Fountain Valley, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: Fountain Valley, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Fountain Valley CA Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com Fountain Valley Apartments for Rent Total population: 55,471 (All urban) Houses: 18,477 (18,170 occupied: 13,570 owner occupied, 4,600 renter occupied) % of renters here:   25% State:   43% Housing density: 2073 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Fountain Valley, California on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users: Fountain Valley photo tour  (13 replies) The Truth about California from a former west coast Girl...  (390 replies) Moving from Spokane, WA to Fountain Valley. Good move?  (2 replies) Should California split into multiple states?  (123 replies) Raising kids in south Orange County  (63 replies) Left or plan on leaving California, why?  (175 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768. Median contract rent in 2007: $1,495 (lower quartile is $1,230, upper quartile is $1,834) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,560 Median gross rent in Fountain Valley, CA in 2007: $1,572 Housing units in Fountain Valley with a mortgage: 10,285 (1,471 second mortgage, 1,147 home equity loan, 49 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,211 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $757,274 (it was $285,700 in 2000) Fountain Valley:   $757,274 California:   $532,300 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $620,421 - $842,093 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $710,733 Here:   $710,733 State:   $619,135 Townhouses or other attached units: $495,799 Here:   $495,799 State:   $541,123 In 2-unit structures: $379,064 Here:   $379,064 State:   $702,713 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $494,352 Here:   $494,352 State:   $512,546 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $478,218 Here:   $478,218 State:   $482,470 Mobile homes: $37,546 Here:   $37,546 State:   $59,450 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500 Here:   $12,500 State:   $63,652 Household type by relationship Households: 54,481 In family households: 49,332 (11,649 male householders, 2,661 female householders) 11,638 spouses, 17,358 children (16,213 natural, 451 adopted, 694 stepchildren), 1,333 grandchildren, 935 brothers or sisters, 749 parents, 1,679 other relatives, 1,330 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 5,149 (1,855 male householders (1,317 living alone)), 1,974 female householders (1,593 living alone)), 1,320 nonrelatives In group quarters: 514 (172 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 4,808 2-persons, 3,306 3-persons, 3,331 4-persons, 1,658 5-persons, 677 6-persons, 530 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,910 1-person, 720 2-persons, 104 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons. 9,683 married couples with children. 1,713 single-parent households (437 men, 1,276 women). 64.6% of residents of Fountain Valley speak English at home. 7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 21.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 1.6% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 15,173 (27.6%) (64.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Fountain Valley, CA: Less than $10,000: 15 $10,000 to $14,999: 7 $15,000 to $19,999: 7 $20,000 to $24,999: 7 $25,000 to $29,999: 11 $30,000 to $34,999: 12 $35,000 to $39,999: 13 $40,000 to $49,999: 42 $50,000 to $59,999: 46 $60,000 to $69,999: 48 $70,000 to $79,999: 49 $80,000 to $89,999: 63 $90,000 to $99,999: 46 $100,000 to $124,999: 64 $125,000 to $149,999: 46 $150,000 to $174,999: 19 $175,000 to $199,999: 5 $200,000 to $249,999: 102 $250,000 to $299,999: 118 $300,000 to $399,999: 372 $400,000 to $499,999: 776 $500,000 to $749,999: 4765 $750,000 to $999,999: 4676 $1,000,000 or more: 2380

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fountain Valley: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 9 $200 to $249: 17 $250 to $299: 25 $300 to $349: 11 $350 to $399: 9 $400 to $449: 7 $450 to $499: 19 $500 to $549: 13 $550 to $599: 7 $600 to $649: 15 $650 to $699: 10 $700 to $749: 3 $750 to $799: 26 $800 to $899: 19 $900 to $999: 62 $1,000 to $1,249: 678 $1,250 to $1,499: 1,356 $1,500 to $1,999: 1,530 $2,000 or more: 714 No cash rent: 112

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,066 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 527 5 to 9 minutes: 2291 10 to 14 minutes: 3368 15 to 19 minutes: 3791 20 to 24 minutes: 4325 25 to 29 minutes: 1301 30 to 34 minutes: 4299 35 to 39 minutes: 773 40 to 44 minutes: 1116 45 to 59 minutes: 2279 60 to 89 minutes: 1459 90 or more minutes: 532

