California vs Fortuna

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

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

California has the higher population (4,523 vs 92 in Fortuna). California has the higher median household income ($60,506 vs $41,042 in Fortuna). Fortuna has the higher median home value ($200,900 vs $123,700 in California).

Population, income & housing

	California	Fortuna
Population	4,523	92
Median age	39.3 yrs	60.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,506	$41,042
Median home value	$123,700	$200,900
Median gross rent	$773	—
Housing units	2,121	53
Homeownership rate	68.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California	Fortuna
Population	4,405 → 4,523 (+2.7%)	157 → 92 (-41.4%)
Median household income	$49,904 → $60,506 (+21.2%)	$33,148 → $41,042 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$111,300 → $123,700 (+11.1%)	$31,300 → $200,900 (+541.9%)
Median gross rent	$605 → $773 (+27.8%)	—

California

Population

4,4054,523

Median household income

$49,904$60,506

Median home value

$111,300$123,700

Median gross rent

$605$773

Fortuna

Population

15792

Median household income

$33,148$41,042

Median home value

$31,300$200,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California	Fortuna
Under 5	3.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	10.5%	8.7%
25 to 34	9.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	13.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	9.6%	42.4%
65 to 74	11.2%	38.0%
75 and over	7.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California	Fortuna
White (non-Hispanic)	80.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California	Fortuna
No high school diploma	14.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.9%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California	Fortuna
Drove alone	80.8%	47.2%
Carpooled	12.7%	52.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California	Fortuna
1-unit, detached	77.7%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	18.9%

Poverty & households

	California	Fortuna
Poverty rate	10.2%	9.8%
Average household size	2.20	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1970	1966