Willits city, CA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,968 ( 80 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.8 square miles
Population density: 1763.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,497	70.39%	0.3%
Black:	35	0.70%	9.4%
Indian:	97	1.95%	34.0%
Asian:	12	0.24%	82.4%
2+ races:	191	3.84%	36.4%
Hispanic:	1,136	22.87%	12.7%

Total non-White:	1,471	29.61%	5.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	9	0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	71	1.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,888
3,488	71.36%
32	0.65%
147	3.01%
68	1.39%
140	2.86%
1,008	20.62%
1,400	28.64%

2000
5,205
4,176	80.23%
23	0.44%
152	2.92%
23	0.44%
139	2.67%
688	13.22%
1,029	19.77%

1990
5,027
4,216	83.87%
28	0.56%
128	2.55%
37	0.74%
n/a
618	12.29%
811	16.13%

1980
4,008
3,734	93.16%
0	0.00%
16	0.40%
4	0.10%
n/a
254	6.34%
274	6.84%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-688	-13.2
371	7.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-40	-0.8
218	4.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

482	12.0
537	13.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Willits city, CA

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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):

2022
Number	Percent
40.4
1,057	21.3%
3,911	78.7%
1,451	29.2%

2,107
2.31

1,009	47.9%
497	49.3%
225	22.3%
1,098	52.1%

2010
Number	Percent
37.8
1,270	26.0%
3,618	74.0%
742	15.2%

1,914
2.50

1,156	60.4%
693	59.9%
194	16.8%
758	39.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.7
1,467	28.2%
3,738	71.8%
719	13.8%

1,949
2.61

1,257	64.5%
819	65.2%
216	17.2%
692	35.5%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
1,602	31.9%
3,425	68.1%
680	13.5%

1,924
2.58

1,357	70.5%
947	69.8%
176	13.0%
567	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
1,188	29.6%
2,820	70.4%
510	12.7%

1,511
2.59

1,084	71.7%
835	77.0%
131	12.1%
427	28.3%

2022 Housing Data for Willits city, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	132	6.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	323	15.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	159	7.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	149	7.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	99	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	45	2.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	53	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	89	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	37	1.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	188	8.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	200	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	209	9.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	97	4.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	135	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	105	5.0%
$200,000 or more	87	4.1%

Median Household Income	45,592
Per Capita Income	30,460

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	384	18.2%
Public Assistance	165	7.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	418	19.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,032	54.3%
Unemployed	95	5.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,127	59.3%
Not in Labor Force	774	40.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		45.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	507	431	54.1%
Non-Profit	150	240	38.5%
Self-Employed	70	68	50.7%

Local Government	0	92	0.0%
State Government	35	54	39.3%
Federal Government	13	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	577	499	53.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	198	386	33.9%
Total	775	885	46.7%

Pct. Govt.	11.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	172	10.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	483	29.1%
Professional, Technical	266	16.0%
Service Occupations	478	28.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	41	2.5%
All others	261	15.7%

White Collar		55.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	562	33.9%
Retail trade	221	13.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	121	7.3%
Public administration	99	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	89	5.4%
Construction	86	5.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	72	4.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	59	3.6%
Wholesale trade	52	3.1%
Manufacturing	47	2.8%
Other services	44	2.7%
Accommodation and food services	43	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	42	2.5%
Utilities	40	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	35	2.1%
Educational services	31	1.9%
Finance and insurance	17	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	749	15.08%
Puerto Rican	118	2.38%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	63	1.27%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	63	1.27%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	206	4.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	8	0.16%
Hmong	3	0.06%
Chinese	1	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,218	90.4%
Spanish	360	7.7%
Other Indo-European	45	1.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	30	0.6%
Vietnamese	8	0.2%
German, other Germanic	4	0.1%
Other Asian	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	779	15.7%
German	729	14.7%
English	451	9.1%
Russian	300	6.0%
European	285	5.7%
Scottish	257	5.2%
Italian	188	3.8%
Norwegian	160	3.2%
American	136	2.7%
Polish	136	2.7%
French	113	2.3%
Welsh	68	1.4%
Swiss	48	1.0%
Slovak	47	0.9%
Portuguese	45	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,921	99.1%
Not a citizen	47	0.9%

Native	4,711	94.8%
Foreign-born	257	5.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
226	6.8%	306	9.1%	878	26.2%	1,332	39.8%	378	11.3%	225	6.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	226	6.8%
9-12 Years	306	9.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	878	26.2%
Some College	1,332	39.8%
Bach. Degree	378	11.3%
Grad Degree	225	6.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +127	D +196	D + 3.9%
D +323
2020 vs. 2012	R +298	R +71	R + 14.9%
D +227
2020 vs. 2008	R +210	R +134	R + 12.4%
D +76

