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Fountain Valley, California: commercial real estate data.
Fountain Valley is a Census city of 56,258 people across 9.07 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $115,237, 64.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 80 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $35.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fountain Valley
What Fountain Valley is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.07 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,202
- County holding the largest share of its areaOrange 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 Valley
- Population56,258
- Median age44.4
- Population under 1810,685
- Share under 1819.0 percent
- Population 65 and over11,640
- Share 65 and over20.7 percent
- Households18,778
- Family households13,570
- Share of households that are families72.3 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 Valley
- Median household income$115,237
- Per capita income$48,652
- Civilian labor force28,673
- Employed27,053
- Unemployed1,620 plus or minus 446
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over40,806
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fountain Valley
- Housing units19,227
- Occupied units18,778
- Vacant units449 plus or minus 182
- Vacancy rate2.3 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Owner occupied12,166
- Renter occupied6,612
- Ownership rate64.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,072,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,631
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.4 percent
- Single family units15,048
- Share single family78.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,939
- Share in buildings of two or more20.5 percent
- Mobile homes196 plus or minus 63
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fountain Valley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute22,005
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,084
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more8,385
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.1 percent
- Drove alone74.9 percent
- Carpooled6.2 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home16.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fountain Valley (7(a))
- Approvals80
- Gross approval$35,563,600
- Average approval$444,545
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,003,280
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported824
- Jobs per approval10.3
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Paid in full7
- Charged off5
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.8 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders36
- Distinct industries by NAICS52
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain Valley, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 12 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 Valley (504)
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$35,788,000
- Average approval$1,789,400
- Median approval$1,586,500
- Largest approval$4,109,000
- Jobs supported221
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain Valley, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 8 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 Valley
- NFIP communityCity of Fountain Valley
- NFIP community number060218
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date03/21/19(M)
The City of Fountain Valley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060218 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Orange County, not Fountain Valley
Orange County context, not Fountain Valley figures
- Establishments in Orange County106,961
- Covered employment, Orange County1,661,276
- Average annual pay, Orange County$81,403
- Housing units permitted, Orange County6,972
Every figure in this section is published for Orange County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fountain Valley.
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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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fountain Valley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fountain Valley, California?
56,258, in 18,778 households. Fountain Valley city covers 9.07 square miles of land, which is 6,202 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fountain Valley in?
Orange 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 Valley?
$115,237. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,072,300. Median gross rent is $2,631 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 Valley businesses?
80 7(a) approvals totaling $35.6 m since FY2020, across 36 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 20 504 approvals worth $35.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fountain Valley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fountain Valley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fountain Valley. Only 12 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 Valley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fountain Valley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fountain Valley, city of, community 060218, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Valley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Orange 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 Valley.
Is zoning published for Fountain Valley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.