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Moving to Fullerton, California

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Population: 126,003. Estimated population in July 2024: 132,787 (+5.4% change)
Males: 62,276 (49.4%), Females: 63,727 (50.6%)

Orange County

Zip codes: 92831, 92832, 92833, 92835.

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.9 years
Median household income: $50,269
Median house value: $241,900

Population by Race

Races in Fullerton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (48.7%)
  • Hispanic (30.2%)
  • Other race (14.8%)
  • Korean (7.2%)
  • Two or more races (4.0%)
  • Chinese (2.5%)
  • Black (2.3%)
  • Vietnamese (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Filipino (1.4%)
  • Asian Indian (1.4%)
  • Other Asian (1.2%)
  • Japanese (1.0%)

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

Ancestries: German (11.7%), English (9.0%), Irish (8.3%), Italian (4.0%), United States (3.4%), French (2.3%).

Elevation: 155 feet

Land area: 22.2 square miles

Map of Fullerton, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fullerton

  • High school or higher: 81.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fullerton city

  • Never married: 31.5%
  • Now married: 52.4%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

28.9% Foreign born (13.9% Latin America, 12.2% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +12,260 (+10.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Fullerton:

  • ST JUDE MEDICAL CENTER (101 E VALENCIA MESA DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Fullerton:

  • ANAHEIM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; ANAHEIM, CA)
  • WESTERN MEDICAL CENTER HOSP ANAHEIM (about 4 miles; ANAHEIM, CA)
  • BREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; BREA, CA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fullerton:

  • LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 11 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
  • JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 16 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Abbreviation: SNA)
  • LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 16 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fullerton:

  • FULLERTON MUNI (about 3 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Abbreviation: FUL)
  • EL MONTE (about 16 miles; EL MONTE, CA; Abbreviation: EMT)
  • BRACKETT FIELD (about 18 miles; LA VERNE, CA; Abbreviation: POC)

Amtrak station:
FULLERTON (120 E. SANTA FE AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Fullerton:

  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-FULLERTON (Full-time enrollment: 22,345; Location: 800 N STATE COLLEGE BLVD; Public; Website: www.fullerton.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • FULLERTON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 11,158; Location: 321 E CHAPMAN AVE; Public)
  • HOPE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 688; Location: 2500 E NUTWOOD AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.hiu.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW-FULLERTON (Full-time enrollment: 379; Location: 1111 N STATE COLLEGE BLVD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.wsulaw.edu)
  • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY (Full-time enrollment: 378; Location: 2575 YORBA LINDA BLVD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.scco.edu)
  • NORTH ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (Location: 1000 N LEMON ST; Public; Website: www.nocccd.cc.ca.us)
  • CALIFORNIA UNION UNIVERSITY (Location: 905 S EUCLID ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • BIBLICAL INTERNATIONAL (Location: 1601 W MALVERN AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
  • HELLIER ASSOCIATES PACIFIC INC (Location: 3710 ARTESIA AVE; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Fullerton:

  • BETHESDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; ANAHEIM, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
  • BIOLA UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; LA MIRADA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,479)
  • SANTA ANA COLLEGE (about 9 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,082)
  • CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY-ACADEMIC CENTERS (about 9 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,088)
  • CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,757)
  • CYPRESS COLLEGE (about 9 miles; CYPRESS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,446)
  • SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE (about 11 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,442)

Schools

Public high schools in Fullerton:

  • LA SIERRA HIGH (ALTERNATIVE) (Students: 3,106; Location: 201 W. AMERIGE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SUNNY HILLS HIGH (Students: 2,289; Location: 1801 WARBURTON WAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • TROY HIGH (Students: 2,234; Location: 2200 E. DOROTHY LANE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • FULLERTON HIGH (Students: 2,188; Location: 201 E. CHAPMAN AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LA VISTA HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 315; Location: 909 N. STATE COLLEGE BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Fullerton:

  • ROSARY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 717; Location: 1340 NORTH ACACIA AVE; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)
  • KOREAN SCHOOL OF ORANGE COUNTY (Students: 225; Location: 1609KINGHAM WAY; Grades: 1 – 12)
  • FLORENCE CRITTENTON SCHOOL (Students: 59; Location: 115 E WILSHIRE AVE; Grades: 8 – 12; Girls only)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Fullerton:

  • NICOLAS JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 1,309; Location: 1100 W. OLIVE AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • LADERA VISTA JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 1,021; Location: 1700 E. WILSHIRE; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • VALENCIA PARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 993; Location: 3441 W. VALENCIA DR.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • RICHMAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 964; Location: 700 S. RICHMAN AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • ORANGETHORPE ELEMENTARY (Students: 938; Location: 1400 S. BROOKHURST ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • PARKS (D. RUSSELL) JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 910; Location: 1710 ROSECRANS; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • PACIFIC DRIVE ELEMENTARY (Students: 878; Location: 1501 W. VALENCIA DR.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • SUNSET LANE ELEMENTARY (Students: 835; Location: 2030 SUNSET LANE; Grades: KG – 06)
  • FERN DRIVE ELEMENTARY (Students: 681; Location: 1400 W. FERN DR.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY (Students: 677; Location: 732 BARRIS DR.; Grades: KG – 06)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Fullerton:

  • EASTSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 515; Location: 2505 YORBA LINDA BLVD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST JULIANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 325; Location: 1320 NORTH ACACIA; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST PHILIP BENIZI ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 240; Location: 215 SOUTH PINE DRIVE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 225; Location: 400 W COMMONWEALTH AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ARBORLAND MONTESSORI CHILDRENS (Students: 146; Location: 1700 W VALENCIA DR; Grades: PK – 6)
  • CHILDREN’S INTER MONTESSORI CT (Students: 125; Location: 1620 N. PLACENTIA AVE.; Grades: 1 – 6)
  • CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL MONTE (Students: 112; Location: 2025 EAST CHAPMAN AVENUE; Grades: PK – 1)
  • FULLERTON CHILD DEVELOPMENT (Students: 71; Location: 1701 E CHAPMAN AVE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • ST STEPHEN LUTH PRE-SCHOOL (Students: 68; Location: 2311 E CHAPMAN AVE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • BUMBLE BEE CHRISTIAN LRNG CTR (Students: 53; Location: 2353 W WILLIAMSON AVE; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Fullerton:

  • FULLERTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,007,820; Location: 353 W. COMMONWEALTH AVE.; 261,873 books; 11,071 audio materials; 7,603 video materials; 450 serial subscriptions)

 

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