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Fontana is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Originally a sleepy, dusty town of citrus orchards and cattle ranches astride Route 66 and numerous rail lines, Fontana was radically transformed during World War II by the construction of a steel mill belonging to the Henry J. Kaiser Company and the routing of the San Bernardino Freeway through a section of the town. Explosive growth soon followed, with the area becoming a prominent industrial exurb of Los Angeles. Its working-class orientation, and a population of largely rural Southern, Hispanic, and Midwestern origins, led to the city receiving the derisive nicknames Fontucky and Fontucket. This reputation for provincialism was not aided by the rise to prominence of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, which had originally formed in Fontana. Foreign competition and mismanagement led to the closure of the Kaiser Steel plant in the early 1980s, and Fontana and neighboring San Bernardino soon became centers of...more

Among the most common occupations in Fontana are Sales and office occupations, 27%; Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 19%; and Management, professional, and related occupations, 19%. Approximately 79 percent of workers in Fontana, California work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Fontana, California are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 14%; Manufacturing, 14%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Fontana job listings indicate that the following industries in Fontana are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Fontana, California is $33,782, and the median income of households in Fontana was $58,481.

According to our Fontana Trends data, the number of Fontana, California jobs has increased by 104% since October 2011.

Population of Fontana Total population 158,235 Male 51.50% Female 48.50% Median age 26.5     Fontana Housing Owner-occupied homes 73.0% Median cost of a home $369,000 Median mortgage payment $1,310 Renter-occupied homes 27.0% Vacant housing 5.6% Median monthly rent $917     Average Income Median for all workers $26,752 Median for all male full-time $35,886 Median for all female full-time $31,679     Household Income Less than $10,000 3% $10,000 to $14,999 3% $15,000 to $24,999 7% $25,000 to $34,999 8% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 27% $75,000 to $99,999 16% $100,000 to $149,999 14% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 15% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 25% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 9% Graduate degree 3%     Marital Status Never married 32% Currently married 56% Separated 3% Widowed 3% Divorced 7%     Race White 67% Black or African American 12% Asian 6% Other 15%     Fontana Commute Carpool 18.6% Public transportation 0.8% Average travel time 33 minutes