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Dinuba is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 24,563 at the 2020 census, up from 21,453 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Visalia-Porterville metropolitan statistical area. The Alta District Museum is located in Dinuba in a restored railroad station; the museum has a collection of materials that illustrate local history.<ref>Alta District Museum</ref>

The name of the city is of unknown origin. Various theories about the origin exist, including that it is a misspelled reference to the Danubian people, who resisted the Romans in antiquity.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It may instead be a fanciful name applied by railroad construction engineers at the time the branch line was built in this area. The city's original name was Sibleyville, named for James Sibley, who deeded 240 acres to the Pacific Improvement Company (Southern Pacific Company).<ref>Erwin G. Gudde, California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names, 4th ed., revised and enlarged by William Bright (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998), p. 110</ref>

In the first quarter of the 20th century Dinuba had a sufficient Korean-American population to organize a parade supporting Korean independence from Japan on the second anniversary of the founding of the March 1st Movement in 1920.

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land. The general topography is quite level ground, at an elevation of approximately Template:Convert above mean sea datum.<ref>U.S. Geological Survey, Orange Grove South Quadrangle, 1947, photorevised 1974</ref> The gradient is approximately ten feet per mile, from east-northeast to west-southwest. Groundwater generally also flows with the surface of the terrain; that is, from the northeast to the southwest.<ref>Environmental Site Assessment, Dinuba shopping Center, 9037 Avenue 416 (East El Monte Way), Dinuba, Tulare County, California, Earth Metrics Incorporated, Report 10106, September 29, 1989</ref> There are small hills to the northeast side of Dinuba with some elevations achieving heights of Template:Convert.

Demographics

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2020

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The 2020 United States census reported that Dinuba had a population of 24,563. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Dinuba was 23.9% White, 0.5% African American, 1.8% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 43.8% from other races, and 27.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 87.9% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The census reported that 99.4% of the population lived in households, 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.3% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 6,674 households, out of which 54.9% included children under the age of 18, 52.1% were married-couple households, 9.2% were cohabiting couple households, 25.4% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.4% had a male householder with no partner present. 12.8% of households were one person, and 6.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.66.<ref name=DP1/> There were 5,602 families (83.9% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 32.6% under the age of 18, 10.6% aged 18 to 24, 27.4% aged 25 to 44, 19.5% aged 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 29.7Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 6,886 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 6,674 (96.9%) were occupied. Of these, 56.3% were owner-occupied, and 43.7% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 23.9% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 37.0% spoke only English at home, 62.2% spoke Spanish, 0.3% spoke other Indo-European languages, 0.2% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.3% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 73.4% were high school graduates and 13.6% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The median household income was $59,048, and the per capita income was $22,259. About 26.9% of families and 28.2% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2010

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The 2010 United States Census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> reported that Dinuba had a population of 21,453. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Dinuba was 11,166 (52.0%) White, 141 (0.7%) African American, 193 (0.9%) Native American, 454 (2.1%) Asian, 17 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 8,630 (40.2%) from other races, and 852 (4.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18,114 persons (84.4%).

The Census reported that 21,291 people (99.2% of the population) lived in households, 77 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 85 (0.4%) were institutionalized.

There were 5,593 households, out of which 3,275 (58.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,162 (56.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,077 (19.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 481 (8.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 544 (9.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 37 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 672 households (12.0%) were made up of individuals, and 324 (5.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.81. There were 4,720 families (84.4% of all households); the average family size was 4.04.

The population was spread out, with 7,495 people (34.9%) under the age of 18, 2,476 people (11.5%) aged 18 to 24, 5,881 people (27.4%) aged 25 to 44, 3,920 people (18.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,681 people (7.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

There were 5,868 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 3,176 (56.8%) were owner-occupied, and 2,417 (43.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.2%. 11,975 people (55.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 9,316 people (43.4%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

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In the California State Legislature, Dinuba is in Template:Representative,<ref name="Find Your Legislators">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Cbignore and in Template:Representative.<ref name="Find Your Legislators"/>Template:Cbignore

In the United States House of Representatives, Dinuba is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>

Economy

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Dinuba is home to the Mexican food company Ruiz Foods, which received a visit from then President George W. Bush in October 2003 to commemorate its 40th anniversary.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> .

Top employers

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According to Dinuba's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>City of Dinuba CAFR</ref> the top employers in the city are:

# Employer # of Employees
1 Ruiz Foods 1,571
2 Dinuba Unified School District 768
3 Family Tree Farms 578
4 Walmart 400
5 Best Buy 330
6 Odwalla 200
7 Giannini Packing 180
8 City of Dinuba 159
9 Apio Produce 150
10 Surabian & Sons Packing 125
11 Sadoian Bros. 95
12 Patterson Companies 94

Notable people

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Sister cities

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References

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