Fullerton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 126,246 people and 27 constituent neighborhoods, Fullerton is the 38th largest community in California.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Fullerton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fullerton is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fullerton who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.02%), sales jobs (12.51%), and management occupations (11.15%).

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.

Fullerton is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Fullerton has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Fullerton enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Fullerton!

In addition, Fullerton is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Fullerton Information and Demographics

The education level of Fullerton citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 31.29% of adults in Fullerton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Fullerton in 2000 was $23,370, which is upper middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,480 for a family of four.

Fullerton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Fullerton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fullerton is White, followed by Asian. Fullerton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.31% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Fullerton include German, English, Irish, and Italian.

Fullerton also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.86%.

The languages spoken by people in Fullerton are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Fullerton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Korean, and Chinese.