Santa Rosa

Population: 177,216
Median household income: $97,410
Median home value: $685,000

Santa Rosa, a community in Sonoma County, California, has 177,216 residents. At $97,410, its median household income sits below Sonoma County's $102,840.

Between 2019 and 2023, Santa Rosa's population declined 1.4% from 179,701 to 177,216, while its median home value rose 26.7% from $540,600 to $685,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 51.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 177,216
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $97,410
Median home value: $685,000
Median gross rent: $2,084
Housing units: 70,961
Homeownership rate: 56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

179,701177,216

Median household income

$75,630$97,410

Median home value

$540,600$685,000

Median gross rent

$1,609$2,084

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	179,701	$75,630	$540,600	$1,609
2020	178,391	$80,472	$571,600	$1,728
2021	179,213	$84,823	$598,700	$1,837
2022	178,221	$92,604	$661,700	$2,024
2023	177,216	$97,410	$685,000	$2,084

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,691	4.9%
5 to 17	27,644	15.6%
18 to 24	14,476	8.2%
25 to 34	23,949	13.5%
35 to 44	25,066	14.1%
45 to 54	22,900	12.9%
55 to 64	21,510	12.1%
65 to 74	19,802	11.2%
75 and over	13,178	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	90,297	51.0%
Black or African American	3,091	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	377	0.2%
Asian	11,233	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	859	0.5%
Some other race	687	0.4%
Two or more races	7,305	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	63,367	35.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.5%

High school graduate19.2%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree21.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18,288	14.5%
High school graduate	24,286	19.2%
Some college or associate's	39,892	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	26,947	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16,992	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit1.1%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	64,924	73.1%
Carpooled	9,857	11.1%
Public transit	1,004	1.1%
Walked	2,019	2.3%
Bicycle	564	0.6%
Worked from home	9,325	10.5%
Other means	1,183	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27,258	34.3%
15 to 29 min	32,096	40.3%
30 to 44 min	11,470	14.4%
45 to 59 min	3,546	4.5%
60+ min	5,181	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 9.5% (16,620 of 175,009)

	Count	Share
Family households	42,524	62.3%
Nonfamily households	25,710	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	68,234	96.2%
Vacant	2,727	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	38,324	56.2%
Renter-occupied	29,910	43.8%

1-unit, detached57.8%

1-unit, attached10.4%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	41,028	57.8%
1-unit, attached	7,358	10.4%
2 to 4 units	6,281	8.9%
5 to 19 units	7,060	9.9%
20 or more units	6,416	9.0%
Mobile home & other	2,818	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0670098
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 43 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 38.4458, -122.7062