Dinuba

The Alta District Museum is located in Dinuba in a restored railroad station; the museum has a collection of materials that illustrate local history. 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. 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). 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.

• Official Name — Dinuba, California • Nicknames — Raisin City, Raisinland U. S. A., Dina • Settlement Type — City • Motto — Together, A Better Community • Blank Emblem Type — Logo • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — California • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Tulare • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Rachel Nerio-Guerrero • Leader Title1 — Vice Mayor • Leader Name1 — Benjamin Prado • Established Title — Incorporated • Established Date — January 6, 1906 • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Sq Mi — 6.51 • Area Land Sq Mi — 6.51 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.00 • Area Total Km2 — 16.86 • Area Land Km2 — 16.86 • Area Water Km2 — 0.00 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 24563 • Population Density Sq Mi — 3773.12 • Population Density Km2 — 1456.92 • Timezone — Pacific • Utc Offset — -8 • Timezone Dst — PDT • Utc Offset Dst — -7 • Elevation Ft — 335 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 93618 • Area Code Type — Area code • Area Code — 559 • Blank Name — FIPS code • Blank1 Name — GNIS feature ID • Blank1 Info — 2410342 • Website — www.dinuba.org

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.5 sqmi, all of it land. The general topography is quite level ground, at an elevation of approximately 345 ft above mean sea datum. 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. There are small hills to the northeast side of Dinuba with some elevations achieving heights of 526 ft.

As of the 2020 census, Dinuba had a population of 24,563 and a population density of 3,773.1 PD/sqmi. The median age was 29.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males. 98.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.3% lived in rural areas. 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% aged 65 or older. 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. There were 6,674 households, of which 54.9% had children under the age of 18. Of all households, 52.1% were married-couple households, 9.2% were cohabiting-couple households, 25.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, and 13.4% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. About 12.8% of all households were one-person households, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.66. There were 5,602 families (83.9% of all households). There were 6,886 housing units at an average density of 1,057.8 /mi2. Of these, 96.9% were occupied, 56.3% were owner-occupied, and 43.7% were renter-occupied. 3.1% of housing units were vacant; the homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 2.4%. Racial composition as of the 2020 census • Race — Number — Percent • White — 5,868 — 23.9% • Black or African American — 131 — 0.5% • American Indian and Alaska Native — 446 — 1.8% • Asian — 537 — 2.2% • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander — 32 — 0.1% • Some other race — 10,750 — 43.8% • Two or more races — 6,799 — 27.7% • Hispanic or Latino (of any race) — 21,599 — 87.9%

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. 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.

The 2010 United States census reported that Dinuba had a population of 21,453. The population density was 3,315.7 PD/sqmi. 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 906.9 /mi2, 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.

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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..

According to Dinuba's 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: • # — Employer — # of Employees • 1 — Ruiz Foods — 1,400 • 2 — Dinuba Public Schools — 753 • 3 — Best Buy — 491 • 4 — Walmart — 430 • 5 — City of Dinuba — 194 • 6 — Patterson Dental — 160 • 7 — Superior Grocers — 90 • 8 — United Market — 48 • 9 — Ross — 45 • 10 — Dinuba Lumber — 37

Most of Dinuba is in the Dinuba Unified School District while a piece is in the Kings Canyon Unified School District.

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