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Population: 427,652 Males: 210,107 (49.1%), Females: 217,545
(50.9%)
Elevation: 296 feet
County: Fresno
Land area: 104.4 square miles
Zip codes: 93701..93712, 93714..93718, 93720..93722,
93724..93729, 93759..93762, 93771..93780, 93790..93794, 93782,
93650, 93784, 93750, 93755, 93888, 93844, 93786, 93740, 93741,
93744, 93745, 93747, 93765, 93764.
Median resident age: 28.5 years Median household
income: $32,236 Median house value: $250,000
Races in Fresno:
(Total can be greater than 100%
because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (8.6%), English (5.4%), Irish
(5.4%), Italian (3.3%), United States (2.7%), French (1.7%).
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For population 25
years and over in Fresno
High school or higher: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher:
19.0%
Graduate or professional
degree: 6.1%
Unemployed: 11.2%
Mean travel time to work: 21.7
minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fresno city
Never married: 32.4%
Now married: 48.7%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 5.6%
Divorced: 10.3%
20.3% Foreign born (11.4% Latin America, 7.7% Asia).
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Single-family new house construction building
permits:
1996: 1625
buildings, average cost: $99,800
1997: 1323
buildings, average cost: $119,300
1998: 1576
buildings, average cost: $118,900
1999: 1459
buildings, average cost: $128,900
2000: 1398
buildings, average cost: $138,800
2001: 1588
buildings, average cost: $138,900
2002: 1139
buildings, average cost: $132,000
2003: 1547 buildings, average cost: $156,900
Area codes: 559, 209
Industries providing employment: Educational,health
and social services (24.6%), Retail trade (12.0%).
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Average weather in Fresno, California
Based on data reported by over 4,000
weather stations
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Average temp. (°F)
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46.0
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51.3
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55.4
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60.9
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68.5
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75.8
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81.1
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79.7
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74.5
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65.0
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52.7
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45.3
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High temperature (°F)
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53.7
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61.3
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66.1
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73.9
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82.8
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91.1
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96.8
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95.1
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89.1
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78.5
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63.3
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53.7
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Low temperature (°F)
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38.3
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41.3
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44.6
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47.9
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54.2
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60.5
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65.4
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64.2
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59.8
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51.5
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42.1
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36.8
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Precipitation (in)
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2.2
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2.2
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2.3
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0.8
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0.4
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0.2
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0.0
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0.0
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0.3
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0.7
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1.2
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1.4
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Normal climate around Fresno, California
Based on data reported by main weather
stations
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Days with precip.
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8
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8
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7
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4
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2
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1
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0
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0
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1
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2
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5
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7
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Wind speed (mph)
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5.2
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5.7
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6.7
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7.4
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8.1
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8.3
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7.4
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6.8
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6.1
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5.2
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4.7
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4.9
