Sea Ranch vs Sonoma State University

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

Sea Ranch 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 1,200 in Sea Ranch). Since 2019, Sonoma State University's population has grown faster (+39.1% vs +5.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Sea Ranch	Sonoma State University
Population	1,200	1,957
Median age	70.0 yrs	19.6 yrs
Median household income	$121,731	—
Median home value	$1,198,200	—
Median gross rent	$1,350	—
Housing units	1,813	0
Homeownership rate	95.1%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.1%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	22.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sea Ranch	Sonoma State University
Population	1,134 → 1,200 (+5.8%)	1,407 → 1,957 (+39.1%)
Median household income	$81,833 → $121,731 (+48.8%)	—
Median home value	$867,100 → $1,198,200 (+38.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,413 → $1,350 (-4.5%)	—

Sea Ranch

Population

1,1341,200

Median household income

$81,833$121,731

Median home value

$867,100$1,198,200

Median gross rent

$1,413$1,350

Sonoma State University

Population

1,4071,957

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sea Ranch	Sonoma State University
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.4%
18 to 24	1.4%	95.6%
25 to 34	4.3%	3.0%
35 to 44	0.9%	0.5%
45 to 54	4.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	21.2%	0.6%
65 to 74	35.6%	0.0%
75 and over	32.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sea Ranch	Sonoma State University
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	39.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.0%
Asian	4.3%	13.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.6%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	32.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sea Ranch	Sonoma State University
No high school diploma	1.0%	12.5%
High school graduate	10.0%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	16.9%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.0%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	45.1%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sea Ranch	Sonoma State University
Drove alone	43.6%	35.7%
Carpooled	3.2%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	3.7%
Walked	0.0%	31.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	10.6%
Worked from home	50.0%	11.4%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sea Ranch	Sonoma State University
1-unit, detached	99.2%	—
1-unit, attached	0.0%	—
2 to 4 units	0.0%	—
5 to 19 units	0.0%	—
20 or more units	0.8%	—
Mobile home & other	0.0%	—

Poverty & households

	Sea Ranch	Sonoma State University
Poverty rate	3.5%	—
Average household size	1.83	—
Mean commute (minutes)	55	14
Median year structure built	1988	—