Lake County vs. Sonoma County

Lake County (CA)Sonoma County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)64,382499,942
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.4%3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)64,664483,868
Population, Census, April 1, 201064,665483,878
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.0%19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent22.7%19.7%
Female persons, percent50.1%51.2%
White alone, percent87.2%86.8%
Black or African American alone, percent2.1%2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent4.4%2.2%
Asian alone, percent1.4%4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent4.6%4.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent21.3%27.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent69.7%63.1%
Veterans, 2014-20185,05326,477
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.9%16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)34,745205,225
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.1%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, 2009-20137.7%19.1%
Building permits, 20181133,279
Households, 2014-201825,966189,339
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.3%86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201815.7%25.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.7%93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201872.6%87.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.2%88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.8%34.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.9%8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.2%7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201850.0%64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201846.7%60.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)88,8331,058,691
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)256,6183,156,169
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)80,5366,131,694
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)522,3376,016,331
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,164$12,233
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.425.4
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, percent18.4%9.9%
Total employer establishments, 20171,11814,174
Total employment, 20179,800173,035
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)387,3619,003,207
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.3%2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,87646,172
All firms, 20124,46652,975
Men-owned firms, 20122,29326,518
Women-owned firms, 20121,62419,302
Minority-owned firms, 20126399,178
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,71341,571
Veteran-owned firms, 20125034,296
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,81245,989
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%7.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.6%30.4%
Population per square mile, 201051.5307.1
Land area in square miles, 20101,256.461,575.85

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.