Sonoma County vs. Napa County
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Sonoma County (CA) Napa County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 499,942 139,417
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.3% 2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 483,868 136,578
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 483,878 136,484
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.0% 5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.6% 20.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 19.7% 19.1%
Female persons, percent 51.2% 50.2%
White alone, percent 86.8% 83.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.1% 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 2.2% 1.3%
Asian alone, percent 4.6% 8.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.4% 0.4%
Two or More Races, percent 4.0% 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 27.2% 34.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 63.1% 52.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 26,477 7,741
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 16.5% 22.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 205,225 55,460
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 60.8% 63.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $568,700 $603,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,334 $2,526
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $621 $645
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,549 $1,621
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 19.1% 19.7%
Building permits, 2018 3,279 269
Households, 2014-2018 189,339 49,032
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.60 2.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.2% 87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 25.5% 34.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 93.1% 92.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 87.1% 87.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.0% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 34.9% 34.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.3% 7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.6% 8.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.8% 65.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.1% 60.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,058,691 774,149
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,156,169 1,360,685
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 6,131,694 4,623,531
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,016,331 1,699,004
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,233 $12,219
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.4 24.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $76,753 $84,753
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $39,929 $42,677
Persons in poverty, percent 9.9% 8.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 14,174 4,270
Total employment, 2017 173,035 64,132
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 9,003,207 3,423,642
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.9% 2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 46,172 12,202
All firms, 2012 52,975 14,236
Men-owned firms, 2012 26,518 7,574
Women-owned firms, 2012 19,302 4,309
Minority-owned firms, 2012 9,178 3,192
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 41,571 10,398
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,296 1,446
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 45,989 11,880
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 5.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.8% 10.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.4% 31.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 307.1 182.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,575.85 748.36
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Sonoma county (CA) and Napa county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.