| About Fountain
Valley - Fountain Valley is a city located
in Orange County, California. As of the 2000 census,
the city had a total population of 54,978. It was incorporated
in 1957, before which it was known as Talbert (also
as Gospel Swamps). It is located southwest and northeast
of the San Diego Freeway (405), which diagonally bisects
the city, and is surrounded by Huntington Beach, Westminster,
Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and Costa Mesa. Its eastern
border is the Santa Ana River. A classic bedroom community,
Fountain Valley is a safe, middle-class, residential
area with blooming commercial innovations but with little
agricultural and industrial production of its own. It
is home to Mile Square Regional Park, a 640 acre (2.6
km²) park containing two lakes, three golf courses,
playing fields, picnic shelters, and a twenty acre urban
nature area planted with California native plants.
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Living in Fountain Valley
People of Fountain Valley - As of
the census2 of 2000, there are 54,978 people, 18,162
households, and 14,220 families residing in the city.
The population density is 2,382.4/km² (6,167.8/mi²).
There are 18,473 housing units at an average density
of 800.5/km² (2,072.4/mi²). The racial makeup
of the city is 64.02% White, 1.11% Black or African
American, 0.46% Native American, 25.76% Asian, 0.40%
Pacific Islander, 3.95% from other races, and 4.30%
from two or more races. 10.68% of the population are
Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 18,162 households out of which 34.3% have
children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4%
are married couples living together, 10.5% have a female
householder with no husband present, and 21.7% are non-families.
16.0% of all households are made up of individuals and
5.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age
or older. The average household size is 3.00 and the
average family size is 3.35.
In the city the population is spread out with 23.5%
under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from
25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who are 65
years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For
every 100 females there are 95.6 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there are 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $69,734,
and the median income for a family is $74,502. Males
have a median income of $50,399 versus $36,089 for females.
The per capita income for the city is $26,521. 4.3%
of the population and 3.0% of families are below the
poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.7% of those
under the age of 18 and 6.0% of those 65 and older are
living below the poverty line.
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