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 22,444 (83%) Carpooled: 2,838 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 205 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%) Railroad: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 48 (0%) Bicycle: 122 (0%) Walked: 329 (1%) Other means: 60 (0%) Worked at home: 1,066 (4%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 505 $10,000 to $14,999: 417 $15,000 to $19,999: 564 $20,000 to $24,999: 537 $25,000 to $29,999: 622 $30,000 to $34,999: 805 $35,000 to $39,999: 792 $40,000 to $44,999: 851 $45,000 to $49,999: 785 $50,000 to $59,999: 1558 $60,000 to $74,999: 2412 $75,000 to $99,999: 3104 $100,000 to $124,999: 2408 $125,000 to $149,999: 1208 $150,000 to $199,999: 1076 $200,000 or more: 495

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 20802

German: 4901

English: 3976

Irish: 3111

United States or American: 2498

Italian: 2328

Arab:: 941

Scottish: 831

French (except Basque): 744

European: 665

Norwegian: 653

Dutch: 563

Swedish: 555

Polish: 519

Scotch-Irish: 495

French Canadian: 337

Armenian: 321

Russian: 313

Canadian: 298

Lebanese: 277

Iranian: 268

British: 231

Hungarian: 208

Danish: 207

Egyptian: 191

Arab/Arabic: 184

Greek: 178

Welsh: 159

Romanian: 131

Portuguese: 130

Czech: 118

Jordanian: 109

Slovak: 105

Austrian: 100

Yugoslavian: 97

Syrian: 94

Northern European: 89

Swiss: 81

Finnish: 79

Palestinian: 73

Subsaharan African:: 70

Scandinavian: 64

Ukrainian: 62

Brazilian: 52

Czechoslovakian: 51

Belgian: 47

Australian: 45

Croatian: 44

Turkish: 42

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 36

Lithuanian: 35

Eastern European: 28

Israeli: 27

Latvian: 21

African: 20

Bulgarian: 19

South African: 19

Macedonian: 17

Serbian: 15

Somalian: 15

Cypriot: 15

Acadian/Cajun: 14

Other Arab: 13

Afghan: 12

Icelander: 11

Sudanese: 10

Slavic: 9

Albanian: 8

Guyanese: 7

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7

West Indian: 7

Ethiopian: 6

Slovene: 4

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

• This state: 25246
• Northeast: 3335
• Midwest: 5517
• South: 2643
• West: 2456

61% of Fountain Valley residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 124
• Nursery to 4th grade: 48
• 5th and 6th grade: 103
• 7th and 8th grade: 205
• 9th grade: 186
• 10th grade: 229
• 11th grade: 213
• 12th grade, no diploma: 675
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,951
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,233
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,233
• Associate degree: 1,663
• Bachelor's degree: 4,675
• Master's degree: 1,656
• Professional school degree: 536
• Doctorate degree: 333

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 298
• Nursery to 4th grade: 141
• 5th and 6th grade: 268
• 7th and 8th grade: 321
• 9th grade: 250
• 10th grade: 241
• 11th grade: 255
• 12th grade, no diploma: 717
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,942
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,662
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,585
• Associate degree: 2,108
• Bachelor's degree: 3,977
• Master's degree: 1,211
• Professional school degree: 399
• Doctorate degree: 116

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $91,442
• Black householders: $54,854
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $93,323
• Asian householders: $87,007
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $106,118
• Some other race householders: $68,352
• Two or more races householders: $81,754
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $74,983

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $773,443
• Black or African American householders: $662,648
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $601,949
• Asian householders: $765,491
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $684,648
• Some other race householders: $737,129
• Two or more races householders: $747,202
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $738,455

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,364
• One, attached: 2,194
• Two: 105
• 3 or 4: 539
• 5 to 9: 541
• 10 to 19: 532
• 20 to 49: 338
• 50 or more: 1,466
• Mobile homes: 390
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $68,662

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