Eureka vs Fortuna

A side-by-side comparison of Eureka and Fortuna: population, income, housing, and more.

Eureka and Fortuna are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eureka has the higher population (26,302 vs 12,413 in Fortuna). Fortuna has the higher median household income ($61,603 vs $60,253 in Eureka). Eureka has the higher median home value ($375,800 vs $353,200 in Fortuna).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka	Fortuna
Population	26,302	12,413
Median age	38.9 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,253	$61,603
Median home value	$375,800	$353,200
Median gross rent	$1,157	$1,126
Housing units	11,837	5,245
Homeownership rate	48.0%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.3%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka	Fortuna
Population	26,966 → 26,302 (-2.5%)	12,210 → 12,413 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$42,890 → $60,253 (+40.5%)	$46,193 → $61,603 (+33.4%)
Median home value	$281,400 → $375,800 (+33.5%)	$283,400 → $353,200 (+24.6%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $1,157 (+26.3%)	$912 → $1,126 (+23.5%)

Eureka

Population

26,96626,302

Median household income

$42,890$60,253

Median home value

$281,400$375,800

Median gross rent

$916$1,157

Fortuna

Population

12,21012,413

Median household income

$46,193$61,603

Median home value

$283,400$353,200

Median gross rent

$912$1,126

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eureka	Fortuna
Under 5	4.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.3%	16.7%
18 to 24	10.2%	12.1%
25 to 34	14.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	15.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	14.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.7%	14.4%
65 to 74	10.2%	8.7%
75 and over	5.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka	Fortuna
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	66.1%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	1.8%
Asian	5.6%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	9.8%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka	Fortuna
No high school diploma	9.7%	14.0%
High school graduate	22.9%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka	Fortuna
Drove alone	67.0%	76.4%
Carpooled	14.1%	9.5%
Public transit	1.2%	1.6%
Walked	5.5%	4.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	1.8%
Worked from home	10.0%	6.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka	Fortuna
1-unit, detached	62.4%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	6.1%
20 or more units	4.3%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Eureka	Fortuna
Poverty rate	17.6%	16.8%
Average household size	2.33	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	16	23
Median year structure built	1955	1975