Solano County vs. Sonoma County

	Solano County (CA)	Sonoma County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	446,610	499,942
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.1%	3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	413,298	483,868
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	413,344	483,878
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.1%	19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.8%	19.7%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	51.2%
White alone, percent	59.7%	86.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	14.8%	2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.3%	2.2%
Asian alone, percent	16.2%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	1.0%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	7.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	26.9%	27.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	37.6%	63.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	32,811	26,477
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	20.0%	16.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	158,808	205,225
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	60.7%	60.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$377,500	$568,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,072	$2,334
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$531	$621
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,498	$1,549
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.9%	19.1%
Building permits, 2018	990	3,279
Households, 2014-2018	149,067	189,339
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.87	2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.7%	86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	29.8%	25.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.0%	93.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.7%	87.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.0%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.2%	34.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.7%	7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.1%	64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.5%	60.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	625,627	1,058,691
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,241,785	3,156,169
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	11,412,211	6,131,694
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,803,726	4,443,204
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,106,627	6,016,331
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,137	$12,233
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.6	25.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$77,609	$76,753
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,700	$39,929
Persons in poverty, percent	7.9%	9.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	7,079	14,174
Total employment, 2017	111,931	173,035
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	5,723,681	9,003,207
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.7%	2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	25,848	46,172
All firms, 2012	25,724	52,975
Men-owned firms, 2012	11,695	26,518
Women-owned firms, 2012	10,091	19,302
Minority-owned firms, 2012	11,202	9,178
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	13,085	41,571
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,296	4,296
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	21,710	45,989
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.9%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	15.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	11.3%	7.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.9%	30.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	503.0	307.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	821.77	1,575.85

Source: United States Census Bureau

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