California · Census place 25296
Fortuna city, CA
Quick answer
Fortuna city has 12,413 residents, ranking #446 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $61,603, the median home is worth $353,200 and median gross rent runs $1,126 a month.
- Population
- 12,413Fortuna city residents
- Median household income
- $61,603Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $353,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,126Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fortuna city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fortuna city median would spend about 21.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.8% of residents and 59% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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