| Sonoma County |
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Census 2000 |
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2006 ACS Estimates |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
458,614 |
100.0% |
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466,981 |
100.0% |
| In households |
447,512 |
97.6% |
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N/A |
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| In group quarters |
11,102 |
2.4% |
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N/A |
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| RACE |
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| White |
374,209 |
81.6% |
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367,399 |
78.7% |
| Black or African American |
6,522 |
1.4% |
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7,200 |
1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
5,389 |
1.2% |
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3,687 |
0.8% |
| Asian |
14,098 |
3.1% |
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19,333 |
4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
934 |
0.2% |
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1,357 |
0.3% |
| Some other race |
38,717 |
8.4% |
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55,210 |
11.8% |
| Two or more races |
18,745 |
4.1% |
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12,705 |
2.7% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
79,511 |
17.3% |
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102,749 |
22.0% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
379,103 |
82.7% |
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364,142 |
78.0% |
| White |
341,686 |
74.5% |
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323,391 |
69.3% |
| Black or African American |
6,116 |
1.3% |
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7,032 |
1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
3,477 |
0.8% |
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2,918 |
0.6% |
| Asian |
13,786 |
3.0% |
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18,381 |
3.9% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
828 |
0.2% |
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1,309 |
0.3% |
| Some other race |
921 |
0.2% |
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533 |
0.1% |
| Two or more races |
12,289 |
2.7% |
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10,578 |
2.3% |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS |
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| Native |
392,888 |
85.7% |
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384,050 |
82.3% |
| Foreign born |
65,726 |
14.3% |
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82,841 |
17.7% |
| Naturalized citizen |
22,335 |
4.9% |
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27,931 |
6.0% |
| Not a citizen |
43,391 |
9.5% |
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54,910 |
11.8% |
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| SEX |
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| Male |
225,804 |
49.2% |
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231,295 |
49.5% |
| Female |
232,810 |
50.8% |
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235,596 |
50.5% |
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| AGE |
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| Under 5 years |
27,597 |
6.0% |
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28,718 |
6.2% |
| 5 to 17 years |
84,556 |
18.5% |
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77,966 |
16.7% |
| 18 to 64 years |
288,484 |
62.9% |
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300,626 |
64.4% |
| 65 years and over |
57,977 |
12.6% |
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59,581 |
12.8% |
| Median age |
37.5 |
X |
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38.5 |
X |
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| HOUSEHOLDS |
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| Total households |
172,403 |
100.0% |
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178,483 |
100.0% |
| Family households |
112,397 |
65.2% |
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114,808 |
64.3% |
| Families with children under 18 |
55,078 |
31.9% |
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54,078 |
30.3% |
| Average household size |
2.60 |
X |
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2.55 |
X |
| Average family size |
3.12 |
X |
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3.12 |
X |
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| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
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| Total housing units |
183,153 |
100.0% |
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195,881 |
100.0% |
| Occupied housing units |
172,403 |
94.1% |
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178,483 |
91.1% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
110,475 |
64.1% |
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114,133 |
63.9% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
61,928 |
35.9% |
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64,350 |
36.1% |
| Vacant housing units |
10,750 |
5.9% |
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17,398 |
8.9% |
| 1 unit, detached housing |
125,480 |
68.5% |
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134,787 |
68.8% |
| Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) |
273,200 |
X |
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618,500 |
X |
| Median gross rent (dollars) |
864 |
X |
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1,136 |
X |
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| INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999 |
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PAST 12 MONTHS |
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| Median household income (dollars) |
53,076 |
X |
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60,821 |
X |
| Median family income (dollars) |
61,921 |
X |
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73,640 |
X |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
25,724 |
X |
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30,294 |
X |
| Individuals in poverty |
36,349 |
8.1% |
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45,417 |
9.7% |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 and over |
306,564 |
100.0% |
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312,071 |
100.0% |
| High school graduate |
62,559 |
20.4% |
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72,553 |
23.2% |
| Bachelor's degree |
57,711 |
18.8% |
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63,428 |
20.3% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
29,782 |
9.7% |
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31,338 |
10.0% |
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| COMMUTING TO WORK |
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| Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
26.8 |
X |
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24.4 |
X |
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| MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
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| Total |
224,947 |
100.0% |
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228,426 |
100.0% |
| Car, truck, or van: |
196,417 |
87.3% |
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198,286 |
86.8% |
| Drove alone |
168,134 |
74.7% |
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170,104 |
74.5% |
| Carpooled |
28,283 |
12.6% |
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28,182 |
12.3% |
| Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) |
5,507 |
2.4% |
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4,959 |
2.2% |
| Bus or trolley bus |
5,234 |
2.3% |
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4,895 |
2.1% |
| Streetcar or trolley car |
62 |
0.0% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Subway or elevated |
102 |
0.0% |
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0.0% |
| Railroad |
3 |
0.0% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Ferryboat |
45 |
0.0% |
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64 |
0.0% |
| Taxicab |
61 |
0.0% |
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56 |
0.0% |
| Motorcycle |
517 |
0.2% |
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760 |
0.3% |
| Bicycle |
1,744 |
0.8% |
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2,383 |
1.0% |
| Walked |
6,929 |
3.1% |
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6,287 |
2.8% |
| Other means |
1,587 |
0.7% |
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1,057 |
0.5% |
| Worked at home |
12,246 |
5.4% |
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14,638 |
6.4% |
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| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION |
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| Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
229,227 |
100.0% |
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234,950 |
100.0% |
| Management, professional and related |
80,333 |
35.0% |
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75,897 |
32.3% |
| Service |
34,646 |
15.1% |
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39,643 |
16.9% |
| Sales and office |
60,935 |
26.6% |
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67,543 |
28.7% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry |
3,744 |
1.6% |
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4,212 |
1.8% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance |
23,442 |
10.2% |
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25,403 |
10.8% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving |
26,127 |
11.4% |
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22,252 |
9.5% |
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| CLASS OF WORKER |
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| Self-employed workers |
26,882 |
11.7% |
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28,593 |
12.2% |
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