Demographics of Fontana city, California

Fontana city, California had 221,223 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +12,064 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fontana city, in four figures

221,223
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 214,169 ±89.; +5.8%
Change since July 2020: +12,064 people.; 33.8 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $102,821 ±$3,349
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Fontana city, California's population grew 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fontana city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Fontana city, California's population grew 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fontana city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	209,159	100.0	100.0
2021	212,415	101.6	100.2
2022	214,765	102.7	100.7
2023	216,759	103.6	101.6
2024	219,359	104.9	102.5
2025	221,223	105.8	103.1

Population of Fontana city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	209,159	—
2021	212,415	+3,256
2022	214,765	+2,350
2023	216,759	+1,994
2024	219,359	+2,600
2025	221,223	+1,864

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.8 ±0.6: for men 32.6 ±0.7 and for women 35.4 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fontana city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	13,140 ±1,101	6.1% ±0.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	45,256 ±1,816	21.1% ±0.8	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	20,816 ±1,161	9.7% ±0.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	63,811 ±2,034	29.8% ±0.9	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	50,361 ±1,708	23.5% ±0.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	20,785 ±1,115	9.7% ±0.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $102,821 ±$3,349, and income per person $33,149 ±$811, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fontana city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	5,132 ±656	8.8% ±1.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,407 ±696	12.7% ±1.2	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,610 ±705	13.0% ±1.2	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	8,297 ±735	14.2% ±1.2	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	12,869 ±923	22.1% ±1.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8,877 ±736	15.2% ±1.2	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	8,170 ±650	14.0% ±1.1	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Fontana city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	21,131 ±2,211	9.9% ±1.0	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7,788 ±1,079	13.5% ±1.8	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	10,091 ±1,102	8.1% ±0.9	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,252 ±494	10.6% ±1.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fontana city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fontana city	California	United States
Housing units	59,522 ±919	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.1% ±2.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.9% ±0.5	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.8% ±1.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.2% ±1.4	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$586,800 ±$5,777	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,839 ±$51	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Fontana city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	144,733 ±2,766	67.6% ±1.3	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	27,762 ±1,824	13.0% ±0.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	16,320 ±1,844	7.6% ±0.9	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	17,487 ±1,533	8.2% ±0.7	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	185 to 683	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	375 ±182	0.2% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,238 ±509	0.6% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5,820 ±1,170	2.7% ±0.5	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Fontana city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	136,471 ±2,207	63.7% ±1.0	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,500 ±1,171	6.8% ±0.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,671 ±619	1.2% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	60,527 ±2,021	28.3% ±0.9	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	32,779 ±1,257	15.3% ±0.6	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	27,748 ±1,581	13.0% ±0.7	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Fontana city among the places of California

19th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Fontana city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Chula Vista city	276,375 ±86
Santa Clarita city	230,221 ±96
Fremont city	228,295 ±110
San Bernardino city	222,724 ±72
Modesto city	219,215 ±93
Fontana city	214,169 ±89
Moreno Valley city	211,666 ±83
Oxnard city	200,928 ±69
Huntington Beach city	195,240 ±107
Glendale city	190,748 ±51
Ontario city	180,547 ±75

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Fontana city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 106 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 149 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 176 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 178 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 197 Places in California by median household income
No. 226 Places by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026