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Fortuna, CA
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Living in Fortuna



Fortuna is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 12,516 people and three associated neighborhoods, Fortuna is the 388th largest community in California.

One of the nice things about Fortuna is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

In terms of college education, Fortuna is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.68% of adults 25 and older in Fortuna have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fortuna in 2018 was $32,543, 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 $130,172 for a family of four. However, Fortuna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fortuna is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fortuna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fortuna residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Fortuna also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.05% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Fortuna include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Portuguese.

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


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