City safety & data profile

Fortuna FoothillsAZ

Fortuna Foothills, AZ is a 26K-resident city in Yuma County with a median household income of $60,474.

Yuma County, Arizona. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Fortuna Foothills, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Fortuna Foothills has a population larger than 58% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $199,200, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

26K
Population (place)
Top 42%
By size
$60,474
Median income (place)
$199,200
Median home (place)
12.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Fortuna Foothills

Fortuna Foothills posts a median household income higher than 23% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Fortuna Foothills area.

Bottom 24%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Fortuna Foothills

Composite score · Fortuna Foothills, AZ

25/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024

A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Poverty rate D
12.1%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Violent crime F
391 /100k

FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.

Household income F
$60,474

Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Bachelor's+ share F
16.5%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

See the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).

Where Fortuna Foothills income ranks nationally

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

$60,474 Bottom 23% higher than 23% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

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

Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

Largest cities in AZ

Ranked by headcount across the 66 AZ places Areazine tracks with both population and income data. Tooltip carries the income rank.

residents

What this shows Phoenix tops this pool by population; the income lead belongs to Paradise Valley instead.

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

Highest median incomes in AZ

Median household income across 66 tracked AZ places. Hover a bar for its population rank.

median

What this shows Paradise Valley leads this pool on median income; Phoenix is the population leader instead.

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

The quick read

Reading Fortuna Foothills, AZ beyond the headline numbers

Fortuna Foothills sits inside Yuma County, Arizona, at roughly 32.66°N, -114.41°W. Population 26,265, $60,474 median household income. Median home value $199,200, median rent $1,141. Poverty rate 12.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Fortuna Foothills (nearest 14.6 mi away), 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER. Climate: 76°F annual average, 3.2" precipitation.

At 61.1 years, Fortuna Foothills's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 11.8% in Fortuna Foothills, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

7.1% unemployment puts Fortuna Foothills in the toughest quarter of reporting cities for job availability.

16.5% of Fortuna Foothills adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the lowest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 6.3% of Fortuna Foothills workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Median rent in Fortuna Foothills, AZ runs $1,141/month, below the midpoint for reporting cities.

The median home in Fortuna Foothills costs roughly 3.3 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Poverty in Fortuna Foothills, AZ stands at 12.1%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Fortuna Foothills 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.

A Decade of Change 2013–2024

County-level trend (Yuma County): Fortuna Foothills'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
212K+6%
Median Income
$62,876+51%
Median Home Value
$217,800+85%
Poverty Rate
15.6%-23%
Unemployment
6.6%-49%

Money & Work

The clearest outlier in Fortuna Foothills's numbers is median household income: $60,474, which is 32% below what's typical across the tracked-city set. Median rent runs 26% below average too, at $1,141/mo.

Economics indicators for Fortuna Foothills, AZ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,141/mo
Poverty Rate
12.1%
Unemployment 7.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 16.5%
Work From Home 6.3%
Public Transit 0.2%

Population

White 69.2%
African American 0.9%
Asian 1.4%

Health at a Glance 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
46.1%
Obesity
34.5%
Short Sleep Duration
30.3%
Physical Inactivity
25.7%
Diabetes
16.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.5%
Lack of Health Insurance
13.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
12.9%
Current Smoking
12.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
11.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 58.4%
Annual Checkup 81.5%

Other Measures

Binge Drinking
11.6%
Current Asthma
10.2%
Stroke
5.9%

Nearest Hospitals 1 within 25 mi

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
0
★★★
0
★★
1
0
Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
YUMA · 14.6 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★☆☆☆

Climate

NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Avg Temperature
76°F
Annual Rainfall
3.2"
Hot Months (>80°F)
7
Cold Months (<40°F)
0
70°
48°
Jan
0.4"
73°
50°
Feb
0.4"
80°
55°
Mar
0.4"
86°
60°
Apr
0.1"
94°
67°
May
0.1"
103°
75°
Jun
0.0"
107°
83°
Jul
0.2"
106°
83°
Aug
0.2"
101°
78°
Sep
0.7"
90°
66°
Oct
0.1"
78°
54°
Nov
0.2"
68°
47°
Dec
0.4"

Cost of Living

BEA 2024
92.7 Regional Price Parity

7.3% below national average

US avg
92.7

Metro area: Yuma, AZ (MSA)

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.

NFIP Flood Claim History

FEMA NFIP, county-level
8
Claims filed
$222K
Total paid out
AO
Most common flood zone

Yuma County has recorded 8 National Flood Insurance Program claims totaling $222K in payouts since 2016.

Most claims in this county are not tied to a single named storm or hurricane in the NFIP record.

Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.

What alerts and safety updates affect Fortuna Foothills?

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

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet AZ-FORTUNA-FOOTHILLS · Fortuna Foothills

Fortuna Foothills: no area-tagged alerts on record. State hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Fortuna Foothills; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Arizona state hubs · Methodology

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What People Ask 9

What is the population of Fortuna Foothills, AZ?
Fortuna Foothills, AZ has a population of 26,265 people, located in Yuma County, Arizona.
What is the median household income in Fortuna Foothills?
The median household income in Fortuna Foothills, AZ is $60,474 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.1%.
What is the median home value in Fortuna Foothills?
The median home value in Fortuna Foothills, AZ is $199,200. Median rent is $1,141/month.
What are the top health concerns in Fortuna Foothills?
The top health indicators in Fortuna Foothills include High Blood Pressure (46.1%), Obesity (34.5%), Short Sleep Duration (30.3%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What hospitals are near Fortuna Foothills?
The nearest hospital to Fortuna Foothills, AZ is YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (14.6 mi, in YUMA). 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Fortuna Foothills?
The median age in Fortuna Foothills, AZ is 61.1 years. 16.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the climate like in Fortuna Foothills?
Fortuna Foothills has an average annual temperature of 76°F and 3.2" of annual precipitation.
What is the cost of living in Fortuna Foothills?
The regional price parity for Fortuna Foothills is 92.706, meaning prices are 7.3% below the national average.
What is the flood claim history for Fortuna Foothills?
Yuma County, Arizona has recorded 8 NFIP flood insurance claims since 2016, totaling $222K in payouts. This is county-level data: FEMA does not attribute individual claims to a specific city.

Comparable cities by poverty or income, nationwide 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside AZ (12.1% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside AZ ($60,474 here).

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What to do with Fortuna Foothills's numbers

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  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Fortuna Foothills 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 Foothills against Arizona peers on any ranking lens. Explore Arizona

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 (Yuma 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 2026-09-16.