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Fullerton

California · 138,675 residents (2025 est.) · 22.4 sq mi
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The short version

Fullerton is home to 140,968 people in California. The typical home is worth $902,600, having more than tripled since 2000. Few US cities rank higher on income. 29% of locals were born outside the United States. Density works out to 6,288 people per square mile. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 115%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
140,968
+12%since 2000
from 126,003 in 2000
138,675 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
6,288 / sq mi
+7%since 2009
from 5,853 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.9
+12%since 2000
from 32.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
22.4 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
111K120K129K138K147K19902000201020202024Fullerton
2024141K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(8,078)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.4%(7,594)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.4%(10,469)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(8,886)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.1%(10,028)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.3%(21,607)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.5%(17,644)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413%(18,344)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412%(16,883)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.5%(11,964)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.5%(6,367)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(3,104)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$104,286
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $50,269 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$50,180
+115%since 2000
from $23,370 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
64.3%
+20.4 ptssince 2009
from 43.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 11.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.474
+6%since 2010
from 0.446 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade11.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance3.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$902,600
+115%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $230,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,194
+47%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $820 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
51.8%
−2.0 ptssince 2000
from 53.9% in 2000
48.2% rent
Vacancy rate
4.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.86 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.91 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
28.3%
−12.8 ptssince 2009
from 41.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
58.8%
+3.8 ptssince 2009
from 55.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
8.7
−5%since 2009
from 9.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
52
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic48.7%(61,420)
Black2.1%(2,675)
Hispanic / Latino30.2%(38,014)
Asian16%(20,130)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic29.4%(41,468)
Black1.8%(2,511)
Hispanic / Latino40.3%(56,779)
Asian24.6%(34,646)
Other3.9%(5,564)
Diversity Score
86
Unchangedsince 2009
from 86 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican33.1%(46,590)
Central American3.2%(4,518)
South American1.9%(2,651)
Salvadoran1.7%(2,440)
Guatemalan1%(1,388)
Puerto Rican0.6%(911)
Peruvian0.5%(755)
Ecuadorian0.5%(722)
Spaniard0.5%(708)
Colombian0.4%(565)
Honduran0.2%(297)
Argentine0.2%(289)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Cuban0.2%(257)
Chilean0.1%(201)
Panamanian0.1%(89)
Bolivian0%(45)
Dominican0%(15)
Uruguayan0%(13)
Asian origin
Korean12%(16,851)
Filipino3.6%(5,113)
Chinese2.5%(3,594)
Vietnamese1.8%(2,559)
Asian Indian1.8%(2,522)
Japanese0.7%(1,030)
Taiwanese0.6%(883)
Nepalese0.3%(387)
Cambodian0.1%(192)
Thai0.1%(134)
Sri Lankan0.1%(121)
Pakistani0.1%(117)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Bangladeshi0.1%(106)
Indonesian0.1%(97)
Hmong0%(47)
Kazakh0%(47)
Burmese0%(37)
Okinawan0%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(211)
Tongan0.1%(74)
Chamorro0%(34)
Ancestry
English6.4%(9,045)
German6%(8,429)
Irish5.4%(7,564)
American4.2%(5,924)
Italian2.9%(4,137)
French1.5%(2,095)
Scottish1.4%(1,913)
Arab1.3%(1,832)
Norwegian1%(1,432)
Polish1%(1,340)
Swedish0.9%(1,270)
Dutch0.7%(1,055)
+ 43 more ancestry groups with data
Romanian0.7%(1,003)
British0.7%(942)
Lebanese0.5%(677)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(621)
Danish0.4%(532)
Egyptian0.3%(458)
Russian0.3%(444)
Hungarian0.3%(413)
Iranian0.3%(407)
Armenian0.3%(364)
Portuguese0.3%(360)
Greek0.3%(353)
Slovak0.2%(274)
Welsh0.2%(271)
Syrian0.2%(227)
Finnish0.1%(195)
West Indian0.1%(189)
Ukrainian0.1%(181)
Swiss0.1%(171)
Czech0.1%(164)
Austrian0.1%(154)
Canadian0.1%(154)
Turkish0.1%(149)
Lithuanian0.1%(116)
Jamaican0.1%(115)
Ethiopian0.1%(107)
Croatian0.1%(93)
Brazilian0.1%(90)
Bulgarian0.1%(90)
Nigerian0.1%(77)
Belgian0%(65)
Haitian0%(50)
Israeli0%(41)
Kenyan0%(33)
Guyanese0%(25)
Serbian0%(25)
Latvian0%(19)
Moroccan0%(18)
Iraqi0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
43.5%
+12.2 ptssince 2000
from 31.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.5%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 81.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
15.9%
+5.2 ptssince 2000
from 10.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.5 min
+53%since 2000
from 20.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.8%
−10.4 ptssince 2009
from 79.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.9%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.9%
+11.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.4%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.3%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 8.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.3%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 66.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.3%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 70.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.7%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
46.0%
+5.5 ptssince 2009
from 40.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Female
50.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Foreign born
29.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 30.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.0%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
9.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2012
from 8.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.7%
−13.6 ptssince 2013
from 20.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.2%
+6.9 ptssince 2017
from 87.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.9%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 96.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.1%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 86.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
52.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 52.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
26.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 25.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married40.4%(22,974)
Married51.2%(29,091)
Widowed2.3%(1,284)
Divorced6.1%(3,466)
Women 15+
Never married34.8%(20,209)
Married48.1%(27,926)
Widowed7.1%(4,141)
Divorced9.9%(5,736)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.7%
−13.6 ptssince 2013
from 20.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 54.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.6%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 23.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 67.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 34.2% 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)31.1%(1,040)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.1%(438)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.5%(854)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.3%(276)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(52)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,345 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Fullerton, California?

Fullerton, California has about 140,968 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Fullerton, California?

The typical household in Fullerton, California earns about $104,286 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Fullerton, California expensive?

In Fullerton, California, the median home is worth about $902,600, and the typical rent is about $2,194 a month.

How educated are people in Fullerton, California?

About 43.5% of adults age 25 and over in Fullerton, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Fullerton, California?

About 12.3% of people in Fullerton, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Fullerton, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Fullerton, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 26,824 residents, a change of about 24 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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