Estimated median household income in 2008: $40,309
| This zip code: | $40,309 | | California: | $61,021 |
Nearest zip codes: 95547, 95562, 95551, 95536, 95565, 95537.
Housing units in zip code 95540 with a mortgage: 1,554 (231 second mortgage, 232 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 956
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,566
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $342
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 17.7% | | Whole state: | 13.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 5.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 5.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 3.5 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 78
- 1995 to 1998: 356
- 1990 to 1994: 428
- 1980 to 1989: 724
- 1970 to 1979: 727
- 1960 to 1969: 887
- 1950 to 1959: 801
- 1940 to 1949: 503
- 1939 or earlier: 623
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fortuna, CA (95540): |
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- no bedroom: 14
- 1 bedrooms: 87
- 2 bedrooms: 821
- 3 bedrooms: 1,710
- 4 bedrooms: 415
- 5 or more bedrooms: 59
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 61
- 1 bedrooms: 441
- 2 bedrooms: 874
- 3 bedrooms: 315
- 4 bedrooms: 69
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Vehicles available in 95540 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 139
- 1 vehicle: 875
- 2 vehicles: 1,441
- 3 vehicles: 464
- 4 vehicles: 133
- 5 or more vehicles: 54
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 286
- 1 vehicle: 835
- 2 vehicles: 538
- 3 vehicles: 71
- 4 vehicles: 27
- 5 or more vehicles: 5
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 95540:
- Less than $10,000: 13
- $10,000 to $14,999: 7
- $15,000 to $19,999: 7
- $20,000 to $24,999: 6
- $25,000 to $29,999: 3
- $30,000 to $34,999: 3
- $35,000 to $39,999: 5
- $40,000 to $49,999: 15
- $50,000 to $59,999: 25
- $60,000 to $69,999: 28
- $70,000 to $79,999: 36
- $80,000 to $89,999: 51
- $90,000 to $99,999: 40
- $100,000 to $124,999: 68
- $125,000 to $149,999: 50
- $150,000 to $174,999: 65
- $175,000 to $199,999: 149
- $200,000 to $249,999: 608
- $250,000 to $299,999: 517
- $300,000 to $399,999: 850
- $400,000 to $499,999: 382
- $500,000 to $749,999: 284
- $750,000 to $999,999: 102
- $1,000,000 or more: 35
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 95540:
- Less than $100: 15
- $100 to $149: 7
- $150 to $199: 34
- $200 to $249: 30
- $250 to $299: 23
- $300 to $349: 21
- $350 to $399: 35
- $400 to $449: 60
- $450 to $499: 84
- $500 to $549: 99
- $550 to $599: 121
- $600 to $649: 146
- $650 to $699: 184
- $700 to $749: 281
- $750 to $799: 151
- $800 to $899: 173
- $900 to $999: 115
- $1,000 to $1,249: 125
- $1,250 to $1,499: 64
- $1,500 to $1,999: 6
- No cash rent: 96
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $268,366.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $313,446
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $332,699
- Some other race householders: $249,583
- Two or more races householders: $311,098
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $273,062
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $298,942 (it was $126,900 in 2000)
| 95540: | $298,942 | | California: | $467,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $221,413 - $333,943
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $324,033| Here: | $324,033 | | State: | $604,989 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $379,033| Here: | $379,033 | | State: | $502,696 |
In 2-unit structures: $136,217| Here: | $136,217 | | State: | $742,682 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $289,228| Here: | $289,228 | | State: | $503,436 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $294,485| Here: | $294,485 | | State: | $468,105 |
Mobile homes: $51,496| Here: | $51,496 | | State: | $59,450 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $137,500| Here: | $137,500 | | State: | $63,652 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,496
- One, attached: 245
- Two: 189
- 3 or 4: 347
- 5 to 9: 171
- 10 to 19: 54
- 20 to 49: 90
- Mobile homes: 519
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,832 (77%)
- Carpooled: 679 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%)
- Bicycle: 50 (1%)
- Walked: 181 (4%)
- Other means: 29 (1%)
- Worked at home: 170 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 445
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1163
- 10 to 14 minutes: 741
- 15 to 19 minutes: 490
- 20 to 24 minutes: 553
- 25 to 29 minutes: 264
- 30 to 34 minutes: 648
- 35 to 39 minutes: 44
- 40 to 44 minutes: 101
- 45 to 59 minutes: 224
- 60 to 89 minutes: 66
- 90 or more minutes: 51
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 98.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 12,011
- In family households: 10,043 (2,468 male householders, 784 female householders)
2,561 spouses, 3,510 children (3,115 natural, 167 adopted, 228 stepchildren), 259 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 180 other relatives, 214 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,968 (621 male householders (441 living alone)), 999 female householders (892 living alone)), 348 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 233 (118 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,496 2-persons, 715 3-persons, 594 4-persons, 275 5-persons, 144 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,333 1-person, 236 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 2 6-persons.
