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Fortuna, CA

12,326 Population
5.3 square miles 2,347 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±4.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 39.9 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,685 ±$3,829 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: $36,080 ±$1,389
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$62,289 ±$4,714 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: $61,160 ±$1,660
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.2% ±5.9% (2,225  ±727) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 18.7% 24,587 (±1.2% / ±1,591)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.8 minutes ±6 (114,790  ±30,867) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 19 933,135 (±0.9 / ±53,155)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,925 ±283 Number of households
  • the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 54,922 ±632
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (12,075  ±61) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 2.4 130,418 (±0 / ±67)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

0.5% ±0.7% (14  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 3% † 959 (±0.8% / ±264)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,295 ±308 Number of housing units
  • the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 62,883 ±61
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$379,700 ±$22,399 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: $446,900 ±$8,723
  • about half the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.4% ±4.5% (1,528  ±557.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 14.7% 19,632 (±1.3% / ±1,720)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.8% ±6.2% (7,216  ±643) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 91.9% 85,533 (±2.3% / ±2,133.8)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24.8% ±3.7% (2,083  ±331.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 33.1% 30,821 (±1.3% / ±1,227.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14.1% ±3.2% (1,732  ±397) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 6.2% 8,284
  • about half the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±2.1% (650  ±206) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Eureka-Arcata, CA Micro Area: 6% 6,535 (±0.5% / ±583)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
650 Total veterans ±206 637 Male ±205 13 Female ±21

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