Fountain Hills

Population: 23,768
Median household income: $104,788
Median home value: $575,200

Fountain Hills, a community in Maricopa County, Arizona, has 23,768 residents. Its median household income of $104,788 runs above the Maricopa County figure of $85,518.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fountain Hills's population declined 3.9% from 24,729 to 23,768, while its median home value rose 43.0% from $402,100 to $575,200.

6.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.12 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,768
Median age: 60.8 yrs
Median household income: $104,788
Median home value: $575,200
Median gross rent: $1,781
Housing units: 13,309
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,72923,768

Median household income

$85,200$104,788

Median home value

$402,100$575,200

Median gross rent

$1,259$1,781

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,729	$85,200	$402,100	$1,259
2020	25,167	$87,080	$408,600	$1,444
2021	23,639	$90,143	$449,300	$1,419
2022	23,739	$100,317	$518,200	$1,624
2023	23,768	$104,788	$575,200	$1,781

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6420.9%

65 to 7422.4%

75 and over17.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	604	2.5%
5 to 17	2,258	9.5%
18 to 24	938	3.9%
25 to 34	1,667	7.0%
35 to 44	1,995	8.4%
45 to 54	1,927	8.1%
55 to 64	4,970	20.9%
65 to 74	5,321	22.4%
75 and over	4,088	17.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,926	88.0%
Black or African American	615	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	0.1%
Asian	443	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	24	0.1%
Some other race	78	0.3%
Two or more races	771	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	880	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate16.5%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree29.8%

Graduate or professional degree19.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	516	2.6%
High school graduate	3,289	16.5%
Some college or associate's	6,286	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,944	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,933	19.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone66.0%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home28.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,822	66.0%
Carpooled	349	3.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	85	0.8%
Bicycle	39	0.4%
Worked from home	2,898	28.0%
Other means	151	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,386	32.0%
15 to 29 min	1,849	24.8%
30 to 44 min	1,885	25.3%
45 to 59 min	793	10.7%
60+ min	533	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 6.5% (1,534 of 23,604)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,389	66.7%
Nonfamily households	3,688	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,077	83.2%
Vacant	2,232	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,228	83.3%
Renter-occupied	1,849	16.7%

1-unit, detached66.6%

1-unit, attached14.4%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,860	66.6%
1-unit, attached	1,911	14.4%
2 to 4 units	1,020	7.7%
5 to 19 units	919	6.9%
20 or more units	589	4.4%
Mobile home & other	10	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0425300
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 33.6078, -111.7384