Fullerton vs Orange

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

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

Fullerton has the higher population (141,278 vs 138,723 in Orange). Orange has the higher median household income ($116,945 vs $104,219 in Fullerton). Orange has the higher median home value ($900,700 vs $859,600 in Fullerton).

Population, income & housing

	Fullerton	Orange
Population	141,278	138,723
Median age	36.1 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$104,219	$116,945
Median home value	$859,600	$900,700
Median gross rent	$2,124	$2,252
Housing units	49,707	46,547
Homeownership rate	51.5%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.6%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fullerton	Orange
Population	139,611 → 141,278 (+1.2%)	139,887 → 138,723 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$79,978 → $104,219 (+30.3%)	$91,793 → $116,945 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$650,000 → $859,600 (+32.2%)	$656,100 → $900,700 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,669 → $2,124 (+27.3%)	$1,806 → $2,252 (+24.7%)

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

Orange

Population

139,887138,723

Median household income

$91,793$116,945

Median home value

$656,100$900,700

Median gross rent

$1,806$2,252

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fullerton	Orange
Under 5	6.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.6%	15.4%
18 to 24	10.1%	10.3%
25 to 34	15.5%	15.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.8%
75 and over	6.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fullerton	Orange
White (non-Hispanic)	30.3%	40.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	24.4%	13.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	39.6%	40.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fullerton	Orange
No high school diploma	11.7%	11.9%
High school graduate	15.7%	17.9%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.4%	25.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.2%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fullerton	Orange
Drove alone	70.6%	69.1%
Carpooled	10.3%	9.3%
Public transit	2.2%	1.2%
Walked	2.3%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.5%
Worked from home	12.6%	15.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fullerton	Orange
1-unit, detached	52.1%	56.4%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	6.9%
20 or more units	17.9%	13.6%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Fullerton	Orange
Poverty rate	12.2%	9.2%
Average household size	2.91	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1969	1972