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Moving to Fort Bragg, California

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Population: 7,026. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,814 (-3.0% change)
Males: 3,523 (50.1%), Females: 3,503 (49.9%)

Mendocino County

Zip code: 95437

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $28,539
Median house value: $160,200

Population by Race

Races in Fort Bragg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (70.9%)
  • Hispanic (22.7%)
  • Other race (12.1%)
  • Two or more races (4.6%)
  • American Indian (3.8%)
  • Black (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (13.9%), German (11.4%), English (11.4%), Italian (7.7%), Portuguese (4.8%), United States (4.0%).

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 2.7 square miles

Map of Fort Bragg, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fort Bragg

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Bragg city

  • Never married: 27.1%
  • Now married: 47.1%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 15.5%

13.5% Foreign born (10.8% Latin America, 1.7% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +835 (+13.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Fort Bragg:

  • MENDOCINO COAST DISTRICT HOSPITAL (700 RIVER DR)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Fort Bragg:

  • FRANK R HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; WILLITS, CA)
  • JERALD PHELPS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 46 miles; GARBERVILLE, CA)
  • UKIAH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER/HOSPITAL D (about 47 miles; UKIAH, CA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Bragg:

  • SONOMA COUNTY (about 95 miles; SANTA ROSA, CA; Abbreviation: STS)
  • ARCATA (about 107 miles; ARCATA/EUREKA, CA; Abbreviation: ACV)
  • REDDING MUNI (about 128 miles; REDDING, CA; Abbreviation: RDD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Bragg:

  • LITTLE RIVER (about 14 miles; LITTLE RIVER, CA; Abbreviation: O48)
  • ELLS FIELD-WILLITS MUNI (about 31 miles; WILLITS, CA; Abbreviation: O28)
  • BOONVILLE (about 43 miles; BOONVILLE, CA; Abbreviation: Q17)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Bragg:

  • MENDOCINO COLLEGE (about 47 miles; UKIAH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,080)
  • COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS (about 97 miles; EUREKA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,071)
  • HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; ARCATA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,800)
  • SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 101 miles; SANTA ROSA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,542)
  • SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; ROHNERT PARK, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,445)
  • NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE (about 129 miles; NAPA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,558)
  • COLLEGE OF MARIN (about 135 miles; KENTFIELD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,919)

Schools

Public high schools in Fort Bragg:

  • FORT BRAGG HIGH (Students: 636; Location: 300 DANA ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • NOYO HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 25; Location: 250 S. SANDERSON WAY; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Fort Bragg:

  • FORT BRAGG MIDDLE (Students: 492; Location: 500 HAROLD ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • GRAY (DANA) ELEMENTARY (Students: 460; Location: 1197 E. CHESTNUT ST.; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • REDWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 439; Location: 324 S. LINCOLN ST.; Grades: KG – 02)
  • SHELTER COVE (Students: 2; Location: 310 SOUTH LINCOLN STREET; Grades: 04 – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Fort Bragg:

  • FT BRAGG SDA SCHOOL (Students: 13; Location: 22850 N HIGHWAY 1; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • MENDOCINO COAST CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 7; Location: 18500 OLD COAST HWY POB 433; Grades: 4 – 6)

 

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