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City of Santa Rosa
Sonoma County
           
  Census 2000   2006 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 147,595 100.0%   150,188 100.0%
In households 143,789 97.4%    
In group quarters 3,806 2.6%    
     
RACE    
White 114,527 77.6%   110,671 73.7%
Black or African American 3,177 2.2%   3,715 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2,099 1.4%   1,079 0.7%
Asian 5,675 3.8%   7,934 5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 382 0.3%   200 0.1%
Some other race 15,180 10.3%   22,890 15.2%
Two or more races 6,555 4.4%   3,699 2.5%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 28,318 19.2%   38,898 25.9%
Not Hispanic or Latino 119,277 80.8%   111,290 74.1%
White 104,581 70.9%   96,161 64.0%
Black or African American 3,023 2.0%   3,673 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,406 1.0%   767 0.5%
Asian 5,542 3.8%   7,286 4.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 333 0.2%   200 0.1%
Some other race 260 0.2%   61 0.0%
Two or more races 4,132 2.8%   3,142 2.1%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 123,517 83.7%   120,903 80.5%
Foreign born 24,015 16.3%   29,285 19.5%
Naturalized citizen 7,472 5.1%   8,441 5.6%
Not a citizen 16,543 11.2%   20,844 13.9%
     
SEX    
Male 72,078 48.8%   74,690 49.7%
Female 75,517 51.2%   75,498 50.3%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 9,606 6.5%   10,075 6.7%
5 to 17 years 26,199 17.8%   25,559 17.0%
18 to 64 years 91,214 61.8%   93,883 62.5%
65 years and over 20,576 13.9%   20,671 13.8%
Median age 36.2 X   36.1 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 56,036 100.0%   59,082 100.0%
Family households 35,117 62.7%   35,646 60.3%
Families with children under 18 17,339 30.9%   17,622 29.8%
Average household size 2.57 X   2.49 X
Average family size 3.14 X   3.12 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 57,578 100.0%   65,274 100.0%
Occupied housing units 56,036 97.3%   59,082 90.5%
Owner-occupied housing units 32,798 58.5%   33,993 57.5%
Renter-occupied housing units 23,238 41.5%   25,089 42.5%
Vacant housing units 1,542 2.7%   6,192 9.5%
1 unit, detached housing 34,120 59.3%   39,932 61.2%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 245,000 X   589,900 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 862 X   1,073 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 50,931 X   56,556 X
Median family income (dollars) 59,659 X   71,476 X
Per capita income (dollars) 24,495 X   28,744 X
Individuals in poverty 12,391 8.5%   16,047 10.7%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 97,503 100.0%   99,056 100.0%
High school graduate 20,069 20.6%   21,339 21.5%
Bachelor's degree 18,018 18.5%   18,393 18.6%
Graduate or professional degree 8,910 9.1%   10,162 10.3%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 23.1 X   21.9 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 70,867 100.0%   70,508 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 63,358 89.4%   61,179 86.8%
Drove alone 54,606 77.1%   52,884 75.0%
Carpooled 8,752 12.3%   8,295 11.8%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 1,555 2.2%   1,913 2.7%
Bus or trolley bus 1,462 2.1%   1,913 2.7%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 53 0.1%   0 0.0%
Railroad 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Ferryboat 0 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 40 0.1%   56 0.1%
Motorcycle 118 0.2%   279 0.4%
Bicycle 613 0.9%   957 1.4%
Walked 1,593 2.2%   1,777 2.5%
Other means 512 0.7%   356 0.5%
Worked at home 3,118 4.4%   3,991 5.7%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 72,513 100.0%   72,077 100.0%
Management, professional and related 24,762 34.1%   22,162 30.7%
Service 11,565 15.9%   13,073 18.1%
Sales and office 20,084 27.7%   21,151 29.3%
Farming, fishing & forestry 647 0.9%   726 1.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 6,461 8.9%   8,040 11.2%
Production, transportation, and material moving 8,994 12.4%   6,925 9.6%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 6,991 9.6%   7,672 10.6%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006 American Community Survey
 
 
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