Fountain Hills, Arizona demographics

Fountain Hills, AZ demographics: median age 61.5; 50.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Fountain Hills town, Arizona · Incorporated town · GEOID 0425300. The survey estimates a population of 23,789 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Fountain Hills is 61.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 11,031 households (±563). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	61.5 ±1.4	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,789
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Under 18	2,854 ±490	12.0% ±2.1 pp	21.6%	22.0%
18–34	2,624 ±450	11.0% ±1.9 pp	23.2%	22.8%
35–64	8,618 ±748	36.2% ±3.1 pp	36.2%	38.0%
65 and older	9,693 ±785	40.7% ±3.3 pp	18.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,789
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Male	11,881 ±279	49.9% ±1.2 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	11,908 ±278	50.1% ±1.2 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,789
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
White alone	21,277 ±655	89.4% ±2.8 pp	59.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	558 ±594 · low precision	2.3% ±2.5 pp · low precision	4.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	34 ±40 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	4.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	510 ±242	2.1% ±1.0 pp	3.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	10 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	286 ±174 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	9.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,114 ±335	4.7% ±1.4 pp	19.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,789
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,924 ±319	96.4% ±1.3 pp	68.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	865 ±313	3.6% ±1.3 pp	31.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,563 ±419	59.5% ±2.3 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	354 ±160	3.2% ±1.4 pp	5.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	504 ±141	4.6% ±1.3 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,005 ±477	27.2% ±4.1 pp	27.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	605 ±192	5.5% ±1.7 pp	8.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,540 ±223	14.0% ±1.9 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	9,491 ±693	86.0% ±4.5 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,031
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,005 ±477	27.2% ±4.1 pp	27.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,819 ±525	52.8% ±3.9 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,189 ±220	10.8% ±1.9 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	596 ±160	5.4% ±1.4 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	305 ±147	2.8% ±1.3 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	68 ±86 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	49 ±80 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,789
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Native	21,870 ±499	91.9% ±2.1 pp	87.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,919 ±491	8.1% ±2.1 pp	13.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 23,188
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
English only	21,727 ±455	93.7% ±1.5 pp	74.3%	77.7%
Spanish	455 ±194	2.0% ±0.8 pp	19.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	157 ±128 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	145 ±103 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	215 ±119 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	216 ±129 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.0%
Korean	52 ±82 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	23 ±38 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	61 ±63 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	109 ±98 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	28 ±39 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.9%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 20,073
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	482 ±254 · low precision	2.4% ±1.3 pp · low precision	10.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,216 ±511	16.0% ±2.5 pp	23.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,580 ±497	22.8% ±2.4 pp	23.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,686 ±319	8.4% ±1.6 pp	9.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	6,200 ±577	30.9% ±2.8 pp	20.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,909 ±494	19.5% ±2.4 pp	13.0%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 23,733
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Same house	21,194 ±516	89.3% ±2.2 pp	85.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	721 ±264	3.0% ±1.1 pp	8.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	173 ±142 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,509 ±465	6.4% ±2.0 pp	3.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	136 ±189 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.5% of Fountain Hills residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.5% in Arizona and 8.4% nationally. 96.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fountain Hills	Arizona	U.S.	Compared with Arizona
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.5% ±1.8 pp	10.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.1% ±0.9 pp	91.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.1% ±1.9 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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