Fortuna Foothills

Population: 28,227
Median household income: $57,583
Median home value: $175,500

Fortuna Foothills, a community in Yuma County, Arizona, has 28,227 residents. Its median household income of $57,583 runs below the Yuma County figure of $60,417.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fortuna Foothills's population declined 5.8% from 29,955 to 28,227, while its median home value rose 39.0% from $126,300 to $175,500.

The largest age group is 75 and over, 26.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 66.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,227
Median age: 62.0 yrs
Median household income: $57,583
Median home value: $175,500
Median gross rent: $1,178
Housing units: 20,560
Homeownership rate: 82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,95528,227

Median household income

$50,749$57,583

Median home value

$126,300$175,500

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,178

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,955	$50,749	$126,300	$1,135
2020	29,297	$49,129	$128,200	$1,134
2021	26,727	$52,219	$134,100	$1,103
2022	27,552	$55,347	$156,000	$1,122
2023	28,227	$57,583	$175,500	$1,178

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 7419.8%

75 and over26.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,330	4.7%
5 to 17	3,080	10.9%
18 to 24	915	3.2%
25 to 34	2,645	9.4%
35 to 44	2,082	7.4%
45 to 54	2,190	7.8%
55 to 64	2,975	10.5%
65 to 74	5,588	19.8%
75 and over	7,422	26.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,723	66.3%
Black or African American	621	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	105	0.4%
Asian	280	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	35	0.1%
Some other race	238	0.8%
Two or more races	762	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,463	26.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's42.3%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,553	11.1%
High school graduate	6,866	30.0%
Some college or associate's	9,683	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,339	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,461	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,501	81.4%
Carpooled	611	7.7%
Public transit	18	0.2%
Walked	215	2.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	507	6.4%
Other means	130	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,822	24.4%
15 to 29 min	3,986	53.3%
30 to 44 min	1,019	13.6%
45 to 59 min	248	3.3%
60+ min	400	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 11.6% (3,265 of 28,101)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,541	62.7%
Nonfamily households	5,088	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,629	66.3%
Vacant	6,931	33.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,223	82.3%
Renter-occupied	2,406	17.7%

1-unit, detached45.6%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units0.2%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other50.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,366	45.6%
1-unit, attached	410	2.0%
2 to 4 units	44	0.2%
5 to 19 units	133	0.6%
20 or more units	173	0.8%
Mobile home & other	10,434	50.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0425030
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 40 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.6616, -114.3974