Fort Bragg, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 7,026. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,814 (-3.0% change)
Males: 3,523 (50.1%), Females: 3,503 (49.9%)
Mendocino County
Zip code: 95437
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $28,539
Median house value: $160,200
Population by Race
Races in Fort Bragg:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.9%)
- Hispanic (22.7%)
- Other race (12.1%)
- Two or more races (4.6%)
- American Indian (3.8%)
- Black (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (13.9%), German (11.4%), English (11.4%), Italian (7.7%), Portuguese (4.8%), United States (4.0%).
Elevation: 100 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Fort Bragg
- High school or higher: 81.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fort Bragg city
- Never married: 27.1%
- Now married: 47.1%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 15.5%
13.5% Foreign born (10.8% Latin America, 1.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +835 (+13.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Fort Bragg:
- MENDOCINO COAST DISTRICT HOSPITAL (700 RIVER DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fort Bragg:
- FRANK R HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; WILLITS, CA)
- JERALD PHELPS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 46 miles; GARBERVILLE, CA)
- UKIAH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER/HOSPITAL D (about 47 miles; UKIAH, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Bragg:
- SONOMA COUNTY (about 95 miles; SANTA ROSA, CA; Abbreviation: STS)
- ARCATA (about 107 miles; ARCATA/EUREKA, CA; Abbreviation: ACV)
- REDDING MUNI (about 128 miles; REDDING, CA; Abbreviation: RDD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Bragg:
- LITTLE RIVER (about 14 miles; LITTLE RIVER, CA; Abbreviation: O48)
- ELLS FIELD-WILLITS MUNI (about 31 miles; WILLITS, CA; Abbreviation: O28)
- BOONVILLE (about 43 miles; BOONVILLE, CA; Abbreviation: Q17)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Bragg:
- MENDOCINO COLLEGE (about 47 miles; UKIAH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,080)
- COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS (about 97 miles; EUREKA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,071)
- HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; ARCATA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,800)
- SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 101 miles; SANTA ROSA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,542)
- SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; ROHNERT PARK, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,445)
- NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE (about 129 miles; NAPA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,558)
- COLLEGE OF MARIN (about 135 miles; KENTFIELD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,919)
Schools
Public high schools in Fort Bragg:
- FORT BRAGG HIGH (Students: 636; Location: 300 DANA ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- NOYO HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 25; Location: 250 S. SANDERSON WAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fort Bragg:
- FORT BRAGG MIDDLE (Students: 492; Location: 500 HAROLD ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- GRAY (DANA) ELEMENTARY (Students: 460; Location: 1197 E. CHESTNUT ST.; Grades: 03 – 05)
- REDWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 439; Location: 324 S. LINCOLN ST.; Grades: KG – 02)
- SHELTER COVE (Students: 2; Location: 310 SOUTH LINCOLN STREET; Grades: 04 – 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Fort Bragg:
- FT BRAGG SDA SCHOOL (Students: 13; Location: 22850 N HIGHWAY 1; Grades: 1 – 8)
- MENDOCINO COAST CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 7; Location: 18500 OLD COAST HWY POB 433; Grades: 4 – 6)