California · Census place 25380
Fountain Valley city, CA
Quick answer
Fountain Valley city has 56,358 residents, ranking #164 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $111,797, the median home is worth $1,018,600 and median gross rent runs $2,507 a month.
- Population
- 56,358Fountain Valley city residents
- Median household income
- $111,797Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,018,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,507Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fountain Valley city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fountain Valley city median would spend about 26.9% 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 9.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.3% of residents and 66.1% 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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