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Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area


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2024 population: 485,375   ( 3,487 from 2020)
Land area: 1575.6 square miles
Population density: 308.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:282,292 58.16% 5.7%
Black:8,2841.71% 6.3%
Indian:3,2310.67% 4.4%
Asian:25,7075.30% 14.1%
2+ races:15,3233.16% 5.3%
Hispanic:150,53831.01% 6.5%
Total non-White:203,08341.84% 7.1%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:18,670 9.5
Deaths:19,1819.8
Net Migration: -8,619-4.4
Net Immigration: 5,8473.0
Change in White population:-16,993 -3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:13,506 2.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
488,862
299,28561.22%
7,7901.59%
3,3810.69%
22,5344.61%
14,5512.98%
141,32128.91%
189,57738.78%

2010
483,878
320,02766.14%
6,7691.40%
3,5840.74%
19,2113.97%
12,9442.68%
120,43024.89%
163,85133.86%

2000
458,614
341,68674.50%
6,1161.33%
3,4770.76%
14,6143.19%
12,2892.68%
79,51117.34%
116,92825.50%

1990
388,222
328,61084.64%
5,1561.33%
3,8911.00%
11,0282.84%
n/a
39,53710.18%
59,61215.36%

1980
299,681
267,11289.13%
3,3561.12%
2,7910.93%
5,1111.71%
n/a
20,7756.93%
32,56910.87%

1970
204,885
183,13889.39%
1,9510.95%
1,5020.73%
1,6930.83%
n/a
15,2007.42%
21,747 10.61%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
45,881 9.5
37,6447.8
-709-0.1
3,2060.7
-20,742 -4.3
25,726 5.3
2000's
NumberRate
53,617 11.7
34,9967.6
-19,442-4.2
16,7123.6
-21,659 -4.7
46,923 10.2
1990's
NumberRate
56,133 14.5
35,6699.2
20,3255.2
14,7663.8
13,076 3.4
57,316 14.8
1980's
NumberRate
51,436 17.2
30,339 10.1
68,835 23.0
n/a
61,498 20.5
27,043 9.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
81,255 39.7
n/a
83,974 41.0
10,822 5.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2024
NumberPercent
42.9
92,397 19.0%
392,978 81.0%
104,389 21.5%
190,998
2.49
120,254 63.0%
90,465 75.2%
10,154 8.4%
70,744 37.0%

2010
NumberPercent
79.7
-270,936 -56.0%
754,814 156.0%
134,728 27.8%
371,650
2.55
234,228 63.0%
175,078 74.7%
21,102 9.0%
137,422 37.0%

2000
NumberPercent
37.5
111,447 24.3%
347,167 75.7%
57,518 12.5%
172,690
2.59
113,645 65.8%
88,692 78.0%
10,261 9.0%
59,045 34.2%

1990
NumberPercent
34.8
95,447 24.6%
292,775 75.4%
52,348 13.5%
149,382
2.55
100,859 67.5%
81,864 81.2%
8,270 8.2%
48,523 32.5%

1980
NumberPercent
31.8
78,382 26.2%
221,299 73.8%
40,349 13.5%
115,008
2.55
80,209 69.7%
66,649 83.1%
7,084 8.8%
34,799 30.3%

2024 Housing Data for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units207,699 
Median Value$815,500 
Occupied190,99892.0%
Vacant16,7018.0%
Owned119,59862.6%
Rented71,40037.4%
Median Rent$2,158 
Single-Family Units155,34974.8%
    Detached138,68666.8%
    Attached16,6638.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units28,03913.5%
Mobile Homes9,8854.8%

2024 Income & Employment Data for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0007,2983.8%
$10,000 to $14,9994,5542.4%
$15,000 to $19,9993,2901.7%
$20,000 to $24,9994,1432.2%
$25,000 to $29,9994,4512.3%
$30,000 to $34,9994,0772.1%
$35,000 to $39,9994,7042.5%
$40,000 to $44,9995,0642.7%
$45,000 to $49,9994,6992.5%
$50,000 to $59,99910,4235.5%
$60,000 to $74,99915,1297.9%
$75,000 to $99,99923,12112.1%
$100,000 to $124,99920,46410.7%
$125,000 to $149,99915,7468.2%
$150,000 to $199,99924,36712.8%
$200,000 or more39,46820.7%
Median Household Income104,674 
Per Capita Income56,640 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.139 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI9,5455.0%
Public Assistance4,7392.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps18,2079.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed148,61573.2%
Unemployed8,7214.3%
In Armed Forces6600.3%
Total Labor Force157,99677.8%
Not in Labor Force45,01622.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector86,37167,07256.3%
Non-Profit6,96715,71230.7%
Self-Employed18,73914,32456.7%
Local Government9,37113,93840.2%
State Government3,3674,25044.2%
Federal Government1,5711,19156.9%
Total Private + Self105,11081,39656.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.21,27635,09137.7%
Total126,386116,48752.0%
Pct. Govt.13.9%  
Pct. Private + Self76.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts45,47018.7%
Sales and Office Occupations46,39119.1%
Professional, Technical58,29523.9%
Service Occupations45,22718.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3,5621.5%
All others48,04419.7%
White Collar 61.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance35,35114.5%
Retail trade26,15910.7%
Manufacturing24,43910.0%
Construction21,8099.0%
Professional, scientific, technical20,2918.3%
Educational services20,2148.3%
Accommodation and food services16,6866.9%
Other services12,4405.1%
Public administration11,1394.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.10,6014.4%
Finance and insurance7,6113.1%
Transportation and warehousing6,9822.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation6,4062.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting6,2102.6%
Wholesale trade5,2722.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing4,9882.0%
Information4,2721.8%
Utilities2,3090.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1740.1%
Management740.0%

