Sonoma city, CA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 10,702 ( 54 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.7 square miles
Population density: 3900.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,349	78.01%	1.0%
Black:	142	1.33%	195.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	218	2.04%	31.4%
2+ races:	273	2.55%	61.5%
Hispanic:	1,705	15.93%	4.3%

Total non-White:	2,353	21.99%	6.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-81	-0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	135	1.5

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
10,648
8,430	79.17%
48	0.45%
35	0.33%
318	2.99%
169	1.59%
1,634	15.35%
2,218	20.83%

2000
8,878
7,877	88.72%
38	0.43%
30	0.34%
121	1.36%
189	2.13%
593	6.68%
1,001	11.28%

1990
8,121
7,528	92.70%
26	0.32%
37	0.46%
155	1.91%
n/a
375	4.62%
593	7.30%

1980
6,054
5,732	94.68%
0	0.00%
8	0.13%
63	1.04%
n/a
246	4.06%
322	5.32%

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

553	6.2
1,217	13.7

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

349	4.3
408	5.0

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

1,796	29.7
271	4.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Sonoma 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
54.7
1,487	13.9%
9,215	86.1%
3,624	33.9%

5,338
1.95

2,741	51.3%
2,275	83.0%
197	7.2%
2,597	48.7%

2010
Number	Percent
49.2
1,920	18.0%
8,728	82.0%
2,667	25.0%

4,955
2.10

2,693	54.3%
2,094	77.8%
205	7.6%
2,262	45.7%

2000
Number	Percent
48.4
1,547	17.4%
7,331	82.6%
2,244	25.3%

4,279
2.05

2,400	56.1%
1,919	80.0%
163	6.8%
1,879	43.9%

1990
Number	Percent
44.5
1,500	18.5%
6,621	81.5%
2,465	30.4%

3,866
2.05

2,207	57.1%
1,838	83.3%
158	7.2%
1,659	42.9%

1980
Number	Percent
49.5
1,117	18.5%
4,937	81.5%
1,926	31.8%

2,705
2.17

1,730	64.0%
1,461	84.5%
98	5.7%
975	36.0%

2022 Housing Data for Sonoma city, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	309	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	99	1.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	215	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	98	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	91	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	125	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	99	1.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	69	1.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	222	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	400	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	413	7.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	668	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	497	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	420	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	447	8.4%
$200,000 or more	1,166	21.8%

Median Household Income	96,090
Per Capita Income	70,445

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	175	3.3%
Public Assistance	114	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	302	5.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,442	71.4%
Unemployed	161	3.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,603	74.7%
Not in Labor Force	1,219	25.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,618	1,438	52.9%
Non-Profit	101	279	26.6%
Self-Employed	397	449	46.9%

Local Government	209	211	49.8%
State Government	75	155	32.6%
Federal Government	19	22	46.3%

Total Private + Self	2,015	1,887	51.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	404	667	37.7%
Total	2,419	2,554	48.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,143	22.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,076	21.6%
Professional, Technical	1,415	28.4%
Service Occupations	790	15.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.2%
All others	564	11.3%

White Collar		72.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	646	13.0%
Health care and social assistance	618	12.4%
Manufacturing	503	10.1%
Retail trade	457	9.2%
Educational services	399	8.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	341	6.8%
Construction	329	6.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	275	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	267	5.4%
Finance and insurance	247	5.0%
Other services	229	4.6%
Public administration	178	3.6%
Wholesale trade	116	2.3%
Transportation and warehousing	95	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	95	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	84	1.7%
Information	56	1.1%
Utilities	50	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,234	11.53%
Puerto Rican	12	0.11%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	188	1.76%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	12	0.11%
Nicaraguan	125	1.17%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	51	0.48%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	76	0.71%
Argentinean	9	0.08%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	67	0.63%
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	195	1.82%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	72	0.67%
Chinese	61	0.57%
Japanese	15	0.14%
Indonesian	5	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,722	84.0%
Spanish	1,181	11.4%
Other Indo-European	219	2.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	87	0.8%
German, other Germanic	70	0.7%
Chinese	47	0.5%
Arabic	39	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	19	0.2%
Other Asian	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	2,404	22.5%
German	1,687	15.8%
English	1,487	13.9%
Italian	1,158	10.8%
French	629	5.9%
Norwegian	486	4.5%
European	301	2.8%
Scottish	280	2.6%
Scotch-Irish	243	2.3%
Russian	198	1.9%
Dutch	193	1.8%
Danish	192	1.8%
Swedish	142	1.3%
Welsh	140	1.3%
Polish	132	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,256	95.8%
Not a citizen	446	4.2%

