Sonora city, CA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,963 ( 60 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.2 square miles
Population density: 1569.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,179	84.20%	3.5%
Black:	27	0.54%	17.4%
Indian:	64	1.29%	4.9%
Asian:	176	3.55%	109.5%
2+ races:	74	1.49%	49.3%
Hispanic:	422	8.50%	22.1%

Total non-White:	784	15.80%	9.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	142	3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-82	-2.0

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
4,903
4,037	82.34%
23	0.47%
61	1.24%
84	1.71%
146	2.98%
542	11.05%
866	17.66%

2000
4,393
3,794	86.36%
35	0.80%
116	2.64%
53	1.21%
77	1.75%
318	7.24%
599	13.64%

1990
4,153
3,681	88.63%
8	0.19%
84	2.02%
59	1.42%
n/a
321	7.73%
472	11.37%

1980
3,091
2,859	92.49%
0	0.00%
23	0.74%
80	2.59%
n/a
129	4.17%
232	7.51%

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

243	5.5
267	6.1

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

113	2.7
127	3.1

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

822	26.6
240	7.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Sonora 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
41.5
1,145	23.1%
3,818	76.9%
1,208	24.3%

2,178
2.17

979	44.9%
576	58.8%
197	20.1%
1,199	55.1%

2010
Number	Percent
39.7
975	19.9%
3,928	80.1%
812	16.6%

2,199
2.10

1,113	50.6%
689	61.9%
191	17.2%
1,086	49.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.4
959	21.8%
3,434	78.2%
838	19.1%

1,996
2.10

1,024	51.3%
687	67.1%
180	17.6%
972	48.7%

1990
Number	Percent
37.0
833	20.1%
3,320	79.9%
858	20.7%

1,937
2.07

1,052	54.3%
773	73.5%
174	16.5%
885	45.7%

1980
Number	Percent
39.9
551	17.8%
2,540	82.2%
764	24.7%

1,477
2.02

875	59.2%
670	76.6%
88	10.1%
602	40.8%

2022 Housing Data for Sonora city, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	72	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	242	11.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	103	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	79	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	91	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	64	2.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	110	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	80	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	67	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	168	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	170	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	190	8.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	281	12.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	126	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	214	9.8%
$200,000 or more	121	5.6%

Median Household Income	60,492
Per Capita Income	36,000

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	270	12.4%
Public Assistance	176	8.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	373	17.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,651	63.4%
Unemployed	202	7.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,853	71.2%
Not in Labor Force	751	28.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	403	515	43.9%
Non-Profit	122	214	36.3%
Self-Employed	88	111	44.2%

Local Government	103	245	29.6%
State Government	127	60	67.9%
Federal Government	4	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	491	626	44.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	356	519	40.7%
Total	847	1,145	42.5%

Pct. Govt.	27.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	274	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	378	19.0%
Professional, Technical	630	31.6%
Service Occupations	410	20.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	0.6%
All others	300	15.1%

White Collar		64.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	392	19.7%
Educational services	289	14.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	193	9.7%
Retail trade	166	8.3%
Other services	129	6.5%
Construction	119	6.0%
Public administration	115	5.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	113	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	103	5.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	76	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	67	3.4%
Manufacturing	67	3.4%
Utilities	52	2.6%
Information	37	1.9%
Wholesale trade	34	1.7%
Transportation and warehousing	26	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	0.5%
Finance and insurance	5	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	159	3.20%
Puerto Rican	92	1.85%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	17	0.34%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	17	0.34%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
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	154	3.10%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	104	2.10%
Chinese	13	0.26%
Japanese	7	0.14%
Vietnamese	7	0.14%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,572	94.8%
Spanish	88	1.8%
Tagalog	83	1.7%
Other Asian	30	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	17	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	10	0.2%
Chinese	9	0.2%
Other Indo-European	8	0.2%
Vietnamese	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	868	17.5%
English	847	17.1%
Irish	440	8.9%
Italian	322	6.5%
Scottish	263	5.3%
French	227	4.6%
Scotch-Irish	197	4.0%
Swedish	193	3.9%
Norwegian	163	3.3%
European	151	3.0%
Portuguese	136	2.7%
Scandinavian	102	2.1%
Russian	91	1.8%
American	87	1.8%
Danish	41	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,867	98.1%
Not a citizen	96	1.9%

