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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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