Orosi, California

Orosi is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 8,329 at the 2020 census, down from 8,770 at the 2010 census.^[4]

Orosi
census-designated place
Location in Tulare County and the state of California
Orosi Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°32′33″N 119°17′20″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Tulare
Area [1]
• Total	2.576 sq mi (6.672 km2)
• Land	2.576 sq mi (6.672 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	374 ft (114 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	8,329
• Density	3,200/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	93647
Area code	559
FIPS code	06-54372
GNIS feature IDs	230107, 2409000

History

The community was founded in 1888 by Daniel R. Shafer. It was named "oro," or gold, for the golden poppies covering the nearby fields. A post office was established in 1892.^[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Orosi had a population of 8,329. The population density was 3,233.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,248.4/km²). The racial makeup of Orosi was 20.9% White, 0.3% African American, 1.6% Native American, 8.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 40.2% from other races, and 28.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 89.1% of the population.^[6]

The whole population lived in households. There were 2,065 households, out of which 57.2% included children under the age of 18, 55.1% were married-couple households, 8.4% were cohabiting couple households, 23.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 10.8% of households were one person, and 5.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 4.03.^[6] There were 1,796 families (87.0% of all households).^[7]

The age distribution was 30.8% under the age of 18, 11.6% aged 18 to 24, 25.0% aged 25 to 44, 22.2% aged 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males.^[6]

There were 2,101 housing units at an average density of 815.6 units per square mile (314.9 units/km²), of which 2,065 (98.3%) were occupied. Of these, 51.5% were owner-occupied, and 48.5% were occupied by renters.^[6]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 44.0% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 10.6% spoke only English at home, 82.7% spoke Spanish, 0.6% spoke other Indo-European languages, 5.9% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.2% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 51.4% were high school graduates and 5.8% had a bachelor's degree.^[8]

The median household income in 2023 was $49,279, and the per capita income was $16,393. About 18.2% of families and 24.7% of the population were below the poverty line.^[9]

2010

The 2010 United States Census^[10] reported that Orosi had a population of 8,770. The population density was 3,586.2 inhabitants per square mile (1,384.6/km²). The racial makeup of Orosi was 3,861 (44.0%) White, 65 (0.7%) African American, 57 (0.6%) Native American, 803 (9.2%) Asian, 1 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3,638 (41.5%) from other races, and 345 (3.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7,606 persons (86.7%).

The Census reported that 8,770 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,985 households, out of which 1,285 (64.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,180 (59.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 375 (18.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 197 (9.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 196 (9.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 7 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 167 households (8.4%) were made up of individuals, and 85 (4.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.42. There were 1,752 families (88.3% of all households); the average family size was 4.50.

The age distribution was 3,086 people (35.2%) under the age of 18, 1,083 people (12.3%) aged 18 to 24, 2,397 people (27.3%) aged 25 to 44, 1,552 people (17.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 652 people (7.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.

There were 2,070 housing units at an average density of 846.5 per square mile (326.8/km²), of which 1,118 (56.3%) were owner-occupied, and 867 (43.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.7%. 4,928 people (56.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,842 people (43.8%) lived in rental housing units.

Arts and culture

Orosi Branch Library

The Orosi Branch Library is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Government

In the state legislature Orosi is located in the 16th Senate District, represented by Democrat Dean Florez, and in the 26th Assembly district, represented by Democrat Patrick Ahrens.^[11]

In the United States House of Representatives, Orosi is in California's 22nd congressional district, represented by Republican David Valadao^[12]

Education

The community is served by the Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District. Senior students attend Orosi High School.

A campus of the College of the Sequoias is located on Orosi High School grounds.

Notable people

• Mike Garcia, professional baseball player.
• Tad Wieman, college football player and coach; member of College Football Hall of Fame.

See also

East Orosi, California- though commonly considered merely the east side of Orosi, it is its own CDP with a population of approximately 500.