City safety & data profile

FortunaCA

Fortuna, CA is a 12K-resident city in Humboldt County with a median household income of $62,289.

Humboldt County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Fortuna, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Fortuna has a population larger than 13% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $379,700, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 14%
By size
$62,289
Median income (place)
$379,700
Median home (place)
18.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Fortuna

Fortuna posts a median household income higher than 26% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Fortuna area.

Bottom 27%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Fortuna

Where Fortuna income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$62,289 Bottom 26% higher than 26% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Fortuna $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Fortuna, CA beyond the headline numbers

Fortuna sits inside Humboldt County, California, at roughly 40.60°N, -124.16°W. Population 12,000, $62,289 median household income. Median home value $379,700, median rent $1,168. Poverty rate 18.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Fortuna, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

18.2% of Fortuna, CA residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Fortuna costs around 6.1 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Remote work covers 11.1% of Fortuna workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, stroke departs furthest from its peer median: 4% in Fortuna, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

3.4% of Fortuna workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Fortuna from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
12,000
Fortuna · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$62,289
-30% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$379,700
-8% vs avg
Median Age (place)
37.4
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Humboldt County): Fortuna's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
135K-0%
Median Income
$61,160+48%
Median Home Value
$446,900+55%
Poverty Rate
18.7%-8%
Unemployment
9%-19%

Economics

Economics indicators for Fortuna, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,168/mo
Poverty Rate
18.2% +47% vs avg
Unemployment 6.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 24.8%
Work From Home 11.1%
Public Transit 3.4%

Population

White 64.5%
African American 2%
Asian 2.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
33.9%
Short Sleep Duration
33.5%
Obesity
31.6%
Physical Inactivity
25.2%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.5%
Binge Drinking
16.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.7%
Current Smoking
14.7%
Diabetes
11.8%
Current Asthma
11%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 61.5%
Annual Checkup 72.2%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.4%
Stroke
4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
PROVIDENCE REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
FORTUNA · Critical Access Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

Alerts & News - Fortuna Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Fortuna right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Fortuna, CA? ▼
Fortuna, CA has a population of 12,000 people, located in Humboldt County, California.
What is the median household income in Fortuna? ▼
The median household income in Fortuna, CA is $62,289 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 18.2%.
What is the median home value in Fortuna? ▼
The median home value in Fortuna, CA is $379,700. Median rent is $1,168/month.
What are the top health concerns in Fortuna? ▼
The top health indicators in Fortuna include High Blood Pressure (33.9%), Short Sleep Duration (33.5%), Obesity (31.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Fortuna? ▼
Fortuna has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Fortuna? ▼
The median age in Fortuna, CA is 37.4 years. 24.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Fortuna, CA is located in Humboldt County, California. With a population of 12K and a $62,289 median household income, the community faces health challenges including high blood pressure and short sleep duration. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Fortuna area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Primary source data

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Health-impact reference for every AQI category

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Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Fortuna, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (18.2% here).

Richmond, VA 18.2% Racine, WI 18.2% Baytown, TX 18.2% Flagstaff, AZ 18.2%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($62,289 here).

Fort Drum, NY $62,291 Willmar, MN $62,280 Panama City, FL $62,265 Fond du Lac, WI $62,260

Nearby Cities 8

Eureka, CA 27K Bayside, CA 17K Arcata, CA 18K McKinleyville, CA 15K Ukiah, CA 16K Redding, CA 92K Shasta Lake, CA 10K Anderson, CA 10K
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Using Fortuna's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Fortuna area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Fortuna against California peers on any ranking lens. Explore California

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Humboldt County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.