Mendocino County vs. Sonoma County

Mendocino County (CA)Sonoma County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)87,606499,942
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.3%3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)87,850483,868
Population, Census, April 1, 201087,841483,878
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.4%19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent22.1%19.7%
Female persons, percent50.5%51.2%
White alone, percent86.2%86.8%
Black or African American alone, percent1.1%2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent6.3%2.2%
Asian alone, percent2.2%4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent3.9%4.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent25.6%27.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent64.7%63.1%
Veterans, 2014-20186,05326,477
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201813.0%16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)40,926205,225
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201859.2%60.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$356,800$568,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,851$2,334
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$475$621
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,100$1,549
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201312.5%19.1%
Building permits, 20181403,279
Households, 2014-201834,090189,339
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.4%86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201822.0%25.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.9%93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.6%87.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.9%88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.7%34.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.1%8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.7%7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.5%64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.3%60.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)182,6021,058,691
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)427,2173,156,169
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)453,4446,131,694
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)407,6254,443,204
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,095,2336,016,331
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,527$12,233
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.125.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,233$76,753
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,395$39,929
Persons in poverty, percent17.5%9.9%
Total employer establishments, 20172,46814,174
Total employment, 201723,672173,035
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)903,1149,003,207
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.1%2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,48046,172
All firms, 20129,56952,975
Men-owned firms, 20124,76326,518
Women-owned firms, 20123,22619,302
Minority-owned firms, 20121,5189,178
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,52841,571
Veteran-owned firms, 20127624,296
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,24245,989
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%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, 200727.6%30.4%
Population per square mile, 201025.1307.1
Land area in square miles, 20103,506.341,575.85

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Mendocino county (CA) and Sonoma county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.