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  Census 2000   2006-2008 ACS
TOTAL POPULATION 458,614 100.0%   463,326 100.0%
In households 447,512 97.6%   452,494 97.7%
In group quarters 11,102 2.4%   10,832 2.3%
   
RACE  
White 374,209 81.6%   372,075 80.3%
Black or African American 6,522 1.4%   6,563 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5,389 1.2%   4,857 1.0%
Asian 14,098 3.1%   17,832 3.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 934 0.2%   1,004 0.2%
Some other race 38,717 8.4%   46,055 9.9%
Two or more races 18,745 4.1%   14,940 3.2%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 79,511 17.3%   104,459 22.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 379,103 82.7%   358,867 77.5%
White 341,686 74.5%   318,742 68.8%
Black or African American 6,116 1.3%   6,261 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,477 0.8%   3,629 0.8%
Asian 13,786 3.0%   17,467 3.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 828 0.2%   988 0.2%
Some other race 921 0.2%   803 0.2%
Two or more races 12,289 2.7%   10,977 2.4%
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 392,888 85.7%   384,635 83.0%
Foreign born 65,726 14.3%   78,691 17.0%
Naturalized citizen 22,335 4.9%   26,935 5.8%
Not a citizen 43,391 9.5%   51,756 11.2%
   
SEX  
Male 225,804 49.2%   229,200 49.5%
Female 232,810 50.8%   234,126 50.5%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 27,597 6.0%   28,436 6.1%
5 to 17 years 84,556 18.5%   75,374 16.3%
18 to 64 years 288,484 62.9%   299,404 64.6%
65 years and over 57,977 12.6%   60,112 13.0%
Median age 37.5 X   39.1 X
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 172,403 100.0%   179,010 100.0%
Family households 112,397 65.2%   112,463 62.8%
Families with children under 18 55,078 31.9%   51,432 28.7%
Average household size 2.60 X   2.53 X
Average family size 3.12 X   3.13 X
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 183,153 100.0%   197,238 100.0%
Occupied housing units 172,403 94.1%   179,010 90.8%
Owner-occupied housing units 110,475 64.1%   112,605 62.9%
Renter-occupied housing units 61,928 35.9%   66,405 37.1%
Vacant housing units 10,750 5.9%   18,228 9.2%
1 unit, detached housing 125,480 68.5%   135,775 68.8%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 273,200 X   589,700 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 864 X   1,204 X
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS
Median household income (dollars) 53,076 X   63,768 X
Median family income (dollars) 61,921 X   78,124 X
Per capita income (dollars) 25,724 X   33,204 X
Individuals in poverty 36,349 8.1%   45,770 9.9%
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 306,564 100.0%   312,402 100.0%
High school graduate 62,559 20.4%   70,874 22.7%
Bachelor's degree 57,711 18.8%   63,227 20.2%
Graduate or professional degree 29,782 9.7%   32,853 10.5%
   
COMMUTING TO WORK  
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.8 X   24.9 X
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 224,947 100.0%   227,084 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 196,417 87.3%   194,135 85.5%
Drove alone 168,134 74.7%   167,959 74.0%
Carpooled 28,283 12.6%   26,176 11.5%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 5,507 2.4%   4,939 2.2%
Bus or trolley bus 5,234 2.3%   4,860 2.1%
Streetcar or trolley car 62 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 102 0.0%   34 0.0%
Railroad 3 0.0%   0 0.0%
Ferryboat 45 0.0%   45 0.0%
Taxicab 61 0.0%   85 0.0%
Motorcycle 517 0.2%   709 0.3%
Bicycle 1,744 0.8%   2,729 1.2%
Walked 6,929 3.1%   7,503 3.3%
Other means 1,587 0.7%   1,474 0.6%
Worked at home 12,246 5.4%   15,510 6.8%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 229,227 100.0%   233,387 100.0%
Management, professional and related 80,333 35.0%   78,015 33.4%
Service 34,646 15.1%   43,052 18.4%
Sales and office 60,935 26.6%   62,146 26.6%
Farming, fishing & forestry 3,744 1.6%   4,087 1.8%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 23,442 10.2%   23,626 10.1%
Production, transportation, and material moving 26,127 11.4%   22,461 9.6%
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 26,882 11.7%   28,072 12.2%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 

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Cities in Sonoma County:
Cloverdale       Cotati       Healdsburg       Petaluma       Rohnert Park       Santa Rosa       Sebastopol       Sonoma       Windsor      
 



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