Native	9,447	88.3%
Foreign-born	1,255	11.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
171	2.0%	235	2.7%	1,579	18.1%	2,557	29.4%	2,512	28.9%	1,652	19.0%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	171	2.0%
9-12 Years	235	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,579	18.1%
Some College	2,557	29.4%
Bach. Degree	2,512	28.9%
Grad Degree	1,652	19.0%
Average years of education: 14.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +120	D +845	D + 3.8%
D +965
2020 vs. 2012	R -128	D +1,462	D + 13.5%
D +1,334
2020 vs. 2008	R -37	D +945	D + 7.3%
D +908

2016 vs. 2008	R -157	D +100	D + 3.6%
D -57
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	82%	Joe Biden (D)	5,432	77.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,451	20.7%	137	2.0%	7,020	-14	-26	0.04%
2016	71%	Hillary Clinton (D)	4,467	72.8%	Donald Trump (R)	1,331	21.7%	342	5.6%	6,140	-10	-24	0.04%
2012	67%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,098	70.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,579	27.1%	148	2.5%	5,825	-10	-20	0.04%
2008	72%	Barack Obama (D)	4,524	74.1%	John McCain (R)	1,488	24.4%	91	1.5%	6,103	-13	-21	0.04%
2004	72%	John Kerry (D)	3,952	69.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,689	29.5%	79	1.4%	5,720	-15	-21	0.05%
2000	69%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,113	61.4%	George W. Bush (R)	1,615	31.9%	338	6.7%	5,066	-10	-16	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sonoma city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

5,432

77.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,451

20.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

7,020

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -26

2016 President, Sonoma city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

4,467

72.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,331

21.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

191

3.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

140

2.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

6,140

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -24

2012 President, Sonoma city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

4,098

70.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,579

27.1%

Other

148

2.5%

TOTAL

5,825

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -20

2008 President, Sonoma city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

4,524

74.1%

John McCain (R)

1,488

24.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

6,103

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -21

2004 President, Sonoma city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,689

29.5%

John Kerry (D)

3,952

69.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

5,720

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -21

2000 President, Sonoma city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,615

31.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,113

61.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

299

5.9%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

5,066

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sonoma city, CA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	128%	Alex Padilla* (D)	8,452	76.8%	Mark Meuser (R)	2,548	23.2%	0	0.0%	11,000	-16	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	65%	Gavin Newsom* (D)	4,147	74.4%	Brian Dahle (R)	1,424	25.6%	0	0.0%	5,571	-15	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	62%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	3,219	60.1%	Kevin DeLeon (D)	2,141	39.9%	0	0.0%	5,360	n/a	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	67%	Gavin Newsom (D)	4,249	73.1%	John H. Cox (R)	1,560	26.9%	0	0.0%	5,809	-11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	64%	Kamala Harris (D)	4,170	75.4%	Loretta Sanchez (D)	1,359	24.6%	0	0.0%	5,529	n/a	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2014	G	48%	Jerry Brown* (D)	3,200	76.5%	Neel Kashkari (R)	982	23.5%	0	0.0%	4,182	-17	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
2012	S1	65%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	4,211	74.1%	Elizabeth Emken (R)	1,472	25.9%	0	0.0%	5,683	-12	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
2010	S3	57%	Barbara Boxer* (D)	3,223	64.4%	Carly Fiorina (R)	1,530	30.6%	254 [+]	5.1%	5,007	-12	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 77 (1.5%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 65 (1.3%); Duane Roberts (Green) 59 (1.2%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 53 (1.1%);
2010	G	58%	Jerry Brown (D)	3,366	66.5%	Meg Whitman (R)	1,516	29.9%	180 [+]	3.6%	5,062	-11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Chelene Nightingale (American Independent) 60 (1.2%); Laura Wells (Green) 49 (1.0%); Dale Ogden (Libertarian) 43 (0.8%); Carlos Alvarez (Peace & Freedom) 28 (0.6%);
2006	S1	59%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	3,500	73.1%	Dick Mountjoy (R)	1,027	21.5%	259 [+]	5.4%	4,786	-14	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Todd Chretien (Green) 116 (2.4%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 60 (1.3%); Michael Metti (Libertarian) 45 (0.9%); Don Grundmann (American Independent) 38 (0.8%);
2006	G	59%	Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R)	2,400	50.1%	Phil Angelides (D)	2,043	42.6%	349 [+]	7.3%	4,792	-6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Peter Camejo (Green) 221 (4.6%); Art Olivier (Libertarian) 53 (1.1%); Janice Jordan (Peace & Freedom) 44 (0.9%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 31 (0.6%);

*: 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	5,800
Median Value	$924,700

Occupied	5,338	92.0%
Vacant	462	8.0%

Owned	3,282	61.5%
Rented	2,056	38.5%
Median Rent	$2,164

Single-Family Units	4,004	69.0%
Detached	3,422	59.0%
Attached	582	10.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	851	14.7%
Mobile Homes	301	5.2%

Sonoma city, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sonoma city, CA

2022 Housing Data for Sonoma city, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sonoma city, CA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sonoma city, CA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sonoma city, CA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sonoma city, CA