Fountain Hills is a medium-sized town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 23,611 people and five associated neighborhoods, Fountain Hills is the 35th largest community in Arizona.
Fountain Hills home prices are not only among the most expensive in Arizona, but Fountain Hills real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Fountain Hills has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Fountain Hills telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 28.02% 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.
Fountain Hills is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Fountain Hills ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Fountain Hills, 49.46% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Fountain Hills in 2022 was $66,704, which is wealthy relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $266,816 for a family of four. However, Fountain Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Fountain Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fountain Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fountain Hills include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Fountain Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.