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican117,69324.26%
Puerto Rican2,2130.46%
Cuban8420.17%
Dominican2430.05%
Total Central American9,6541.99%
Costa Rican1810.04%
Guatemalan1,9570.40%
Honduran7630.16%
Nicaraguan1,0470.22%
Panamanian5340.11%
Salvadoran4,9711.02%
Other Central American2010.04%
Total South American3,7090.76%
Argentinean6600.14%
Bolivian580.01%
Chilean4410.09%
Colombian1,3150.27%
Ecuadorian2890.06%
Paraguayan190.00%
Peruvian7410.15%
Uruguayan670.01%
Venezuelan570.01%
Other South American620.01%
Other Hispanic11,1642.30%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino4,4420.92%
Chinese4,3550.90%
Vietnamese3,1540.65%
Indian3,0360.63%
Korean1,1930.25%
Japanese1,1560.24%
Cambodian7580.16%
Laotian5380.11%
Thai3910.08%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English337,68473.0%
Spanish97,33821.0%
Other Indo-European6,3711.4%
Other Asian3,9600.9%
Chinese2,9550.6%
Tagalog2,6660.6%
German, other Germanic2,3910.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun2,1530.5%
Vietnamese2,1020.5%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German59,97812.4%
Irish59,21512.2%
English58,63612.1%
Italian38,6878.0%
European16,9063.5%
French13,6022.8%
Scottish12,9232.7%
American12,2492.5%
Polish8,7631.8%
Norwegian8,4391.7%
Swedish8,1261.7%
Portuguese6,2961.3%
Russian5,8651.2%
Dutch5,3141.1%
Scotch-Irish5,2831.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen442,65891.3%
Not a citizen42,3828.7%
Native403,35283.2%
Foreign-born81,68816.8%

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
23,312 6.6%16,642 4.7%66,745 18.8%111,465 31.4%84,877 23.9%51,620 14.6%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 23,312 6.6%
9-12 Years 16,642 4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 66,745 18.8%
Some College 111,465 31.4%
Bach. Degree 84,877 23.9%
Grad Degree 51,620 14.6%
Average years of education: 13.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 412,448 396,504 15,944 3.9%
1991 424,682 400,790 23,892 5.6%
1992 434,250 403,440 30,810 7.1%
1993 440,136 410,912 29,224 6.6%
1994 447,814 421,282 26,532 5.9%
1995 447,498 422,844 24,654 5.5%
1996 457,006 436,300 20,706 4.5%
1997 475,506 457,232 18,274 3.8%
1998 491,502 475,118 16,384 3.3%
1999 498,756 485,164 13,592 2.7%
2000 506,272 489,468 16,804 3.3%
2001 514,350 495,328 19,022 3.7%
2002 513,202 486,930 26,272 5.1%
2003 505,736 477,908 27,828 5.5%
2004 507,846 482,694 25,152 5.0%
2005 506,918 484,544 22,374 4.4%
2006 508,796 488,488 20,308 4.0%
2007 515,376 493,246 22,130 4.3%
2008 519,514 489,454 30,060 5.8%
2009 515,302 464,742 50,560 9.8%
2010 489,218 435,092 54,126 11.1%
2011 491,236 440,176 51,060 10.4%
2012 491,342 447,128 44,214 9.0%
2013 498,038 462,190 35,848 7.2%
2014 511,126 482,096 29,030 5.7%
2015 515,318 492,056 23,262 4.5%
2016 518,428 497,752 20,676 4.0%
2017 519,888 502,208 17,680 3.4%
2018 521,244 506,680 14,564 2.8%
2019 514,186 500,072 14,114 2.7%
2020 490,182 451,582 38,600 7.9%
2021 487,358 460,336 27,022 5.5%
2022 496,554 481,018 15,536 3.1%
2023 495,926 477,982 17,944 3.6%
2024 493,274 472,940 20,334 4.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com