1,987 married couples with children.
875 single-parent households (226 men, 649 women).
91.0% of residents of 95540 zip code speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 25% well, 15% not well, 10% not at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% very well, 3% well, 7% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% very well, 26% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 752 (6.1%)
(43.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 6.1% | | Whole state: | 26.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (73%)
- El Salvador (4%)
- Canada (4%)
- Cuba (3%)
- United Kingdom (3%)
- Germany (2%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 177
- 1990 to 1994: 218
- 1985 to 1989: 60
- 1980 to 1984: 82
- 1975 to 1979: 39
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1970 to 1974: 53
- 1965 to 1969: 113
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White population: 10,824
Black population: 48
American Indian population: 353
Asian population: 114
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 22
Some other race population: 462
Two or more races population: 409
First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 2288 |
|  German: 1477 |
|  English: 1118 |
|  United States or American: 1010 |
|  Italian: 715 |
|  Irish: 618 |
|  Swedish: 285 |
|  French (except Basque): 257 |
|  Portuguese: 240 |
|  Scottish: 214 |
|  Norwegian: 213 |
|  Dutch: 167 |
|  Polish: 146 |
|  Danish: 144 |
|  Swiss: 141 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 130 |
|  European: 75 |
|  Armenian: 64 |
|  British: 56 |
|  Russian: 46 |
|  French Canadian: 33 |
|  Scandinavian: 33 |
|  Welsh: 33 |
|  Basque: 27 |
|  Greek: 26 |
|  Romanian: 26 |
|  Northern European: 22 |
|  Finnish: 20 |
|  Czech: 20 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 16 |
|  Hungarian: 14 |
|  Arab:: 12 |
|  Lebanese: 12 |
|  Yugoslavian: 12 |
|  Canadian: 8 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 7 |
|  Macedonian: 6 |
|  Austrian: 6 |
|  Ukrainian: 6 |
|  Israeli: 5 |
|  Eastern European: 5 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5 |
|  Dutch West Indian: 4 |
|  Jamaican: 1 |

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- HUMBOLDT CREAMERY ASSOCIATION (572 HIGHWAY 1 in FORTUNA, CA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-09-2000-0359, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-09-2003-0087,
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-09-2000-0359, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-09-2003-0087,
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: DRY, CONDENSED, AND EVAPORATED DAIRY PRODUCTS; ICE CREAM AND FROZEN DESSERTS; FLUID MILK
Alternative names: HUMBOLDT CREAMERY FERNBRIDGE DIVISION
- HUMBOLDT PRINTING (180 S FORTUNA BLVD in FORTUNA, CA)
STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
- CAL TRANS FORTUNA MS (SMITH LANE in FORTUNA, CA)
STATE MASTER (California - Hazardous Waste Tracking) - HAZARDOU WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: CALTRANS DISTRICT 1
- AMBROSINI (NORMAN G.) ELEMENTARY (3850 ROHNERVILLE ROAD in FORTUNA, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6008130
Organizations: ROHNERVILLE ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- EAST HIGH (CONT.) (392 16TH ST. in FORTUNA, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1233352
Organizations: FORTUNA UNION HIGH (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- FORTUNA MIDDLE SCHOOL (843 L ST. in FORTUNA, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6007868
Organizations: FORTUNA UNION ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- FORTUNA UNION HIGH (379 12TH ST. in FORTUNA, CA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1233402
- LITTLE LAKE INO (512 7TH ST in FORTUNA, CA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MILLER SULLIVAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- EMPIRE EQUIPMENT COMPANY WEAVER EQUIPMENT COMPANY (20 DEPOT ROAD in FORTUNA, CA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: EMPIRE EQUIPMENT CO L P (CONTACT/OWNER)
- FORTUNA BODY & PAINT (750 3RD ST in FORTUNA, CA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
Organizations: GEORGE DOWNING (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ALLAN MAKI DISPOSAL SITE (NE CORNER 12TH ST & KENMAR RD in FORTUNA, CA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
