Forestville

Population: 3,862
Median household income: $105,139
Median home value: $706,200

Forestville is a community in Sonoma County, California, home to 3,862 residents. At $105,139, its median household income sits in line with Sonoma County's $102,840.

From 2019 to 2023, Forestville's population grew 2.7% from 3,761 to 3,862, while its median home value rose 25.3% from $563,700 to $706,200.

45.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,862
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $105,139
Median home value: $706,200
Median gross rent: $1,851
Housing units: 1,571
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7613,862

Median household income

$72,083$105,139

Median home value

$563,700$706,200

Median gross rent

$1,169$1,851

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,761	$72,083	$563,700	$1,169
2020	3,788	$79,922	$584,600	$1,306
2021	3,768	$88,594	$617,100	$1,577
2022	3,632	$105,536	$685,700	$1,697
2023	3,862	$105,139	$706,200	$1,851

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 242.3%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7416.0%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	247	6.4%
5 to 17	610	15.8%
18 to 24	89	2.3%
25 to 34	387	10.0%
35 to 44	630	16.3%
45 to 54	343	8.9%
55 to 64	683	17.7%
65 to 74	618	16.0%
75 and over	255	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,600	67.3%
Black or African American	151	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.2%
Asian	126	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	70	1.8%
Some other race	34	0.9%
Two or more races	467	12.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	405	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate14.4%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree20.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	162	5.6%
High school graduate	421	14.4%
Some college or associate's	1,003	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	735	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	595	20.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled2.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home20.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,362	76.0%
Carpooled	38	2.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	10	0.6%
Worked from home	360	20.1%
Other means	21	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	277	19.4%
15 to 29 min	843	58.9%
30 to 44 min	212	14.8%
45 to 59 min	67	4.7%
60+ min	32	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 6.4% (246 of 3,862)

	Count	Share
Family households	822	54.8%
Nonfamily households	677	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,499	95.4%
Vacant	72	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,114	74.3%
Renter-occupied	385	25.7%

1-unit, detached93.7%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,472	93.7%
1-unit, attached	10	0.6%
2 to 4 units	50	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0624960
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.4825, -122.8899