Fountain Hills is a city located in Maricopa County Arizona. Fountain Hills has a 2020 population of 26,034. Fountain Hills is currently growing at a rate of 1.08% annually and its population has increased by 15.64% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 22,513 in 2010.
The average household income in Fountain Hills is $121,967 with a poverty rate of 4.78%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,444 per month, and the median house value is $408,600. The median age in Fountain Hills is 59.4 years, 58.9 years for males, and 59.9 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Fountain Hillswas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 23,679 | 94.09% |
Black or African American | 414 | 1.65% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 57 | 0.23% |
Asian | 442 | 1.76% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.02% |
Some Other Race | 51 | 0.20% |
Two or More Races | 518 | 2.06% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 11,408 | 2.2 | 81.2 |
Married | 6,952 | 2.67 | 87.2 |
Male | 419 | 3.18 | 58.5 |
Female | 353 | 2.65 | 58.6 |
Non Family | 3,684 | 1.17 | 74.6 |
2.67
Average Family Size
2.2
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 204 | 0.97% |
9th to 12th Grade | 200 | 0.96% |
High School Graduate | 3,386 | 16.17% |
Some College | 4,640 | 22.16% |
Associates Degree | 2,096 | 10.01% |
Bachelors Degree | 6,610 | 31.58% |
Graduate Degree | 3,798 | 18.14% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
Asian | 312 | 292 | 167 |
White | 19,692 | 19,382 | 9,983 |
Native American | 53 | 53 | 21 |
Hispanic | 539 | 477 | 183 |
2+ Races | 171 | 159 | 54 |
Black | 196 | 196 | |
Islander | 6 | 6 | |
Other Race | 42 | 41 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among black people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 53.53%.
$50,998
Average Earnings
$70,503
Average Male
$40,307
Average Female
92.78% of Fountain Hills residents speak only English, while 7.22% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other Indo-European, which is spoken by 3.93% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Native | 57 | 27 | 47.37% |
Multiple | 518 | 134 | 25.87% |
Hispanic | 908 | 41 | 4.52% |
White | 22,810 | 991 | 4.34% |
Black | 414 | 4 | 0.97% |
Asian | 442 | 3 | 0.68% |
Other | 21 | NaN% |
4.78%
Overall Poverty Rate
5.01%
Male Poverty Rate
4.55%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Fountain Hills is Native, with 47.37% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Fountain Hills is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 0.52%. Among those working part-time, it was 5.64%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 7.07%.
65.1%
Overall Marriage Rate
66.9%
Male Marriage Rate
63.4%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 2,088 | 10.08% |
Native American | 21 | 36.84% |
Other Race | 8 | 19.05% |
2+ Races | 34 | 14.85% |
Hispanic | 45 | 7.02% |
6.88%
Veteran Poverty Rate
34.03%
Veteran Disability Rate
52.1%
Labor Force Participation
49.9%
Employment Rate
4.2%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
17.40%
Born in Fountain Hills
92.46%
Native Born
7.54%
Foreign Born
2.24%
Non Citizen
5.30%
Naturalized
92.46% of Fountain Hills residents were born in the United States, with 17.40% having been born in Arizona. 2.24% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Europe.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1980 | 2,771 | 0.00% | |
1990 | 10,030 | 7,259 | 13.73% |
2000 | 20,235 | 10,205 | 7.27% |
2010 | 22,513 | 2,278 | 1.07% |
2011 | 22,825 | 312 | 1.39% |
2012 | 23,241 | 416 | 1.82% |
2013 | 23,554 | 313 | 1.35% |
2014 | 23,882 | 328 | 1.39% |
2015 | 24,255 | 373 | 1.56% |
2016 | 24,536 | 281 | 1.16% |
2017 | 24,729 | 193 | 0.79% |
2018 | 24,922 | 193 | 0.78% |
2019 | 25,200 | 278 | 1.12% |
2020 | 25,478 | 278 | 1.10% |
2021 | 25,756 | 278 | 1.09% |
2022 | 26,034 | 278 | 1.08% |