Fontana is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 128,174 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Fontana is the 36th largest community in California.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Fontana is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.3% of the Fontana workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Fontana is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Fontana who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.48%), sales jobs (9.97%), and management occupations (5.89%).

One downside of living in Fontana is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Fontana, the average commute to work is 35.08 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Fontana Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Fontana with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.26% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Fontana in 2000 was $14,208, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $56,832 for a family of four.

Fontana is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fontana home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Fontana, accounting for 57.49% of the city's residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in Fontana is African-American, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fontana include German, English, Italian, and Irish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Fontana's cultural character, accounting for 26.91% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Fontana is English. Some people also speak Spanish.