Forestville vs Sonoma State University

A side-by-side comparison of Forestville and Sonoma State University: population, income, housing, and more.

Forestville and Sonoma State University are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Forestville has the higher population (3,862 vs 1,957 in Sonoma State University). Since 2019, Sonoma State University's population has grown faster (+39.1% vs +2.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Forestville	Sonoma State University
Population	3,862	1,957
Median age	44.7 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$105,139	—
Median home value	$706,200	—
Median gross rent	$1,851	—
Housing units	1,571	0
Homeownership rate	74.3%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.6%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	22.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forestville	Sonoma State University
Population	3,761 → 3,862 (+2.7%)	1,407 → 1,957 (+39.1%)
Median household income	$72,083 → $105,139 (+45.9%)	—
Median home value	$563,700 → $706,200 (+25.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,169 → $1,851 (+58.3%)	—

Forestville

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

Sonoma State University

Population

1,4071,957

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forestville	Sonoma State University
Under 5	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.8%	0.4%
18 to 24	2.3%	95.6%
25 to 34	10.0%	3.0%
35 to 44	16.3%	0.5%
45 to 54	8.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	17.7%	0.6%
65 to 74	16.0%	0.0%
75 and over	6.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forestville	Sonoma State University
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	39.8%
Black or African American	3.9%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	13.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.1%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.5%	32.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forestville	Sonoma State University
No high school diploma	5.6%	12.5%
High school graduate	14.4%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	20.4%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forestville	Sonoma State University
Drove alone	76.0%	35.7%
Carpooled	2.1%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	3.7%
Walked	0.0%	31.4%
Bicycle	0.6%	10.6%
Worked from home	20.1%	11.4%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forestville	Sonoma State University
1-unit, detached	93.7%	—
1-unit, attached	0.6%	—
2 to 4 units	3.2%	—
5 to 19 units	0.0%	—
20 or more units	0.0%	—
Mobile home & other	2.5%	—

Poverty & households

	Forestville	Sonoma State University
Poverty rate	6.4%	—
Average household size	2.55	—
Mean commute (minutes)	21	14
Median year structure built	1968	—