Fountain Valley, CA

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2022 Population

56,754

0.674% 1-year decline

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Laphonza Butler

Democratic Party

2022 Poverty Rate

6.98%

15.9% 1-year decrease

2022 Employed Population

27,543

1.07% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Fountain Valley, CA had a population of 56.8k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Fountain Valley, CA declined from 57,139 to 56,754, a −0.674% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Fountain Valley, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (38.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (37.4%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.19%), White (Hispanic) (5.49%), and Other (Hispanic) (4.95%).

N/A of the households in Fountain Valley, CA 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.

The largest universities in Fountain Valley, CA are Coastline Community College (1,964 degrees awarded in 2022), Coastline Beauty College (222 degrees), and Modern Technology School (87 degrees).

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Population & Diversity

In 2022, there were 1.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (21.8k people) in Fountain Valley, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21.2k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 3.51k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fountain Valley, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
21.8k ± 1.43k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
21.2k ± 1.27k
Two+ (Hispanic)
3.51k ± 1.12k

17.1%

Hispanic Population

9.69k people

17.1% of the people in Fountain Valley, CA are hispanic (9.69k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Fountain Valley, CA as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
715 ± 162
Gulf War (1990s)
260 ± 95
Gulf War (2001-)
208 ± 105

Fountain Valley, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.75 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Fountain Valley, CA employs 27.5k people. The largest industries in Fountain Valley, CA are Manufacturing (3,450 people), Retail Trade (3,360 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,122 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($113,409), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($75,433), and Public Administration ($74,438).

Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $75,777. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

27.5k

2022 Value

± 1,217

1.07%

1 Year growth

± 6.27%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Fountain Valley, CA grew at a rate of 1.07%, from 27.3k employees to 27.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fountain Valley, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,605 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,560 people), and Management Occupations (3,240 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fountain Valley, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

27.5k

2022 Value

± 1,217

1.07%

1 Year growth

± 6.27%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Fountain Valley, CA grew at a rate of 1.07%, from 27.3k employees to 27.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fountain Valley, CA, are Manufacturing (3,450 people), Retail Trade (3,360 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,122 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fountain Valley, CA, though some of these residents may live in Fountain Valley, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% 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 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Fountain Valley, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (63.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (34.3%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.07%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Laphonza Butler

Senator from California

Assumed office on October 3, 2023
Appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing California.

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

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Fountain Valley, CA awarded 2,273 degrees. The student population of Fountain Valley, CA in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 4,513 male students and 3,874 female students.

The largest universities in Fountain Valley, CA by number of degrees awarded are Coastline Community College (1,964 and 86.4%), Coastline Beauty College (222 and 9.77%), and Modern Technology School (87 and 3.83%).

The most popular majors in Fountain Valley, CA are General Business Administration & Management (443 and 19.5%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (361 and 15.9%), and Office Management & Supervision (142 and 6.25%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2015 in Fountain Valley, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 51.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 94.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 8,387 (53.8% men and 46.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 8,387 students enrolled in Fountain Valley, CA, 53.8% men and 46.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 2,715 records, of which 47.4% were women and 52.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Office Management & Supervision
115 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
282 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
250 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Fountain Valley, CA was Office Management & Supervision with 115 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Fountain Valley, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Coastline Community College
1,964 degrees awarded
Coastline Beauty College
222 degrees awarded
Modern Technology School
87 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Coastline Community College with 1,964 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,104) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($70) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($643) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Fountain Valley, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

± N/A

18.9k

Number of Households

± 1,006

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The following chart displays the households in Fountain Valley, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fountain Valley, CA is from Fountain Valley, CA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Fountain Valley, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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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.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fountain Valley, CA have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 1.74% of the workforce in Fountain Valley, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fountain Valley, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.98% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fountain Valley, CA (3.94k out of 56.5k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fountain Valley, CA is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.3% of the population of Fountain Valley, CA has health coverage, with 50.3% on employee plans, 15.4% on Medicaid, 16% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 0.47% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Orange County, CA see 995 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.4% decrease from the previous year (999 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 827 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 283 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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995 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Orange County, CA

Primary care physicians in Orange County, CA see an average of 995 patients per year. This represents a 0.4% decrease from the previous year (999 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Orange County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.5% under 18 years, 18.8% between 18 and 34 years, 41% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.73%

Uninsured

50.3%

Employer Coverage

15.4%

Medicaid

16%

Medicare

14.1%

Non-Group

0.47%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fountain Valley, CA declined by 6.23% from 3.98% to 3.73%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fountain Valley, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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