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Fortuna, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $381,320 (it was $124,400 in 2000)
Fortuna:

$381,320
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $294,618 - $511,344

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $413,618
Here:

$413,618
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $873,554
Here:

$873,554
State:

$838,546

Mobile homes: $117,156
Here:

$117,156
State:

$184,506

Total population: 11,888 (Urban population: 10,135 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 228 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 5,342 (4,995 occupied: 2,929 owner occupied, 2,234 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

43%
State:

44%

Housing density: 1,109 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $717,660.

Median contract rent in 2022: $955 (lower quartile is $732, upper quartile is $1,191)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $55,541


Median gross rent in Fortuna, CA in 2022: $1,103

Housing units in Fortuna with a mortgage: 1,698 (214 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 146 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $97,755

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $52,572

Median monthly housing costs: $1,162

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Fortuna, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1978

Median year apartment built: 1970

Household type by relationship:

Households: 12,423
  • Male householders: 2,412 (702 living alone), Female householders: 2,501 (701 living alone)
  • 2,100 spouses (2,068 opposite-sex spouses), 555 unmarried partners, (510 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,696 children (3,448 natural, 117 adopted, 130 stepchildren), 177 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 128 parents, 20 foster children, 135 other relatives, 398 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 180

Size of family households: 1,550 2-persons, 684 3-persons, 432 4-persons, 158 5-persons, 155 6-persons, 145 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,458 1-person, 616 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

1,374 married couples with children.
868 single-parent households (295 men, 573 women).

85.4% of residents of Fortuna speak English at home.
12.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (9% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 57% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,154 (9.3%)
(50.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.5
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fortuna, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fortuna, California
  • 38no bedroom
  • 481 bedroom
  • 6852 bedrooms
  • 1,8933 bedrooms
  • 2004 bedrooms
  • 665+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fortuna, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fortuna, California
  • 65no bedroom
  • 5661 bedroom
  • 9622 bedrooms
  • 4873 bedrooms
  • 1314 bedrooms
  • 245+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Fortuna in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fortuna in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 56no vehicle
  • 6261 vehicle
  • 9702 vehicles
  • 9193 vehicles
  • 1914 vehicles
  • 1675+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Fortuna in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fortuna in renter-occupied apartments
  • 278no vehicle
  • 9621 vehicle
  • 8132 vehicles
  • 1813 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fortuna, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fortuna, California
  • 381 room
  • 112 rooms
  • 1003 rooms
  • 5164 rooms
  • 8395 rooms
  • 6386 rooms
  • 3947 rooms
  • 2028 rooms
  • 1929+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fortuna, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fortuna, California
  • 651 room
  • 1422 rooms
  • 4653 rooms
  • 6104 rooms
  • 5125 rooms
  • 2286 rooms
  • 1587 rooms
  • 38 rooms
  • 529+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Fortuna, CA
Fortuna city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Fortuna, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Fortuna, CA in 2022
  • 309Less than $10,000
  • 341$10,000 to $19,999
  • 344$20,000 to $29,999
  • 671$30,000 to $39,999
  • 508$40,000 to $49,999
  • 520$50,000 to $59,999
  • 346$60,000 to $74,999
  • 697$75,000 to $99,999
  • 342$100,000 to $124,999
  • 267$125,000 to $149,999
  • 546$150,000 to $199,999
  • 268$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Fortuna, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Fortuna, CA in 2022
  • 11Less than $10,000
  • 8$20,000 to $24,999
  • 16$25,000 to $29,999
  • 26$40,000 to $49,999
  • 34$50,000 to $59,999
  • 27$60,000 to $69,999
  • 11$70,000 to $79,999
  • 8$80,000 to $89,999
  • 7$100,000 to $124,999
  • 70$150,000 to $174,999
  • 20$175,000 to $199,999
  • 178$200,000 to $249,999
  • 417$250,000 to $299,999
  • 829$300,000 to $399,999
  • 369$400,000 to $499,999
  • 449$500,000 to $749,999
  • 123$750,000 to $999,999
  • 40$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 3$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Fortuna, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Fortuna, CA in 2022
  • 29$100 to $149
  • 8$250 to $299
  • 6$300 to $349
  • 78$350 to $399
  • 14$400 to $449
  • 37$500 to $549
  • 29$550 to $599
  • 131$600 to $649
  • 69$650 to $699
  • 218$700 to $749
  • 58$750 to $799
  • 326$800 to $899
  • 242$900 to $999
  • 513$1,000 to $1,249
  • 154$1,250 to $1,499
  • 256$1,500 to $1,999
  • 37$2,000 to $2,499
  • 93No cash rent
Work and jobs in Fortuna: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.3%
Number of people working at home: 340 (6.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 539
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,907
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 700
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 635
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 361
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 171
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 655
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 99
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 361
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 97
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 102
  • 90 or more minutes: 122
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Fortuna

