Marin County vs. Sonoma County
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Marin County (CA) Sonoma County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 259,666 499,942
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.9% 3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 252,423 483,868
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 252,409 483,878
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.6% 5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.0% 19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 22.3% 19.7%
Female persons, percent 51.1% 51.2%
White alone, percent 85.5% 86.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.8% 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.0% 2.2%
Asian alone, percent 6.5% 4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.4%
Two or More Races, percent 4.0% 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 16.1% 27.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 71.5% 63.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 11,373 26,477
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 18.4% 16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 113,182 205,225
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 63.8% 60.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $959,200 $568,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $3,500 $2,334
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $866 $621
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,970 $1,549
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 26.9% 19.1%
Building permits, 2018 164 3,279
Households, 2014-2018 105,258 189,339
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.40 2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.6% 86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 22.7% 25.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.2% 93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 90.5% 87.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 93.2% 88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 58.8% 34.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.0% 8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.4% 7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.1% 64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.9% 60.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 729,652 1,058,691
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,102,255 3,156,169
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,864,552 4,443,204
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,087,526 6,016,331
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $19,868 $12,233
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 32.5 25.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $110,217 $76,753
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $69,275 $39,929
Persons in poverty, percent 6.6% 9.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 10,070 14,174
Total employment, 2017 101,361 173,035
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 6,739,067 9,003,207
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.8% 2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 38,060 46,172
All firms, 2012 39,815 52,975
Men-owned firms, 2012 19,795 26,518
Women-owned firms, 2012 15,500 19,302
Minority-owned firms, 2012 5,813 9,178
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 32,232 41,571
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 3,304 4,296
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 34,571 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 33.9% 30.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 485.1 307.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 520.31 1,575.85
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Marin county (CA) and Sonoma county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.