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Fountain Hills, Arizona: commercial real estate data.
Fountain Hills is a Census town of 23,789 people across 20.28 square miles of land, in Maricopa County. Median household income is $112,654, 84.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 21 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $17.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fountain Hills
What Fountain Hills is
- Census place typetown
- Land area20.28 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,173
- County holding the largest share of its areaMaricopa County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fountain Hills
- Population23,789
- Median age61.5
- Population under 182,854
- Share under 1812.0 percent
- Population 65 and over9,693
- Share 65 and over40.7 percent
- Households11,031
- Family households7,421
- Share of households that are families67.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fountain Hills
- Median household income$112,654
- Per capita income$69,654
- Civilian labor force10,795
- Employed10,219
- Unemployed576 plus or minus 194
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over20,073
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fountain Hills
- Housing units13,177
- Occupied units11,031
- Vacant units2,146
- Vacancy rate16.3 percent
- Owner occupied9,307
- Renter occupied1,724
- Ownership rate84.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$622,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,890
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.1 percent
- Single family units10,486
- Share single family79.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,675
- Share in buildings of two or more20.3 percent
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1994
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fountain Hills gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,992
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,390
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,912
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.6 percent
- Drove alone63.5 percent
- Carpooled3.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home30.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fountain Hills (7(a))
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$17,239,800
- Average approval$820,943
- Median approval$420,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,850,000
- Largest approval$4,425,000
- Jobs supported129
- Jobs per approval6.1
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more47.6 percent
- Share to franchises4.8 percent
- Distinct lenders16
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain Hills, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Fountain Hills (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$5,829,000
- Average approval$832,714
- Median approval$616,000
- Largest approval$2,621,000
- Jobs supported34
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain Hills, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fountain Hills
- NFIP communityTown of Fountain Hills
- NFIP community number040135
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/16/13
The Town of Fountain Hills participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 040135 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Maricopa County, not Fountain Hills
Maricopa County context, not Fountain Hills figures
- Establishments in Maricopa County109,863
- Covered employment, Maricopa County2,280,645
- Average annual pay, Maricopa County$73,840
- Housing units permitted, Maricopa County36,380
Every figure in this section is published for Maricopa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fountain Hills.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Fountain Hills questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fountain Hills, Arizona?
23,789, in 11,031 households. Fountain Hills town covers 20.28 square miles of land, which is 1,173 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fountain Hills in?
Maricopa County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fountain Hills?
$112,654. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $622,900. Median gross rent is $1,890 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fountain Hills businesses?
21 7(a) approvals totaling $17.2 m since FY2020, across 16 lenders, median approval $420,500, plus 7 504 approvals worth $5.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain Hills, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fountain Hills borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fountain Hills. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fountain Hills in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fountain Hills appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fountain Hills, town of, community 040135, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fountain Hills figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Maricopa County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fountain Hills.
Is zoning published for Fountain Hills?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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