- EEL RIVER DISPOSAL (965 RIVERWALK DRIVE in FORTUNA, CA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- FORTUNA DUMP (4498 MILL ST in FORTUNA, CA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 95540
- Holiday Inn Express, 1859 Alamar Way, Fortuna, CA 95540, Phone: (707) 725-5500, Fax: (707) 725-2379
- Super 8 Motel, Fortuna, 1805 Alamar Way, Fortuna, CA 95540, Phone: (707) 725-2888
- Best Western Country Inn, 2025 Riverwalk Dr, Fortuna, CA 95540, Phone: (800) 679-7511
- Best Western Country Inn, Riv Walk Dr, Fortuna, CA 95540, Phone: (707) 725-6822, Fax: (707) 725-5270
- Comfort Inn & Suites, 1583 Riverwalk Dr, Fortuna, CA 95540, Phone: (707) 725-7025, Fax: (707) 725-7088
All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 95540
Median worth of mobile homes: $74,441
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (75%)
- Wood (13%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8398
- Northeast: 352
- Midwest: 1041
- South: 663
- West: 997
56% of the 95540 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in California.
Population in 1990: 10,727. Population change in the 1990s: +1,505 (+14.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 121
| Here: | 8.2% | | California: | 9.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30
| Here: | 3.7% | | California: | 7.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30
| Here: | 5.0% | | California: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- HUMBOLDT CREAMERY ASSOCIATION (572 STATE HIGHWAY 1 in FORTUNA, CA; small business): $274,496 in 5 contracts from 2005 to 2006
Contracts for Non-Food Items For Resale, Food Items For Resale by Defense Commissary Agency Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $174,430; 2006: $100,066.
Biggest contracts:
$100,066 with Defense Commissary Agency for Non-Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2006-01-01. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$79,219, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
$59,881 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$34,494, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- FOX WEATHER, LLC (662 MAIN STREET in FORTUNA, CA; small business): $40,100 in 10 contracts from 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Weather Reporting/Observation Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $6,237; 2002: $4,320; 2003: $11,411; 2004: $11,888; 2005: $6,244; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$6,244 with Army for Weather Reporting/Observation Services. Signed on 2005-10-11. Completion date: 2005-12-02.
$5,944, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-06. Completion date: 2004-09-25.
$5,944 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Weather Reporting/Observation Services. Signed on 2004-10-06. Completion date: 2004-09-25.
$5,944 with Army for Weather Reporting/Observation Services. Signed on 2003-10-14. Completion date: 2004-09-25.
- GARY HOWARD (No data from D and B in FORTUNA, CA; small business): $18,731 in 2 contracts in 2002
$23,000 with Bureau of Land Management for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services. Taking place in OR. Signed on 2002-07-15. Completion date: 2002-11-15.
$-4,269, same as above. Signed on 2002-11-15. Completion date: 2002-11-15.
- RADIOLABS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1402 STONEBRIDGE WAY in ROSEVILLE, CA; small business)
$3,869 with Army for Engineering and Technical Services. Signed on 2005-02-17. Completion date: 2005-02-25.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (20-49: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
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.)
People in group quarters
- 143 people in nursing homes
- 59 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 14 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 8 people in other group homes
- 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4 people in religious group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 6
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 6
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 25
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 5
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 5
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 17
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 6
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