Hanford is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 60,594 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Hanford is the 159th largest community in California.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Hanford. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

In terms of college education, Hanford is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.13% of adults 25 and older in Hanford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hanford in 2022 was $33,147, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,588 for a family of four. However, Hanford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hanford is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hanford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Hanford, accounting for 51.42% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Hanford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hanford include German, Irish, English, Portuguese, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Hanford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.