Sonoma County vs. Mendocino County

Sonoma County (CA)Mendocino County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)499,94287,606
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.3%-0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)483,86887,850
Population, Census, April 1, 2010483,87887,841
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.6%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.7%22.1%
Female persons, percent51.2%50.5%
White alone, percent86.8%86.2%
Black or African American alone, percent2.1%1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent2.2%6.3%
Asian alone, percent4.6%2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent4.0%3.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent27.2%25.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent63.1%64.7%
Veterans, 2014-201826,4776,053
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201816.5%13.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)205,22540,926
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201860.8%59.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$568,700$356,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,334$1,851
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$621$475
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,549$1,100
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201319.1%12.5%
Building permits, 20183,279140
Households, 2014-2018189,33934,090
Persons per household, 2014-20182.602.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.2%86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201825.5%22.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.1%85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.1%77.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.0%86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.9%24.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.3%12.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.6%10.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.8%58.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.1%53.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,058,691182,602
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,156,169427,217
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,131,694453,444
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,443,204407,625
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,016,3311,095,233
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,233$12,527
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.420.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$76,753$49,233
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$39,929$27,395
Persons in poverty, percent9.9%17.5%
Total employer establishments, 201714,1742,468
Total employment, 2017173,03523,672
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,003,207903,114
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.9%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201746,1728,480
All firms, 201252,9759,569
Men-owned firms, 201226,5184,763
Women-owned firms, 201219,3023,226
Minority-owned firms, 20129,1781,518
Nonminority-owned firms, 201241,5717,528
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,296762
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201245,9898,242
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%1.9%
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, 20077.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.4%27.6%
Population per square mile, 2010307.125.1
Land area in square miles, 20101,575.853,506.34

Source: United States Census Bureau

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