2016 vs. 2008	R +83	R +330	R + 16.3%
D -247
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Joe Biden (D)	1,330	62.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	719	33.9%	71	3.3%	2,120	0	-13	0.01%
2016	46%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,007	56.8%	Donald Trump (R)	592	33.4%	174	9.8%	1,773	2	-13	0.01%
2012	44%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,103	68.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	421	26.0%	93	5.8%	1,617	-11	-21	0.01%
2008	50%	Barack Obama (D)	1,254	68.8%	John McCain (R)	509	27.9%	60	3.3%	1,823	-9	-18	0.01%
2004	47%	John Kerry (D)	1,079	62.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	617	35.7%	32	1.9%	1,728	-9	-15	0.01%
2000	43%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	778	48.6%	George W. Bush (R)	597	37.3%	226	14.1%	1,601	-4	-11	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Willits city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,330

62.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

719

33.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

2,120

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -13

2016 President, Willits city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,007

56.8%

Donald Trump (R)

592

33.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

5.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,773

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -13

2012 President, Willits city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,103

68.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

421

26.0%

Other

5.8%

TOTAL

1,617

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -21

2008 President, Willits city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,254

68.8%

John McCain (R)

509

27.9%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

1,823

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -18

2004 President, Willits city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

617

35.7%

John Kerry (D)

1,079

62.4%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,728

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -15

2000 President, Willits city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

597

37.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

778

48.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

202

12.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,601

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Willits city, CA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	70%	Alex Padilla* (D)	1,686	61.1%	Mark Meuser (R)	1,074	38.9%	0	0.0%	2,760	0	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	35%	Gavin Newsom* (D)	821	58.6%	Brian Dahle (R)	580	41.4%	0	0.0%	1,401	1	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	39%	Kevin DeLeon (D)	835	55.8%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	662	44.2%	0	0.0%	1,497	n/a	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	42%	Gavin Newsom (D)	1,034	63.4%	John H. Cox (R)	597	36.6%	0	0.0%	1,631	-1	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	40%	Kamala Harris (D)	1,028	66.9%	Loretta Sanchez (D)	509	33.1%	0	0.0%	1,537	n/a	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2014	G	30%	Jerry Brown* (D)	828	74.0%	Neel Kashkari (R)	291	26.0%	0	0.0%	1,119	-14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
2012	S1	43%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	1,142	71.3%	Elizabeth Emken (R)	460	28.7%	0	0.0%	1,602	-9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
2010	S3	39%	Barbara Boxer* (D)	836	59.5%	Carly Fiorina (R)	409	29.1%	161 [+]	11.5%	1,406	-13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Duane Roberts (Green) 54 (3.8%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 40 (2.8%); Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 35 (2.5%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 32 (2.3%);
2010	G	39%	Jerry Brown (D)	885	62.4%	Meg Whitman (R)	402	28.3%	131 [+]	9.2%	1,418	-13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Laura Wells (Green) 59 (4.2%); Chelene Nightingale (American Independent) 40 (2.8%); Carlos Alvarez (Peace & Freedom) 20 (1.4%); Dale Ogden (Libertarian) 12 (0.8%);
2006	S1	36%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	844	63.9%	Dick Mountjoy (R)	320	24.2%	156 [+]	11.8%	1,320	-11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Todd Chretien (Green) 60 (4.5%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 44 (3.3%); Michael Metti (Libertarian) 29 (2.2%); Don Grundmann (American Independent) 23 (1.7%);
2006	G	37%	Phil Angelides (D)	605	45.0%	Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R)	603	44.8%	137 [+]	10.2%	1,345	-11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Peter Camejo (Green) 76 (5.7%); Janice Jordan (Peace & Freedom) 30 (2.2%); Art Olivier (Libertarian) 17 (1.3%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 14 (1.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,250
Median Value	$294,700

Occupied	2,107	93.6%
Vacant	143	6.4%

Owned	738	35.0%
Rented	1,369	65.0%
Median Rent	$1,074

Single-Family Units	1,100	48.9%
Detached	960	42.7%
Attached	140	6.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	486	21.6%
Mobile Homes	114	5.1%

Willits city, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Willits city, CA

2022 Housing Data for Willits city, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Willits city, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Willits city, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Willits city, CA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Willits city, CA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Willits city, CA