Fullerton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 140,541 people and 29 associated neighborhoods, Fullerton is the 41st largest community in California.

Housing costs in Fullerton are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Fullerton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.28% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

One thing that you will notice about Fullerton is that there is a good-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. Many singles consider Fullerton a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

One downside of living in Fullerton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.44 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Fullerton ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Fullerton, 44.02% 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 Fullerton in 2018 was $46,182, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $184,728 for a family of four. However, Fullerton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Fullerton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fullerton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Fullerton, accounting for 38.02% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Fullerton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fullerton include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Fullerton's cultural character, accounting for 28.90% of the city’s population.

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