COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fountain Valley vs Westminster
PLACE A
Fountain Valley, California
VS
PLACE B
Westminster, South Carolina
Fountain Valley is 2117% larger than Westminster. Fountain Valley earns more, with a median household income $74,291 higher. Fountain Valley has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -3%).
FOUNTAIN VALLEYWESTMINSTERDIFFERENCE
Total population55,5082,504+2117% vs Westminster
Population density6,119727+5,393
Population growth3.1%-2.7%+5.8 pts
Median age44.440.0+4.4
Male50.1%55.3%−5.2 pts
Female49.9%44.7%+5.2 pts
Foreign-born32.9%4.4%+28.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic37.6%84.3%−46.7 pts
Black1.6%2.5%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.2%6.5%+10.7 pts
Asian36.7%0.0%+36.7 pts
Other6.9%6.7%+0.2 pts
Median household income$115,237$40,946+$74,291
Per capita income$48,652$24,984+$23,668
Poverty rate8.0%21.3%−13.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.424+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher46.4%18.7%+27.7 pts
Graduate degree14.5%4.1%+10.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%3.9%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation60.9%48.9%+12.0 pts
Median home value$1,072,300$178,100+$894,200
Median gross rent$2,631$715+$1,916
Owner-occupied64.8%67.9%−3.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.3%14.5%−12.2 pts
Rent-burdened households61.0%51.9%+9.2 pts
Average commute26.022.1+3.9
Worked from home16.6%0.8%+15.9 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured3.3%8.4%−5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025