The 2005 population estimate for Fontana California is 163,860.
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2005
2000
1990
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People QuickFacts |
Fontana |
California |
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Population, 2003 estimate
|
151,903 |
35,484,453 |
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Population, percent change, April 1,
2000 to July 1, 2003 |
17.8% |
4.8% |
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Population, 2000 |
128,929 |
33,871,648 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to
2000
|
46.7% |
13.6% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent,
2000
|
10.3% |
7.3% |
 |
Persons under 18 years old, percent,
2000
|
37.8% |
27.3% |
 |
Persons 65 years old and over,
percent, 2000 |
4.7% |
10.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000
|
50.4% |
50.2% |
 |
White persons, percent, 2000
(a) |
45.0% |
59.5% |
 |
Black or African American persons,
percent, 2000 (a) |
11.8% |
6.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native
persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.1% |
1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000
(a) |
4.4% |
10.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific
Islander, percent, 2000
(a) |
0.3% |
0.3% |
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Persons reporting some other race,
percent, 2000 (a) |
31.9% |
16.8% |
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Persons reporting two or more races,
percent, 2000 |
5.4% |
4.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin,
percent, 2000 |
57.7% |
32.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and
2000, pct age 5+, 2000 |
44.8% |
50.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000
|
26.9% |
26.2% |
 |
Language other than English spoken at
home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
50.4% |
39.5% |
 |
High school graduates, percent of
persons age 25+, 2000 |
65.4% |
76.8% |
 |
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of
persons age 25+, 2000
|
10.3% |
26.6% |
 |
Mean travel time to work (minutes),
workers age 16+, 2000
|
35.1 |
27.7 |
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Housing units, 2000
|
35,908 |
12,214,549 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000
|
68.1% |
56.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied
housing units, 2000 |
$130,400 |
$211,500 |
| |
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Households, 2000
|
34,014 |
11,502,870 |
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Persons per household, 2000
|
3.78 |
2.87 |
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Median household income, 1999
|
$45,782 |
$47,493 |
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Per capita money income, 1999
|
$14,208 |
$22,711 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999
|
14.7% |
14.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Fontana |
California |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000)
|
1,925,216 |
548,864,451 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)
|
773,617 |
263,118,346 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997
|
$7,257 |
$8,167 |
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Accomodation and foodservices sales,
1997 ($1000) |
55,762 |
42,312,641 |
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Total number of firms, 1997
|
4,670 |
2,565,734 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of
total, 1997 |
102.1% |
28.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total,
1997
|
39.6% |
27.3% |