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Fontana, CA
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Living in Fontana



Fontana is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 212,475 people and 44 associated neighborhoods, Fontana is the 21st largest community in California.

Housing costs in Fontana are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

A relatively large number of people in Fontana telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.38% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Fontana, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.89 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Fontana is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.00% of adults 25 and older in Fontana have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fontana in 2022 was $30,351, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,404 for a family of four. However, Fontana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fontana is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fontana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Fontana, accounting for 68.97% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Fontana residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fontana include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

In addition, Fontana has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.64%).

The most common language spoken in Fontana is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.