Fontana, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 127,485, Rural population: 689 (all nonfarm))

Fontana, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 35,897 (33,963 occupied: 23,157 owner occupied, 10,806 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	43%

Housing density: 994 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $931 (lower quartile is $756, upper quartile is $1,183)

Housing units in Fontana with a mortgage: 19,276 (3,182 second mortgage, 993 home equity loan, 59 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,139

Fontana,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $454,700 (it was $128,700 in 2000)

Fontana:	$454,700
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $369,800 - $585,300

Median year house/condo built: 1987

Median year apartment built: 1983

Household type by relationship

Households: 127,682

In family households: 121,055 (22,239 male householders, 6,909 female householders)
22,514 spouses, 52,371 children (48,400 natural, 922 adopted, 3,049 stepchildren), 3,728 grandchildren, 2,247 brothers or sisters, 1,468 parents, 5,247 other relatives, 4,332 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,627 (2,471 male householders (1,709 living alone)), 2,323 female householders (1,890 living alone)), 1,833 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 492 (115 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,477 2-persons, 5,753 3-persons, 7,077 4-persons, 5,231 5-persons, 2,823 6-persons, 2,787 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,599 1-person, 841 2-persons, 198 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

32,305 married couples with children.
9,951 single-parent households (2,820 men, 7,131 women).

49.6% of residents of Fontana speak English at home.
45.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 34,490 (26.9%)
(35.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fontana, California:
	1 room: 61 2 rooms: 744 3 rooms: 3,331 4 rooms: 1,308 5 rooms: 3,774 6 rooms: 5,671 7 rooms: 4,370 8 rooms: 2,484 9 or more rooms: 1,414

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fontana, California:
	1 room: 511 2 rooms: 2,420 3 rooms: 1,767 4 rooms: 2,689 5 rooms: 1,585 6 rooms: 1,061 7 rooms: 527 8 rooms: 172 9 or more rooms: 74

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2,236
1995 to 1998: 3,248
1990 to 1994: 4,807
1980 to 1989: 12,385
1970 to 1979: 5,229
1960 to 1969: 3,124
1950 to 1959: 3,010
1940 to 1949: 1,505
1939 or earlier: 353

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fontana:
	no bedroom: 1,116 1 bedroom: 1,705 2 bedrooms: 3,028 3 bedrooms: 10,182 4 bedrooms: 6,003 5 or more bedrooms: 1,123

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fontana:
	no bedroom: 1,185 1 bedroom: 3,158 2 bedrooms: 3,905 3 bedrooms: 1,803 4 bedrooms: 679 5 or more bedrooms: 76

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fontana in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 860 1 vehicle: 4,212 2 vehicles: 11,210 3 vehicles: 5,002 4 vehicles: 1,364 5 or more vehicles: 509

Cars and other vehicles available in Fontana in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,689 1 vehicle: 4,916 2 vehicles: 3,197 3 vehicles: 701 4 vehicles: 215 5 or more vehicles: 88

Fontana rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fontana:

Less than $100: 63 people
$100 to $149: 32
$150 to $199: 69
$200 to $249: 88
$250 to $299: 155
$300 to $349: 113
$350 to $399: 50
$400 to $449: 46
$450 to $499: 57
$500 to $549: 170
$550 to $599: 212
$600 to $649: 266
$650 to $699: 590
$700 to $749: 702
$750 to $799: 874
$800 to $899: 2,459
$900 to $999: 2,734
$1,000 to $1,249: 2,487
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,408
$1,500 to $1,999: 917
$2,000 or more: 125
No cash rent: 160

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4,318 1990 to 1994: 5,258 1985 to 1989: 7,402 1980 to 1984: 5,850 1975 to 1979: 5,036 1970 to 1974: 3,092 1970 to 1974: 1,962 1965 to 1969: 1,572

Fontana, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.6%
Number of people working at home: 984 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 518
5 to 9 minutes: 2452
10 to 14 minutes: 4683
15 to 19 minutes: 6672
20 to 24 minutes: 6897
25 to 29 minutes: 2789
30 to 34 minutes: 6054
35 to 39 minutes: 1241
40 to 44 minutes: 1352
45 to 59 minutes: 3688
60 to 89 minutes: 5360
90 or more minutes: 3544

