ZIP 95540 · Fortuna
Who lives in ZIP code 95540 (Fortuna, CA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fortuna, CA · Humboldt County
uszips 2026
People14,469
Median age39.1
Household income$63,695
Home value$390,026
Median rent$1,178/mo
Poverty17.4%
College degree+26.1%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Eureka-Arcata, CA (micro)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 164 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,689
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.0% are 65 or older; 79.7% are adults.
Household income
31.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,158.
Education (adults 25+)
48.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
23.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.0%
- Never married
- 36.9%
- Divorced
- 14.4%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 42.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 56.4%
- Rent burden
- 32.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.4%
- Unemployment
- 7.8%
- Self-employed
- 14.2%
- Farmers
- 1.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.1%
- Veterans
- 6.4%
- With a disability
- 17.3%
- No health insurance
- 4.5%
- Limited English
- 2.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.