Demographics of Fortuna city, California

Fortuna city, California had 12,003 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −488 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fortuna city, in four figures

12,003
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,326 ±58.; −3.9%
Change since July 2020: −488 people.; 37.4 ±4.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,289 ±$4,714
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.

Fortuna city, California's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fortuna 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Fortuna city, California's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fortuna 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	12,491	100.0	100.0
2021	12,463	99.8	100.2
2022	12,382	99.1	100.7
2023	12,235	98.0	101.6
2024	12,097	96.8	102.5
2025	12,003	96.1	103.1

Population of Fortuna city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,491	—
2021	12,463	−28
2022	12,382	−81
2023	12,235	−147
2024	12,097	−138
2025	12,003	−94

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.4 ±4.3: for men 39.1 ±5.4 and for women 36.7 ±4.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fortuna city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	535 ±166	4.3% ±1.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,012 ±342	16.3% ±2.8	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,364 ±306	11.1% ±2.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,269 ±470	26.5% ±3.8	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,012 ±400	24.4% ±3.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,134 ±281	17.3% ±2.3	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,289 ±$4,714, and income per person $34,685 ±$3,829, 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 Fortuna city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	988 ±289	20.1% ±5.8	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	958 ±224	19.5% ±4.4	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,020 ±251	20.7% ±5.0	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	488 ±138	9.9% ±2.7	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	740 ±204	15.0% ±4.0	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	373 ±156	7.6% ±3.1	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	358 ±130	7.3% ±2.6	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 Fortuna city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	2,225 ±727	18.2% ±5.9	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	511 ±231	20.1% ±8.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,213 ±471	18.3% ±6.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	501 ±191	16.4% ±5.8	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fortuna city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fortuna city	California	United States
Housing units	5,295 ±308	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.0% ±7.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.0% ±3.0	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.1% ±4.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.9% ±5.4	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$379,700 ±$22,399	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,168 ±$118	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±4	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 Fortuna city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,297 ±582	26.7% ±4.7	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,540 ±583	61.2% ±4.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	62 to 420	0.5% to 3.4%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	113 to 583	0.9% to 4.7%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	90 to 304	0.7% to 2.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 179	0% to 1.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	616 ±202	5.0% ±1.6	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 Fortuna city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	8,856 ±480	71.8% ±3.9	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,708 ±303	13.9% ±2.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2 to 58	< 0.1% to 0.5%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,732 ±397	14.1% ±3.2	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	751 ±282	6.1% ±2.3	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	981 ±357	8.0% ±2.9	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Fortuna city among the places of California

443rd 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 Fortuna city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bonita CDP	12,652 ±1,680
Lindsay city	12,643 ±24
Grover Beach city	12,604 ±45
Avocado Heights CDP	12,593 ±1,155
Mendota city	12,577 ±44
Fortuna city	12,326 ±58
Newman city	12,316 ±34
Lakeland Village CDP	12,236 ±1,906
San Marino city	12,216 ±35
University of California-Santa Barbara CDP	12,121 ±523
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP	12,085 ±1,077

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