Native	4,767	96.1%
Foreign-born	196	3.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
96	2.7%	132	3.7%	809	22.8%	1,427	40.2%	600	16.9%	483	13.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	96	2.7%
9-12 Years	132	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	809	22.8%
Some College	1,427	40.2%
Bach. Degree	600	16.9%
Grad Degree	483	13.6%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +392	D +173	D + 9.1%
D +565
2020 vs. 2012	R -47	D +79	D + 3.3%
D +32
2020 vs. 2008	R -275	D +79	D + 3.4%
D -196

2016 vs. 2008	R -667	R +94	R + 5.7%
D -761
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Joe Biden (D)	1,258	50.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,156	46.1%	93	3.7%	2,507	12	-1	0.01%
2016	38%	Donald Trump (R)	764	48.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	693	44.3%	109	7.0%	1,566	17	3	0.01%
2012	63%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,226	48.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,203	47.6%	99	3.9%	2,528	11	0	0.02%
2008	77%	Barack Obama (D)	1,454	49.1%	John McCain (R)	1,431	48.3%	77	2.6%	2,962	11	3	0.02%
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,003	50.3%	John Kerry (D)	970	48.6%	23	1.2%	1,996	6	0	0.02%
2000	51%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	829	47.1%	George W. Bush (R)	819	46.6%	111	6.3%	1,759	5	-1	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sonora city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,258

50.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,156

46.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

2,507

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): -1

2016 President, Sonora city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

693

44.3%

Donald Trump (R)

764

48.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,566

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Sonora city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,226

48.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,203

47.6%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

2,528

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Sonora city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,454

49.1%

John McCain (R)

1,431

48.3%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

2,962

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Sonora city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,003

50.3%

John Kerry (D)

970

48.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,996

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Sonora city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

819

46.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

829

47.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,759

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sonora city, CA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	81%	Alex Padilla* (D)	1,736	50.8%	Mark Meuser (R)	1,680	49.2%	0	0.0%	3,416	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	41%	Brian Dahle (R)	920	53.2%	Gavin Newsom* (D)	808	46.8%	0	0.0%	1,728	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	48%	Kevin DeLeon (D)	1,132	56.5%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	871	43.5%	0	0.0%	2,003	n/a	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	58%	John H. Cox (R)	1,247	51.6%	Gavin Newsom (D)	1,170	48.4%	0	0.0%	2,417	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	29%	Kamala Harris (D)	785	66.1%	Loretta Sanchez (D)	403	33.9%	0	0.0%	1,188	n/a	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2014	G	17%	Jerry Brown* (D)	372	55.6%	Neel Kashkari (R)	297	44.4%	0	0.0%	669	4	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
2012	S1	62%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	1,265	51.0%	Elizabeth Emken (R)	1,215	49.0%	0	0.0%	2,480	12	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
2010	S3	43%	Carly Fiorina (R)	857	50.3%	Barbara Boxer* (D)	698	40.9%	150 [+]	8.8%	1,705	8	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Ed Noonan (American Independent) 52 (3.0%); Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 41 (2.4%); Duane Roberts (Green) 35 (2.1%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 22 (1.3%);
2010	G	44%	Jerry Brown (D)	811	47.1%	Meg Whitman (R)	802	46.6%	109 [+]	6.3%	1,722	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Chelene Nightingale (American Independent) 53 (3.1%); Laura Wells (Green) 26 (1.5%); Dale Ogden (Libertarian) 22 (1.3%); Carlos Alvarez (Peace & Freedom) 8 (0.5%);
2006	S1	41%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	792	51.4%	Dick Mountjoy (R)	636	41.3%	112 [+]	7.3%	1,540	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Todd Chretien (Green) 41 (2.7%); Michael Metti (Libertarian) 29 (1.9%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 22 (1.4%); Don Grundmann (American Independent) 20 (1.3%);
2006	G	42%	Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R)	969	62.4%	Phil Angelides (D)	463	29.8%	121 [+]	7.8%	1,553	7	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Peter Camejo (Green) 72 (4.6%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 17 (1.1%); Art Olivier (Libertarian) 16 (1.0%); Janice Jordan (Peace & Freedom) 16 (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	2,378
Median Value	$376,100

Occupied	2,178	91.6%
Vacant	200	8.4%

Owned	1,059	48.6%
Rented	1,119	51.4%
Median Rent	$1,091

Single-Family Units	1,532	64.4%
Detached	1,450	61.0%
Attached	82	3.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	432	18.2%
Mobile Homes	10	0.4%

Sonora city, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sonora city, CA

2022 Housing Data for Sonora city, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sonora city, CA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sonora city, CA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sonora city, CA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sonora city, CA