Occidental vs Sonoma State University

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

Occidental 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 1,162 in Occidental). Since 2019, Occidental's population has grown faster (+41.2% vs +39.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Occidental	Sonoma State University
Population	1,162	1,957
Median age	50.9 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$104,044	—
Median home value	$1,204,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,535	—
Housing units	779	0
Homeownership rate	65.6%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	67.2%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	22.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Occidental	Sonoma State University
Population	823 → 1,162 (+41.2%)	1,407 → 1,957 (+39.1%)
Median household income	$59,643 → $104,044 (+74.4%)	—
Median home value	$633,300 → $1,204,000 (+90.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$2,265 → $1,535 (-32.2%)	—

Occidental

Population

8231,162

Median household income

$59,643$104,044

Median home value

$633,300$1,204,000

Median gross rent

$2,265$1,535

Sonoma State University

Population

1,4071,957

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Occidental	Sonoma State University
Under 5	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	5.2%	0.4%
18 to 24	2.2%	95.6%
25 to 34	4.0%	3.0%
35 to 44	19.0%	0.5%
45 to 54	16.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	24.2%	0.6%
65 to 74	16.2%	0.0%
75 and over	5.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Occidental	Sonoma State University
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	39.8%
Black or African American	1.3%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	13.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.3%	0.0%
Some other race	18.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.5%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	32.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Occidental	Sonoma State University
No high school diploma	2.3%	12.5%
High school graduate	6.7%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	45.3%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21.9%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Occidental	Sonoma State University
Drove alone	33.7%	35.7%
Carpooled	0.8%	7.4%
Public transit	3.7%	3.7%
Walked	1.8%	31.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	10.6%
Worked from home	59.9%	11.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Occidental	Sonoma State University
1-unit, detached	81.9%	—
1-unit, attached	7.2%	—
2 to 4 units	0.0%	—
5 to 19 units	2.8%	—
20 or more units	0.0%	—
Mobile home & other	8.1%	—

Poverty & households

	Occidental	Sonoma State University
Poverty rate	11.0%	—
Average household size	2.15	—
Mean commute (minutes)	41	14
Median year structure built	1972	—