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Morning humidity (%)
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91
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89
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86
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80
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71
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65
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61
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66
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71
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77
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87
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91
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Afternoon humidity (%)
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68
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56
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47
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35
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27
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24
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22
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24
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28
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35
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54
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68
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Sunshine (%)
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47
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65
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77
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85
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90
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95
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97
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96
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94
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88
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66
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46
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Days clear of clouds
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5
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8
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11
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14
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18
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23
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27
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26
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24
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20
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12
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7
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Partly cloudy days
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7
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8
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8
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8
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8
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5
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3
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3
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4
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6
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7
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6
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Cloudy days
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19
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13
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12
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8
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5
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2
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1
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1
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2
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5
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11
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18
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Snowfall (in)
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0.1
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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Hospitals/medical centers in Fresno:
CEDAR VISTA HOSPITAL
(7171 NORTH CEDAR AVE)
COMMUNITY MEDICAL
CENTER FRESNO (2823 FRESNO STREET)
FRESNO SURGERY
CENTER (6125 NORTH FRESNO ST)
KAISER FOUNDATION
HOSPITAL - FRESNO (7300 NORTH FRESNO ST)
SAINT AGNES MEDICAL
CENTER (1303 E HERNDON AVE)
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY REHABILITATION HOSP
(7173 N SHARON AVE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fresno:
FRESNO YOSEMITE
INTERNATIONAL (about 6 miles; FRESNO, CA; ID: FAT)
VISALIA MUNI (about 43
miles; VISALIA, CA; ID: VIS)
MERCED MUNICIPAL/MACREADY FIELD (about 60 miles;
MERCED, CA; ID: MCE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fresno:
FRESNO-CHANDLER
DOWNTOWN (about 5 miles; FRESNO, CA; ID: FCH)
SIERRA SKY PARK (about
7 miles; FRESNO, CA; ID: Q60)
SELMA (about 18 miles; SELMA, CA; ID: 0Q4)
Biggest Colleges/Universities in Fresno:
CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY-FRESNO (Full-time enrollment: 16,035; Location: 5241
N MAPLE AVE; Public; Website: www.csufresno.edu; Offers Doctor's
degree)
FRESNO CITY COLLEGE
(FT enrollment: 10,741; Location: 1101 E. UNIVERSITY AVE; Public;
Website: www.fcc.cc.ca.us)
FRESNO PACIFIC
UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 1,167; Location: 1717 S CHESTNUT AVE;
Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master's degree)
HEALD COLLEGE-FRESNO
(FT enrollment: 724; Location: 255 W BULLARD; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.heald.edu)
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 669; Location: 295 E SIERRA AVE;
Private, for-profit; Website: www.sjvc.com)
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF
PROFESSIONAL PSYCH-FRESNO (FT enrollment: 353; Location: 5130 E
CLINTON WAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cspp.edu; Offers
Doctor's degree)
MICROCOMPUTER
EDUCATION CENTER (FT enrollment: 145; Location: 2002 N GATEWAY
BLVD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.mced.com)
