Mono Vista vs Sonora

A side-by-side comparison of Mono Vista and Sonora: population, income, housing, and more.

Mono Vista and Sonora are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sonora has the higher population (4,965 vs 3,696 in Mono Vista). Mono Vista has the higher median household income ($70,353 vs $62,621 in Sonora). Mono Vista has the higher median home value ($401,800 vs $379,300 in Sonora).

Population, income & housing

	Mono Vista	Sonora
Population	3,696	4,965
Median age	43.9 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,353	$62,621
Median home value	$401,800	$379,300
Median gross rent	$1,859	$1,164
Housing units	1,613	2,475
Homeownership rate	81.3%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mono Vista	Sonora
Population	3,446 → 3,696 (+7.3%)	4,844 → 4,965 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$80,651 → $70,353 (-12.8%)	$42,446 → $62,621 (+47.5%)
Median home value	$254,500 → $401,800 (+57.9%)	$273,400 → $379,300 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,444 → $1,859 (+28.7%)	$887 → $1,164 (+31.2%)

Mono Vista

Population

3,4463,696

Median household income

$80,651$70,353

Median home value

$254,500$401,800

Median gross rent

$1,444$1,859

Sonora

Population

4,8444,965

Median household income

$42,446$62,621

Median home value

$273,400$379,300

Median gross rent

$887$1,164

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mono Vista	Sonora
Under 5	7.6%	3.3%
5 to 17	13.2%	18.9%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.8%	18.2%
35 to 44	14.5%	10.2%
45 to 54	15.5%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.7%	9.2%
65 to 74	9.7%	14.1%
75 and over	7.2%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mono Vista	Sonora
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.7%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	25.0%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mono Vista	Sonora
No high school diploma	1.9%	5.2%
High school graduate	29.2%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mono Vista	Sonora
Drove alone	62.5%	80.8%
Carpooled	15.3%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	11.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	8.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mono Vista	Sonora
1-unit, detached	87.1%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.5%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Mono Vista	Sonora
Poverty rate	8.6%	20.0%
Average household size	2.32	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	1979	1969