bella (93270)
$67,136 median income
- 93215
Delano (93215)
$66,204 median income
- 93250
Mc Farland (93250)
$54,051 median income
- 93261
Richgrove (93261)
$43,850 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 93261 ranks #5 of 5 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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