GALEN COLLEGE OF
MEDICAL AND DENTAL ASSISTANTS (FT enrollment: 141; Location:
1325 N WISHON AVE; Private, for-profit)
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
COLLEGE-FRESNO AVIATION CAMPUS (FT enrollment: 123; Location:
4985 E ANDERS0N AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.sjvc.com)
SIERRA VALLEY
BUSINESS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 113; Location: 4747 N FIRST ST
BLDG D; Private, for-profit)
MENNONITE BRETHREN
BIBLICAL SEMINARY (FT enrollment: 78; Location: 4824 E BUTLER;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.mbseminary.com; Offers
Master's degree)
CALIFORNIA CHRISTIAN
COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 66; Location: 4881 E UNIVERSITY AVE;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.calchristiancollege.org)
MANCHESTER BEAUTY
COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 39; Location: 3756 N BLACKSTONE AVE;
Private, for-profit)
LYLES COLLEGE OF
BEAUTY (FT enrollment: 26; Location: 6735 N FIRST AVE STE 112;
Private, for-profit)
NATIONAL TRAINING
INSTITUTE-FRESNO (FT enrollment: 25; Location: 1755 N GATEWAY
BLVD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.NTIUSA.COM)
LYLES COLLEGE OF
BEAUTY (FT enrollment: 23; Location: 3125 W SHAW AVE; Private,
for-profit)
VALE NATIONAL
TRAINING CENTER WESTERN CAMPUS (Location: 2590 N GROVE
INDUSTRIAL DR STE 105; Private, for-profit)
THERAPEUTIC LEARNING
CENTER (Location: 3636 N 1ST ST STE 154; Private, for-profit)
FEDERICOS CAREER
COLLEGES INC (Location: 5660 N BLACKSTONE AVE; Private,
for-profit)
STATE CENTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SYSTEM
OFF (Location: 1525 E WELDON AVE; Public; Website:
WWW.SCCCD.CC.CA.US)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students
near Fresno:
REEDLEY COLLEGE (about
28 miles; REEDLEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,344)
COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS
(about 46 miles; VISALIA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,295)
WEST HILLS COMMUNITY
COLLEGE (about 54 miles; COALINGA, CA; FT enrollment: 2,406)
MERCED COLLEGE (about
63 miles; MERCED, CA; FT enrollment: 5,482)
PORTERVILLE COLLEGE
(about 74 miles; PORTERVILLE, CA; FT enrollment: 2,288)
CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY-STANISLAUS (about 90 miles; TURLOCK, CA; FT enrollment:
5,443)
MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 105 miles; MODESTO,
CA; FT enrollment: 8,428)
Biggest public high schools in Fresno:
SUNNYSIDE HIGH
(Students: 2,980; Location: 1019 S. PEACH; Grades: 09 - 12)
CLOVIS WEST HIGH
(Students: 2,877; Location: 1070 E. TEAGUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
FRESNO HIGH
(Students: 2,825; Location: 1839 ECHO AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
ROOSEVELT HIGH
(Students: 2,701; Location: 4250 E. TULARE ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
CENTRAL HIGH EAST
CAMPUS (Students: 2,623; Location: 3535 NORTH CORNELIA; Grades:
08 - 12)
BULLARD HIGH
(Students: 2,504; Location: 5445 N. PALM AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
HERBERT HOOVER HIGH
(Students: 2,454; Location: 5550 N. FIRST ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
MCLANE HIGH
(Students: 2,305; Location: 2727 N. CEDAR AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
EDISON HIGH
(Students: 2,186; Location: 540 E. CALIFORNIA AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
WASHINGTON HIGH (Students: 1,136; Location:
6041 S. ELM AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Fresno:
FRESNO CHRISTIAN
SCHOOLS (Students: 761; Location: 7280 N CEDAR AVE; Grades: KG -
12)
SAN JOAQUIN MEMORIAL
HIGH SCH (Students: 708; Location: 1406 N FRESNO STREET; Grades:
9 - 12)
FRESNO ADVENTIST
ACADEMY (Students: 307; Location: 5397 E OLIVE AVE; Grades: KG -
12)
NORTHWEST SCHOOL
SYSTEM (Students: 65; Location: 1190 W HERNDON AVE; Grades: KG -
12)
EMMANUEL LEARNING
CENTER (Students: 31; Location: 920 FRESNO ST; Grades: PK - 12)
PILGRIM WAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students:
22; Location: 3425 E SHIELDS; Grades: 1 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Fresno:
KASTNER INTERMEDIATE
(Students: 1,527; Location: 7676 N. FIRST ST.; Grades: 07 - 08)
YOUNG (J.E.)
ACADEMIC CENTER (Students: 1,360; Location: 822 N. ABBY ST.;
Grades: KG - 12)
EASTERBY ELEMENTARY
(Students: 1,152; Location: 5211 E. TULARE ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
BURROUGHS ELEMENTARY
(Students: 1,148; Location: 166 N. SIERRA VISTA AVE.; Grades: KG -
06)
GREENBERG (DAVID L.)
ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,127; Location: 5081 E. LANE; Grades: KG
- 06)
EWING ELEMENTARY
(Students: 1,102; Location: 4873 E. OLIVE AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
SLATER ELEMENTARY
(Students: 1,069; Location: 4472 N. EMERSON AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
ADDAMS ELEMENTARY
(Students: 1,043; Location: 2117 W. MCKINLEY; Grades: KG - 06)
WILSON ELEMENTARY
(Students: 1,033; Location: 2131 W. ASHLAN AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
GATEWAY ACADEMY (Students: 1,005; Location:
816 POTTLE AVE.; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Fresno:
ST ANTHONY
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 614; Location: 5680 NORTH MAROA
AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
GRACE CHRISTIAN
SCHOOL (Students: 283; Location: 4221 NORTH HUGHES AVENUE;
Grades: PK - 6)
ST HELENS CATHOLIC
SCHOOL (Students: 280; Location: 4888 EAST BELMONT AVE; Grades:
PK - 8)
OUR LADY OF VICTORY
ELEM SCH (Students: 221; Location: 1626 WEST PRINCETON; Grades:
KG - 8)
MOUNTAIN VIEW
CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 192; Location: 1284 EAST BULLARD
AVENUE; Grades: KG - 6)
FIRST CHURCH
CHRISTIAN CENTER (Students: 191; Location: 3920 N. FIRST ST;
Grades: KG - 6)
SACRED HEART
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 190; Location: 4460 EAST YALE
AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
FAIRMONT PRIVATE
SCHOOL (Students: 157; Location: 435 W FAIRMONT AVE; Grades: PK
- 4)
ARMENIAN COMMUNITY
SCHOOL (Students: 135; Location: 1940 N FRESNO ST P O BOX 6081;
Grades: PK - 8)
CARDEN SCHOOL OF FRESNO INC (Students: 127;
Location: 6901 N MAPLE AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Fresno:
FRESNO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $19,005,809; Location: 2420 MARIPOSA ST.; 1,015,892 books;
49,010 audio materials; 19,865 video materials; 2,009 serial
subscriptions)
Fresno compared to California state average:
Median household income
below state average.
