Humidity & wind
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Population
55,508
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$1,072,300
Owner-occupied units
Fountain Valley, CA
California · 33.711° N, 117.951° W · 9 sq mi
Fountain Valley is a city in California, with a population of 55,508 and about 6,119 residents per square mile. The median household earns $115,237 a year, and the median home is worth $1,072,300.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
9 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
6,119
People per square mile
Rank by population
#799
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#827
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$115,237
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,631
Per month
Homeownership
64.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
26 min
One way
People
Median age
44.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
46.4%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
32.9%
Households
18,778
2.97 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 21.4%
Professional & business services 14.1%
Manufacturing 11.9%
Arts, food & hospitality 11.9%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Fountain Valley
- Huntington Beach, CA3 mi · 191,451
- Santa Ana, CA4 mi · 315,586
- Costa Mesa, CA4 mi · 108,881
- Westminster, CA4 mi · 88,966
- Garden Grove, CA5 mi · 170,455
- Orange, CA7 mi · 138,365
- Newport Beach, CA8 mi · 81,977
- Tustin, CA8 mi · 77,843
Cities about the same size
- Logan, UT55,576
- Mount Prospect, IL55,395
- South Whittier, CA55,650
- Fountainebleau, FL55,665
- West Haven, CT55,351
- Chicopee, MA55,310
- Apple Valley, MN55,248
- Port Arthur, TX55,804
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.