Anaheim vs Fullerton

A side-by-side comparison of Anaheim and Fullerton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Anaheim has the higher population (344,553 vs 141,278 in Fullerton). Fullerton has the higher median household income ($104,219 vs $90,583 in Anaheim). Fullerton has the higher median home value ($859,600 vs $771,700 in Anaheim).

Population, income & housing

	Anaheim	Fullerton
Population	344,553	141,278
Median age	35.9 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$90,583	$104,219
Median home value	$771,700	$859,600
Median gross rent	$2,082	$2,124
Housing units	110,278	49,707
Homeownership rate	45.9%	51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	43.6%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anaheim	Fullerton
Population	349,964 → 344,553 (-1.5%)	139,611 → 141,278 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$71,763 → $90,583 (+26.2%)	$79,978 → $104,219 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$575,600 → $771,700 (+34.1%)	$650,000 → $859,600 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,651 → $2,082 (+26.1%)	$1,669 → $2,124 (+27.3%)

Anaheim

Population

349,964344,553

Median household income

$71,763$90,583

Median home value

$575,600$771,700

Median gross rent

$1,651$2,082

Fullerton

Population

139,611141,278

Median household income

$79,978$104,219

Median home value

$650,000$859,600

Median gross rent

$1,669$2,124

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anaheim	Fullerton
Under 5	5.8%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.7%	16.6%
18 to 24	10.0%	10.1%
25 to 34	16.1%	15.5%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.5%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.1%	11.9%
65 to 74	7.3%	8.0%
75 and over	5.4%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anaheim	Fullerton
White (non-Hispanic)	23.2%	30.3%
Black or African American	2.3%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	18.4%	24.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	52.5%	39.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anaheim	Fullerton
No high school diploma	22.5%	11.7%
High school graduate	21.7%	15.7%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anaheim	Fullerton
Drove alone	74.1%	70.6%
Carpooled	10.9%	10.3%
Public transit	1.9%	2.2%
Walked	1.7%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.6%
Worked from home	9.3%	12.6%
Other means	1.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anaheim	Fullerton
1-unit, detached	40.3%	52.1%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	8.4%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	13.8%	11.2%
20 or more units	23.3%	17.9%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Anaheim	Fullerton
Poverty rate	12.5%	12.2%
Average household size	3.20	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1973	1969