Fortuna Foothills, AZ

Census Place

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2024 Population
28,896
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
61.1
1.45% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
12.1%
3.83% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$60,474
5.02% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$199,200
13.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
7,878
1.73% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fortuna Foothills, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.1% of the residents in Fortuna Foothills, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Fortuna Foothills, AZ was $199,200, and the homeownership rate was 83.6%.

Most people in Fortuna Foothills, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Fortuna Foothills, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Fortuna Foothills, AZ is home to a population of 28.9k people, from which 93.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.9% of Fortuna Foothills, AZ residents were born outside of the country (3.73k people).

In 2024, there were 5.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.2k people) in Fortuna Foothills, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.39k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 3k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

93.1%
2024 Citizenship
93.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.1% of Fortuna Foothills, AZ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fortuna Foothills, AZ was 93.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fortuna Foothills, AZ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    18.2k ± 1.01k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    3.39k ± 991
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    3k ± 849
29.9%
Hispanic Population
8.63k people

In 2024, there were 5.38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.2k people) in Fortuna Foothills, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.39k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 3k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

29.9% of the people in Fortuna Foothills, AZ are hispanic (8.63k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fortuna Foothills, AZ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    487,424 ± 16,556 people
  2. India
    44,278 ± 5,150 people
  3. Canada
    39,616 ± 4,873 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 487,424 Arizona residents, followed by India with 44,278 and Canada with 39,616.

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Foreign-Born Population

12.9%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3.73k people
11.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.3k people

As of 2024, 12.9% of Fortuna Foothills, AZ residents (3.73k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fortuna Foothills, AZ was 11.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,829 ± 343
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    516 ± 179
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    369 ± 118

Fortuna Foothills, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.54 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Fortuna Foothills, AZ employs 7.88k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fortuna Foothills, AZ were Health Care & Social Assistance (890 people), Retail Trade (874 people), and Public Administration (842 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($82,788), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($73,183), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,096).

Occupations

7.88k
2024 Value
± 698
1.73%
1 Year growth
± 12.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fortuna Foothills, AZ grew at a rate of 1.73%, from 7.74k employees to 7.88k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fortuna Foothills, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (792 people), Sales & Related Occupations (736 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (664 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fortuna Foothills, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

7.88k
2024 Value
± 698
1.73%
1 Year growth
± 12.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fortuna Foothills, AZ grew at a rate of 1.73%, from 7.74k employees to 7.88k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fortuna Foothills, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (890 people), Retail Trade (874 people), and Public Administration (842 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fortuna Foothills, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Fortuna Foothills, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,184
Median earning men ± $8,221
$34,708
Median earning women ± $5,439

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($85,774), Information ($76,000), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,096).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,500), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,875), and Information ($60,313).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.3%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.15M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.3% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.21%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Arizona

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Mark Kelly
Senator from Arizona3
Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.
Ruben Gallego
Senator from Arizona1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Fortuna Foothills, AZ was $199,200 in 2024, which is 0.599 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $175,500 to $199,200, a 13.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Fortuna Foothills, AZ is 83.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fortuna Foothills, AZ have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fortuna Foothills, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$199,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,428
$11,378
Median Property Taxes
±$744

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fortuna Foothills, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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Rent vs Own

83.6%
Homeownership
2024
70.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 83.6% of the housing units in Fortuna Foothills, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.3%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,474
Median Household Income
± $3,961
13.6k
Number of Households
± 868

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.6k households in Fortuna Foothills, AZ grew to $60,474 from the previous year's value of $57,583.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fortuna Foothills, AZ is from Arizona.
0.457
2023 Wage GINI in Arizona
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2023, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.105% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.3%)
  2. Carpooled (7.57%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.34%)

In 2024, 81.3% of workers in Fortuna Foothills, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.57%) and those who worked at home (6.34%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fortuna Foothills, AZ have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.2% of the workforce in Fortuna Foothills, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fortuna Foothills, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fortuna Foothills, AZ have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

12.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fortuna Foothills, AZ (3.47k out of 28.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fortuna Foothills, AZ is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95% of the population of Fortuna Foothills, AZ has health coverage, with 22.6% on employee plans, 15.7% on Medicaid, 29.1% on Medicare, 22.9% on non-group plans, and 4.63% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arizona see 1,505 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,505 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1509 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 509 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.2% under 18 years, 12.4% between 18 and 34 years, 24.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 45.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

5%
Uninsured
22.6%
Employer Coverage
15.7%
Medicaid
29.1%
Medicare
22.9%
Non-Group
4.63%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fortuna Foothills, AZ grew by 5.9% from 4.72% to 5%.

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