Sonoma County vs. Marin County
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Sonoma County (CA) Marin County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 499,942 259,666
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.3% 2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 483,868 252,423
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 483,878 252,409
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.0% 4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.6% 20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 19.7% 22.3%
Female persons, percent 51.2% 51.1%
White alone, percent 86.8% 85.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.1% 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.2% 1.0%
Asian alone, percent 4.6% 6.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.4% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 4.0% 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 27.2% 16.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 63.1% 71.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 26,477 11,373
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 16.5% 18.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 205,225 113,182
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 60.8% 63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $568,700 $959,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,334 $3,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $621 $866
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,549 $1,970
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 19.1% 26.9%
Building permits, 2018 3,279 164
Households, 2014-2018 189,339 105,258
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.60 2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.2% 86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 25.5% 22.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 93.1% 94.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 87.1% 90.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.0% 93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 34.9% 58.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.3% 5.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.6% 5.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.8% 64.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.1% 58.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,058,691 729,652
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,156,169 2,102,255
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,443,204 1,864,552
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,016,331 5,087,526
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,233 $19,868
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.4 32.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $76,753 $110,217
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $39,929 $69,275
Persons in poverty, percent 9.9% 6.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017 14,174 10,070
Total employment, 2017 173,035 101,361
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 9,003,207 6,739,067
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.9% 0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 46,172 38,060
All firms, 2012 52,975 39,815
Men-owned firms, 2012 26,518 19,795
Women-owned firms, 2012 19,302 15,500
Minority-owned firms, 2012 9,178 5,813
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 41,571 32,232
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,296 3,304
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 45,989 34,571
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 0.0%
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 7.8% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.4% 33.9%
Population per square mile, 2010 307.1 485.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,575.85 520.31
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Sonoma county (CA) and Marin county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.