Fontana, CA Population

Overview

208,087

Total Population

32.0

Median age

49.66%

Female population %

101.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

46.2

Total dependency ratio

some other race

Largest racial group

141,973

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Fontana's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Fontana is 32.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fontana's population under 18 was 28.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fontana's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 8.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fontana, 23.24% were under the age of 15, 23.96% aged 15 to 29, 44.45% aged 30 to 64, 7.65% aged 65 to 84, and 0.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,401 less females than males in Fontana:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.66% females and 50.34% males in Fontana, CA.
The Fontana, CA gender ratio is 101.4:100 i.e. 101.4 men to 100 women (1.014).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 10,270.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 8,956.

Fontana's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fontana population: 30.80% are White, 8.60% are Black or African American, 1.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.74% are Asian, 0.15% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 41.92% are some other race and 10.68% are multiracial.
Fontana's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 141,973 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 66,114 (31.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fontana is some other race with a population of 87,24 (41.92% of the total population).

Fontana's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 214,632 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Fontana's population increased by 50,665 (34.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fontana's population increased by 11,404 (5.78%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Fontana's population was lowest in year 2000 at 146,551.