COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fountain Valley vs Huntington Beach
PLACE A
Fountain Valley, California
VS
PLACE B
Huntington Beach, California
Fountain Valley is 71% smaller than Huntington Beach. Huntington Beach earns more, with a median household income $5,682 higher.
FOUNTAIN VALLEYHUNTINGTON BEACHDIFFERENCE
Total population55,508191,451−71% vs Huntington Beach
Population density6,1197,096−976
Population growth3.1%4.6%−1.5 pts
Median age44.444.0+0.4
Male50.1%49.7%+0.4 pts
Female49.9%50.3%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born32.9%17.6%+15.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic37.6%59.0%−21.4 pts
Black1.6%1.3%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.2%18.8%−1.6 pts
Asian36.7%13.0%+23.7 pts
Other6.9%7.9%−1.0 pts
Median household income$115,237$120,919−$5,682
Per capita income$48,652$64,102−$15,450
Poverty rate8.0%7.8%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.441Even
Bachelor's degree or higher46.4%49.0%−2.5 pts
Graduate degree14.5%17.6%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%5.4%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation60.9%66.1%−5.2 pts
Median home value$1,072,300$1,100,000−$27,700
Median gross rent$2,631$2,510+$121
Owner-occupied64.8%55.4%+9.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.3%5.2%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households61.0%50.7%+10.3 pts
Average commute26.028.4−2.4
Worked from home16.6%21.8%−5.2 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.6%−0.1 pts
Uninsured3.3%5.6%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025