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,737 (71.5%)
  • Carpooled: 672 (12.8%)
  • Bus: 35 (0.7%)
  • Taxi: 2 (0.0%)
  • Bicycle: 77 (1.5%)
  • Walked: 281 (5.4%)
  • Worked at home: 340 (6.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 3.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 35.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 5.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 16.1%Males
  • 5.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.7%Males
  • 3.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 8.4%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fortuna, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fortuna, California
  • 2592010 or later
  • 2912000 to 2009
  • 1891990 to 1999
  • 1361980 to 1989
  • 441970 to 1979
  • 139Before 1970
Ancestries in Fortuna, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 421 (7.9%)
  • Irish: 359 (6.7%)
  • American: 297 (5.6%)
  • German: 255 (4.8%)
  • Portuguese: 208 (3.9%)
  • Italian: 188 (3.5%)
  • European: 175 (3.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 128 (2.4%)
  • Basque: 89 (1.7%)
  • Dutch: 49 (0.9%)
  • Scottish: 42 (0.8%)
  • Norwegian: 40 (0.7%)
  • French Canadian: 39 (0.7%)
  • French: 36 (0.7%)
  • Swedish: 36 (0.7%)
  • Northern European: 26 (0.5%)
  • Slovak: 18 (0.3%)
  • British: 16 (0.3%)
  • Polish: 16 (0.3%)
  • Austrian: 11 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 10 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 8 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 7 (0.1%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 4 (0.07%)

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

Mexico
Fortuna:

70.9% (775)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Pakistan
Fortuna:

10.4% (114)
California:

0.5% (49,399)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Fortuna:

2.9% (32)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

India
Fortuna:

2.5% (27)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

Chile
Fortuna:

2.1% (23)
California:

0.1% (15,357)

Canada
Fortuna:

1.8% (20)
California:

1.2% (127,477)

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

  • This state: 8,878
  • Other state: 2,275
  • Northeast: 372
  • Midwest: 608
  • South: 526
  • West: 710

87.8% of Fortuna residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 32.3% lived in California.


Fortuna:

87.8%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 8
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 134
  • 5th and 6th grade: 31
  • 7th and 8th grade: 55
  • 9th grade: 58
  • 10th grade: 41
  • 11th grade: 82
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 86
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,390
  • Less than 1 year of college: 551
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 817
  • Associate degree: 207
  • Bachelor's degree: 584
  • Master's degree: 102
  • Professional school degree: 48
  • Doctorate degree: 6
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 66
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 52
  • 5th and 6th grade: 63
  • 7th and 8th grade: 19
  • 9th grade: 35
  • 10th grade: 71
  • 11th grade: 172
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 48
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,215
  • Less than 1 year of college: 475
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 484
  • Associate degree: 452
  • Bachelor's degree: 682
  • Master's degree: 279
  • Professional school degree: 106
  • Doctorate degree: 5
Educational Attainment for Females
Fortuna marital status for males
Fortuna marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,677
  • One, attached: 323
  • Two: 340
  • 3 or 4: 317
  • 5 to 9: 316
  • 10 to 19: 27
  • 20 to 49: 48
  • 50 or more: 34
  • Mobile homes: 257

Median worth of mobile homes: $82,270

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Fortuna
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Fortuna, CA
  • 68.0%Utility gas
  • 15.6%Wood
  • 14.6%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Fortuna, CA
  • 66.5%Utility gas
  • 25.0%Electricity
  • 3.9%Wood
  • 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Solar energy
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 127
Here:

10.2%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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