Fountain Valley, CA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	54,978	100.0

Male	26,872	48.9
Female	28,106	51.1

Under 5 years	3,278	6.0
5 to 9 years	3,713	6.8
10 to 14 years	3,697	6.7
15 to 19 years	3,550	6.5
20 to 24 years	3,025	5.5
25 to 34 years	7,364	13.4
35 to 44 years	9,162	16.7
45 to 54 years	8,110	14.8
55 to 59 years	3,815	6.9
60 to 64 years	3,028	5.5
65 to 74 years	3,642	6.6
75 to 84 years	1,838	3.3
85 years and over	756	1.4

Median age (years)	38.1	(X)

18 years and over	42,073	76.5
Male	20,271	36.9
Female	21,802	39.7
21 years and over	40,117	73.0
62 years and over	7,876	14.3
65 years and over	6,236	11.3
Male	2,725	5.0
Female	3,511	6.4

RACE
One race	52,616	95.7
White	35,196	64.0
Black or African American	611	1.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	252	0.5
Asian	14,165	25.8
Asian Indian	531	1.0
Chinese	2,580	4.7
Filipino	585	1.1
Japanese	1,421	2.6
Korean	1,120	2.0
Vietnamese	7,088	12.9
Other Asian ¹	840	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	220	0.4
Native Hawaiian	60	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	31	0.1
Samoan	57	0.1
Other Pacific Islander ²	72	0.1
Some other race	2,172	4.0
Two or more races	2,362	4.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	37,274	67.8
Black or African American	819	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	645	1.2
Asian	15,229	27.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	445	0.8
Some other race	3,078	5.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	54,978	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	5,870	10.7
Mexican	4,176	7.6
Puerto Rican	140	0.3
Cuban	128	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,426	2.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	49,108	89.3
White alone	32,144	58.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	54,978	100.0
In households	54,466	99.1
Householder	18,162	33.0
Spouse	11,511	20.9
Child	17,160	31.2
Own child under 18 years	11,396	20.7
Other relatives	4,798	8.7
Under 18 years	1,294	2.4
Nonrelatives	2,835	5.2
Unmarried partner	673	1.2
In group quarters	512	0.9
Institutionalized population	169	0.3
Noninstitutionalized population	343	0.6

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	18,162	100.0
Family households (families)	14,227	78.3
With own children under 18 years	6,235	34.3
Married-couple family	11,511	63.4
With own children under 18 years	5,152	28.4
Female householder, no husband present	1,903	10.5
With own children under 18 years	798	4.4
Nonfamily households	3,935	21.7
Householder living alone	2,912	16.0
Householder 65 years and over	990	5.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,003	38.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,278	23.6

Average household size	3.00	(X)
Average family size	3.35	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	18,473	100.0
Occupied housing units	18,162	98.3
Vacant housing units	311	1.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	47	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	18,162	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	13,569	74.7
Renter-occupied housing units	4,593	25.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.07	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.79	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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