Penngrove vs Sonoma State University

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

Penngrove 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.

Penngrove has the higher population (2,123 vs 1,957 in Sonoma State University). Since 2019, Sonoma State University's population has grown faster (+39.1% vs -24.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Penngrove	Sonoma State University
Population	2,123	1,957
Median age	55.3 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$115,826	—
Median home value	$1,193,100	—
Median gross rent	$2,454	—
Housing units	1,008	0
Homeownership rate	63.0%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.9%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	22.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Penngrove	Sonoma State University
Population	2,808 → 2,123 (-24.4%)	1,407 → 1,957 (+39.1%)
Median household income	$92,843 → $115,826 (+24.8%)	—
Median home value	$791,700 → $1,193,100 (+50.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,588 → $2,454 (+54.5%)	—

Penngrove

Population

2,8082,123

Median household income

$92,843$115,826

Median home value

$791,700$1,193,100

Median gross rent

$1,588$2,454

Sonoma State University

Population

1,4071,957

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Penngrove	Sonoma State University
Under 5	2.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	0.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	95.6%
25 to 34	3.8%	3.0%
35 to 44	6.1%	0.5%
45 to 54	11.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	21.7%	0.6%
65 to 74	19.6%	0.0%
75 and over	9.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Penngrove	Sonoma State University
White (non-Hispanic)	65.1%	39.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	13.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	33.9%	32.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Penngrove	Sonoma State University
No high school diploma	1.3%	12.5%
High school graduate	7.8%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	39.6%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Penngrove	Sonoma State University
Drove alone	70.8%	35.7%
Carpooled	5.6%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	3.7%
Walked	1.0%	31.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	10.6%
Worked from home	22.7%	11.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Penngrove	Sonoma State University
1-unit, detached	93.3%	—
1-unit, attached	0.0%	—
2 to 4 units	3.5%	—
5 to 19 units	1.3%	—
20 or more units	0.0%	—
Mobile home & other	2.0%	—

Poverty & households

	Penngrove	Sonoma State University
Poverty rate	10.9%	—
Average household size	2.20	—
Mean commute (minutes)	30	14
Median year structure built	1966	—