place

Fountain Hills, AZ

Demographic and economic profile of Fountain Hills, AZ, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

23,768

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$112,654

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

61.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.9% since 2018

Fountain Hills lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,277 (89.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races732 (3.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone558 (2.3%)
  • Asian Alone510 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race382 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone286 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish397
  2. 2.Other Indo-European241
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic194
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)185
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic164

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

12.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

48.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

39.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

2,065

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$66,704

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care2,201
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,721
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate1,470
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation1,051
  5. 5.Retail Trade938

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,120
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,464
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,369
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations709
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations557

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 2.11×)1,470
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.33×)1,721
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)764
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.15×)1,051
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.02×)741

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$575,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,781/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9992,937 (31.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,634 (17.7%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,303 (14.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,035 (11.2%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999708 (7.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999476 (5.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

49.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

97.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$55,040

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.0 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

1.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,822 (66.0%)
  • Worked at Home2,898 (28.0%)
  • Carpooled349 (3.4%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other151 (1.5%)
  • Walked85 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle39 (0.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.