Median house value
below state average.
Unemployed percentage
above state average.
Hispanic race
population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age
significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population
percentage above state average.
Length of stay since
moving in below state average.
House age below
state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree
or higher below state average.
Strongest AM radio stations in Fresno:
KCBL (1340 AM; 1 kW;
FRESNO, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KYNO (1300 AM; 5 kW;
FRESNO, CA; Owner: SPANISH CATHOLIC RADIO OF FRESNO, LLC)
KIRV (1510 AM; daytime;
10 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: GORE-OVERGAARD BROADCASTING, INC)
KOOR (790 AM; 10 kW;
CLOVIS, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KGST (1600 AM; 5 kW;
FRESNO, CA; Owner: LOTUS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
KXEX (1550 AM; 10 kW;
FRESNO, CA; Owner: RAK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW;
FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KAVT (1680 AM; 10 kW;
FRESNO, CA; Owner: RAK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW;
FRESNO, CA)
KFIG (1430 AM; 5 kW;
FRESNO, CA; Owner: BIG DAWG BROADCASTING, LLC)
KEYQ (980 AM; 1 kW;
FRESNO, CA; Owner: THE ASSOC. FOR COMMUNITY ED, INC.)
KBIF (900 AM; 1 kW;
FRESNO, CA; Owner: GORE-OVERGAARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS
RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fresno:
KJWL (99.3 FM; FRESNO,
CA; Owner: JOHN EDWARD OSTLUND)
KEZL (96.7 FM; FOWLER,
CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KMMM (107.1 FM; MADERA,
CA; Owner: ILLINOIS LOTUS CORP)
KMGV (97.9 FM; FRESNO,
CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KFNO (90.3 FM; FRESNO,
CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KLBN (105.1 FM;
AUBERRY, CA; Owner: LOTUS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
KRNC (105.9 FM; FRESNO,
CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KOQO-FM (101.9 FM;
FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KFCF (88.1 FM; FRESNO,
CA; Owner: FRESNO FREE COLLEGE FOUNDATION)
KSKS (93.7 FM; FRESNO,
CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KVPR (89.3 FM; FRESNO,
CA; Owner: WHITE ASH BROADCASTING, INC.)
K203CM (88.5 FM;
SANGER, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KMAK (100.3 FM; ORANGE
COVE, CA; Owner: RICHARD B. SMITH)
KWYE (101.1 FM; FRESNO,
CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KRZR (103.7 FM;
HANFORD, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KJFX (95.7 FM; FRESNO,
CA; Owner: MESOSPHERE BROADCASTING LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
KAMB (101.5 FM; MERCED,
CA; Owner: CENTRAL VALLEY BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
KFSR (90.7 FM; FRESNO,
CA; Owner: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - FRESNO)
KCIV (99.9 FM; MOUNT
BULLION, CA; Owner: BOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KZPO (103.3 FM; LINDSAY, CA; Owner: LINDSAY
BROADCASTING)
TV broadcast stations around Fresno:
K02OH (Channel 2;
FRESNO, CA; Owner: W. R. PORTEE AND LORRAINE PORTEE)
K56DZ (Channel 56; FRESNO, CA; Owner: NATIONAL
MINORITY T.V., INC.)
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