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Median home value	$153,532
Population change	2000 – 2008: 22.5%
Retail sales per capita	$13,655 vs California, $10,264
Forecasted population growth	2008-2013: 9.1%
Household growth	2000-2008: 17.3%
Forecasted household growth	2008 – 2013: 11.52%
Total crime index	80 (U.S. rate 100)
2008 Cost of Living Index	90.9 (U.S. average is 100)
Extended Trade Area	600,000 population
Annual trade area revenues	$2.5 billion (2008)
Forbes Top 100 Small Cities	Rated #75 for job growth
Forbes All U.S. Cities	Rated #133 for job growth
Forbes “Best Places for Business and Careers”	Rated #140 for cost of living
Tulare County taxable sales	Increased 3.3%, second quarter 2008 (one of only 3 in the state to show growth)
Unemployment	15.8%
Unemployment in California	12.3%
Job growth in Visalia	.80%
Income growth in Visalia	3.3%
Valleywide job growth	2001-2006: 9.9%.
Southern California job growth	6.5%
Bay Area job growth	-5.8%
Household growth Visalia 2000-2008	+81.80%

(Sources: city-data.com; U.S. Census Bureau; California Employment Development Department; Sperling’s Best Places; developmentalliance.com; State Board of Equalization; California Business Images magazine; City of Visalia)