Lake County vs. Sonoma County
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Lake County (CA) Sonoma County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 64,382 499,942
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -0.4% 3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 64,664 483,868
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 64,665 483,878
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.0% 19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 22.7% 19.7%
Female persons, percent 50.1% 51.2%
White alone, percent 87.2% 86.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.1% 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 4.4% 2.2%
Asian alone, percent 1.4% 4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.4%
Two or More Races, percent 4.6% 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 21.3% 27.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 69.7% 63.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 5,053 26,477
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.9% 16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 34,745 205,225
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.1% 60.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $195,400 $568,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,523 $2,334
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $478 $621
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $968 $1,549
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 7.7% 19.1%
Building permits, 2018 113 3,279
Households, 2014-2018 25,966 189,339
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.43 2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.3% 86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 15.7% 25.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 83.7% 93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 72.6% 87.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 85.2% 88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 15.8% 34.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 13.9% 8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.2% 7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 50.0% 64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 46.7% 60.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 88,833 1,058,691
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 256,618 3,156,169
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 80,536 6,131,694
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 522,337 6,016,331
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $8,164 $12,233
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 30.4 25.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $42,475 $76,753
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $25,404 $39,929
Persons in poverty, percent 18.4% 9.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,118 14,174
Total employment, 2017 9,800 173,035
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 387,361 9,003,207
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.3% 2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 3,876 46,172
All firms, 2012 4,466 52,975
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,293 26,518
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,624 19,302
Minority-owned firms, 2012 639 9,178
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 3,713 41,571
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 503 4,296
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 3,812 45,989
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 7.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.6% 30.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 51.5 307.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,256.46 1,575.85
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lake county (CA) and Sonoma county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.