COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fountain Valley vs Costa Mesa
PLACE A
Fountain Valley, California
VS
PLACE B
Costa Mesa, California
Fountain Valley is 49% smaller than Costa Mesa. Fountain Valley earns more, with a median household income $3,732 higher.
FOUNTAIN VALLEYCOSTA MESADIFFERENCE
Total population55,508108,881−49% vs Costa Mesa
Population density6,1196,889−769
Population growth3.1%1.8%+1.4 pts
Median age44.436.7+7.7
Male50.1%51.4%−1.2 pts
Female49.9%48.6%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born32.9%22.3%+10.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic37.6%47.5%−9.9 pts
Black1.6%1.7%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.2%36.6%−19.4 pts
Asian36.7%8.1%+28.6 pts
Other6.9%6.0%+0.8 pts
Median household income$115,237$111,505+$3,732
Per capita income$48,652$59,742−$11,090
Poverty rate8.0%9.1%−1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.456−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher46.4%45.0%+1.5 pts
Graduate degree14.5%13.4%+1.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%4.7%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation60.9%73.6%−12.7 pts
Median home value$1,072,300$1,115,100−$42,800
Median gross rent$2,631$2,446+$185
Owner-occupied64.8%39.6%+25.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.3%4.8%−2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households61.0%51.5%+9.5 pts
Average commute26.022.4+3.6
Worked from home16.6%22.2%−5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.6%1.6%−1.0 pts
Uninsured3.3%9.5%−6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025