Fontana mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 33,844 (73%)
Carpooled: 9,076 (20%)
Bus or trolley bus: 624 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 68 (0%)
Railroad: 381 (1%)
Ferryboat: 11 (0%)
Taxi: 47 (0%)
Motorcycle: 53 (0%)
Bicycle: 108 (0%)
Walked: 534 (1%)
Other means: 497 (1%)
Worked at home: 984 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2419
$10,000 to $14,999: 1671
$15,000 to $19,999: 2000
$20,000 to $24,999: 2147
$25,000 to $29,999: 2047
$30,000 to $34,999: 2231
$35,000 to $39,999: 1993
$40,000 to $44,999: 2168
$45,000 to $49,999: 1800
$50,000 to $59,999: 3588
$60,000 to $74,999: 4464
$75,000 to $99,999: 4440
$100,000 to $124,999: 1588
$125,000 to $149,999: 689
$150,000 to $199,999: 477
$200,000 or more: 220

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 86657

German: 4522

English: 3090

United States or American: 2943

Italian: 2732

Irish: 2704

Subsaharan African:: 1176

French (except Basque): 977

African: 955

Dutch: 664

European: 541

Arab:: 538

Scottish: 491

Polish: 468

Swedish: 462

Norwegian: 453

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 376

Scotch-Irish: 309

Portuguese: 247

Arab/Arabic: 229

Canadian: 228

Russian: 226

French Canadian: 216

Greek: 209

Belizean: 179

Danish: 171

British: 140

Hungarian: 119

Nigerian: 118

Welsh: 117

Czechoslovakian: 94

Slovak: 93

Other Arab: 93

Jamaican: 86

Swiss: 80

Finnish: 77

Austrian: 68

Croatian: 67

Czech: 67

Lithuanian: 59

Egyptian: 57

West Indian: 55

Romanian: 55

Slovene: 54

Yugoslavian: 50

Syrian: 50

Jordanian: 46

Iranian: 41

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 37

Celtic: 36

Armenian: 32

Brazilian: 31

Ethiopian: 30

Belgian: 27

South African: 25

Scandinavian: 24

Ukrainian: 24

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 22

Ghanian: 22

Palestinian: 22

Moroccan: 21

Afghan: 21

Lebanese: 20

Haitian: 19

Pennsylvania German: 16

Other Subsaharan African: 15

Liberian: 11

Eastern European: 9

Bulgarian: 9

German Russian: 7

Turkish: 7

Northern European: 7

Slavic: 7

Luxemburger: 6

Serbian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (68%)
Philippines (6%)
El Salvador (4%)
Guatemala (3%)
Nicaragua (2%)
India (1%)
Honduras (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 74680
Northeast: 2824
Midwest: 5547
South: 6290
West: 3058

46% of Fontana residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,281
Nursery to 4th grade: 626
5th and 6th grade: 2,041
7th and 8th grade: 1,246
9th grade: 1,068
10th grade: 1,029
11th grade: 1,301
12th grade, no diploma: 2,465
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,922
Less than 1 year of college: 2,732
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,891
Associate degree: 2,046
Bachelor's degree: 2,399
Master's degree: 636
Professional school degree: 266
Doctorate degree: 115

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,476
Nursery to 4th grade: 682
5th and 6th grade: 2,022
7th and 8th grade: 1,341
9th grade: 1,485
10th grade: 1,107
11th grade: 1,390
12th grade, no diploma: 2,501
High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,745
Less than 1 year of college: 3,344
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,966
Associate degree: 2,157
Bachelor's degree: 2,457
Master's degree: 731
Professional school degree: 197
Doctorate degree: 41

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 14.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 7.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 9.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $73,985
Black householders: $61,939
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $45,644
Asian householders: $89,589
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $83,043
Some other race householders: $50,280
Two or more races householders: $67,373
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $56,154

Fontana household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fontana household income for Black householders

Fontana household income for Asian householders

Fontana household income for Some other race householders

Fontana household income for Two or more races householders

Fontana household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Fontana marital status for males

Fontana marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $470,951
Black or African American householders: $530,659
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $462,472
Asian householders: $527,126
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $441,627
Some other race householders: $425,729
Two or more races householders: $463,532
Hispanic or Latino householders: $427,142

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 26,531
One, attached: 1,198
Two: 351
3 or 4: 1,228
5 to 9: 1,108
10 to 19: 980
20 to 49: 1,012
50 or more: 2,607
Mobile homes: 826
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 56

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,291

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fontana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (9%) No fuel used (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (35%) No fuel used (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,074

Here:	4.6%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 381

Here:	3.8%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 976

Here:	16.6%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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