CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fountain Hills

Arizona · 10,030 residents · 20.3 sq mi

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Fountain Hills is home to 10,030 people in Arizona. That is roughly 53% ahead of the Arizona median. There are 10,205 fewer people here than in 2000. At a median age of 39.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $141,000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

28% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,030

−50%vs 2000

vs 20,235 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.6

−15%vs 2000

vs 46.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

20.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(662)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(572)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(570)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.8%(482)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.3%(327)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(1,541)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(1,597)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(1,249)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.6%(1,365)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413%(1,300)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(308)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(57)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$42,231

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,619 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,551

−36%vs 2000

vs $32,230 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$141,000

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $205,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$648

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $898 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.0%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

21.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(19,055)

Black0.6%(118)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(618)

Asian0.9%(176)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(9,702)

Black1%(103)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(314)

Asian1%(103)

Other1.2%(122)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(411)

Central American0.7%(169)

Spaniard0.6%(145)

Guatemalan0.4%(87)

South American0.3%(77)

Colombian0.3%(66)

Panamanian0.2%(48)

Costa Rican0.1%(34)

Dominican0.1%(18)

Peruvian0%(11)

Puerto Rican0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.6%(136)

Filipino0.6%(133)

Chinese0.4%(90)

Bangladeshi0.2%(46)

Korean0.2%(42)

Hmong0.1%(18)

Indonesian0.1%(17)

Cambodian0.1%(14)

Nepalese0.1%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(28)

Ancestry

German23%(5,471)

English14.2%(3,368)

Irish14.1%(3,358)

Italian7.7%(1,822)

American4.5%(1,067)

Polish4.1%(969)

French3.3%(786)

Scottish3.2%(772)

Swedish3.2%(767)

Norwegian3%(704)

Russian1.5%(350)

Dutch1.4%(335)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.3%(318)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(218)

Czech0.8%(201)

Hungarian0.8%(195)

Danish0.7%(171)

Greek0.7%(164)

Lithuanian0.7%(158)

British0.7%(155)

Subsaharan African0.5%(130)

French Canadian0.5%(123)

Swiss0.5%(115)

Armenian0.5%(108)

Iranian0.3%(76)

Turkish0.3%(74)

Portuguese0.3%(66)

Slovak0.3%(62)

Arab0.3%(61)

Finnish0.2%(54)

Macedonian0.2%(51)

Austrian0.2%(43)

Canadian0.2%(41)

Ukrainian0.1%(35)

Serbian0.1%(32)

Lebanese0.1%(31)

Iraqi0.1%(21)

Belgian0.1%(20)

Brazilian0.1%(20)

West Indian0.1%(19)

Bulgarian0.1%(15)

Slovene0%(11)

Nigerian0%(7)

Romanian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

28.2%

−9.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.8%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.8%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.1 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 20.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married17.5%(1,852)

Married67.5%(7,160)

Widowed5.4%(576)

Divorced9.6%(1,014)

Women 15+

Never married14.1%(1,552)

Married61.9%(6,807)

Widowed12.2%(1,344)

Divorced11.7%(1,288)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 6.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 54.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

39.2%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 37.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 7.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.6%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)8.4%(160)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.1%(229)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.3%(916)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10%(190)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(24)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,895 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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