Fullerton

Population & Demographics

Fullerton, CA

Fullerton is home to 140,968 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 67,140 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
140,968
people
Population

140,968 residents

Median age 36.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Fullerton population & demographics

Who lives in Fullerton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
140,968
Median age
36.9yrs
Median household income
$104,286
Median home value
$902,600
Median gross rent
$2,194/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
43.5%
Poverty rate
12.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Fullerton

How Fullerton breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino40.3%
White29.4%
Asian24.6%
Two or more races3.3%
Black1.8%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Fullerton

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Fullerton.

Fullerton at a glance
Employed Residents
67,140
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
10.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
14.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Anaheim
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Fullerton proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Fullerton commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

42 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Fullerton

67,140 commutes, one dot at a time

Fullerton

Where 67,140 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Fullerton, by worker count.

1Fullerton0.0 mi7,250
2Anaheim3.6 mi6,868
3Los Angeles29.3 mi5,472
4Irvine15.9 mi3,212
5Santa Ana10.2 mi2,908
6Orange7.7 mi2,839
7Brea3.9 mi2,120
8Buena Park4.7 mi1,801

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Fullerton.

1Fullerton0.0 mi7,250
2Anaheim3.6 mi5,823
3Los Angeles29.3 mi3,390
4Santa Ana10.2 mi2,057
5La Habra3.7 mi1,794
6Garden Grove7.3 mi1,574
7Buena Park4.7 mi1,561
8Placentia4.2 mi1,518

Top industries

The sectors that employ Fullerton’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance19.3%
RTRetail Trade15.2%
EDEducational Services13.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.2%
MFManufacturing9.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.6%
COConstruction4.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.1%
WSWholesale Trade3.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Fullerton

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps98%
5 Gbps98%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Fullerton

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