Graton vs Sonoma State University

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

Graton 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.

Sonoma State University has the higher population (1,957 vs 1,819 in Graton). Since 2019, Sonoma State University's population has grown faster (+39.1% vs -3.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Graton	Sonoma State University
Population	1,819	1,957
Median age	45.2 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$108,750	—
Median home value	$911,300	—
Median gross rent	$2,770	—
Housing units	679	0
Homeownership rate	86.8%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.2%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	22.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Graton	Sonoma State University
Population	1,889 → 1,819 (-3.7%)	1,407 → 1,957 (+39.1%)
Median household income	$73,984 → $108,750 (+47.0%)	—
Median home value	$650,000 → $911,300 (+40.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,136 → $2,770 (+143.8%)	—

Graton

Population

1,8891,819

Median household income

$73,984$108,750

Median home value

$650,000$911,300

Median gross rent

$1,136$2,770

Sonoma State University

Population

1,4071,957

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Graton	Sonoma State University
Under 5	15.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.4%	0.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	95.6%
25 to 34	12.1%	3.0%
35 to 44	7.9%	0.5%
45 to 54	14.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	17.9%	0.6%
65 to 74	13.2%	0.0%
75 and over	4.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Graton	Sonoma State University
White (non-Hispanic)	62.8%	39.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	13.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	31.9%	32.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Graton	Sonoma State University
No high school diploma	6.8%	12.5%
High school graduate	15.2%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	19.0%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Graton	Sonoma State University
Drove alone	65.4%	35.7%
Carpooled	8.0%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	3.7%
Walked	1.3%	31.4%
Bicycle	1.9%	10.6%
Worked from home	23.5%	11.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Graton	Sonoma State University
1-unit, detached	80.1%	—
1-unit, attached	6.0%	—
2 to 4 units	2.1%	—
5 to 19 units	0.0%	—
20 or more units	1.8%	—
Mobile home & other	10.0%	—

Poverty & households

	Graton	Sonoma State University
Poverty rate	19.3%	—
Average household size	2.76	—
Mean commute (minutes)	27	14
Median year structure built	1965	—