Profile for Visalia, California, CA

Visalia is in the San Joaquin Valley

Former and merged names include:
· Buena Vista

Public transportation: Visalia City Coach (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 789. The number of murders and homicides was 9. The violent crime rate was 8.1 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Robert B. Laughlin, winner of Nobel Prize in physics

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Nearby parks & recreation: Sequoia National Park, Kings Canyon National Park

Sports teams: Oaks (minor league baseball)

Historic sites and museums: Central California Chinese Cultural Center, Tulare County Museum

Colleges and universities: College of the Sequoias, San Joaquin Valley College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 98

Listed places near Visalia

Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (3)

Colleges (1)

Communities (2)

Hotels (10)

Libraries (3)

Museums (1)

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• Marital status of adults in Visalia
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• Residence in 1995, of people in Visalia
• School enrollment & education levels in Visalia
• Transportation & commute times in Visalia
• Tulare County data
• Fastest-growing counties in California
• State data - California
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Visalia demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Tulare County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Visalia-Tulare area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 93277 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Visalia city government
• Tulare County government
• Visalia Chamber of Commerce
• Visalia tourism

10% of Visalia residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Visalia ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Visalia
• Cemeteries in Tulare County
• Genealogy page (CA GenWeb) for Tulare County
• Libraries in or near Visalia

Post a query on a message board:

• Tulare County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - CA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Visalia museums
• Visalia historic sites
• Visalia area parks
• Wineries near Visalia

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• Visalia area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Tulare County
• Cemetery record compendium
• California cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Visalia
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Tulare County

• Visalia business guide
• Visalia Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in California
• Local ordinances in California

• Crime in Tulare County
• Arrests in Tulare County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in California
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Visalia was $18,422, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Tulare County economic census
• Tulare County economic summary
• Tulare County employment growth
• Tulare County unemployment rate
• California economic data

19% of Visalia residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Visalia
• Colleges in California
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• Air pollution in Tulare County
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• Land contamination in Tulare County
• Nature Conservancy projects in California
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Tulare County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in California

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• California county fairs
• California festivals (California tourism department)
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• Visalia local government Web site
• Tulare County government
• California state government
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• Travel

• Visalia medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in California
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Visalia
• Historic sites in California
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• California state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Tulare County genealogy forum

Median rent in Visalia, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $487.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,086.

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Libraries in Visalia include Visalia Branch Library ... View libraries

• California library

• California statewide library catalog

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• Census map of Visalia area
• Historic maps of CA cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of California
• Topographic map of Visalia

TV stations in Visalia include KFAZ-CA, KMPH, KNXT.

• Daily newspapers in or near Visalia
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• Visalia Chamber of Commerce
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• Nonprofit guide for Visalia
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Tulare County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Visalia political report.

• California Democratic party
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• California elections board

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The average commute time for Visalia workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 17 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Visalia between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.9 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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• California tourism bureau

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