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Language Spoken At Home in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 455,369 | 100% |
English only | 341,616 | 75.0% |
Language other than English | 113,753 | 25.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 50,466 | 11.1% |
Spanish | 86,388 | 19.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 41,149 | 9.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 11,883 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,973 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 13,185 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,839 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 2,297 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 505 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 483,456 | 100% |
American | 17,011 | 3.5% |
Arab | 1,366 | 0.3% |
Czech | 1,811 | 0.4% |
Danish | 5,786 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 8,535 | 1.8% |
English | 53,411 | 11.0% |
French (except Basque) | 16,997 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 1,641 | 0.3% |
German | 73,264 | 15.2% |
Greek | 3,256 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 2,348 | 0.5% |
Irish | 64,183 | 13.3% |
Italian | 44,204 | 9.1% |
Lithuanian | 1,072 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 8,999 | 1.9% |
Polish | 8,120 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 9,737 | 2.0% |
Russian | 7,725 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,676 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 13,115 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 423 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2,287 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 10,855 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 4,129 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 1,086 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 4,075 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 401 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 184,502 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 116,615 | 63.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 51,779 | 28.1% |
Married-couple family | 87,570 | 47.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 36,719 | 19.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 10,001 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,845 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 19,044 | 10.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,215 | 5.5% |
Nonfamily households | 67,887 | 36.8% |
Householder living alone | 51,530 | 27.9% |
65 years and over | 20,303 | 11.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 56,631 | 30.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 49,530 | 26.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 472,738 | 100% |
Householder | 184,502 | 39.0% |
Spouse | 87,574 | 18.5% |
Child | 133,865 | 28.3% |
Other relatives | 29,658 | 6.3% |
Nonrelatives | 37,139 | 7.9% |
Unmarried partner | 14,520 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 193,427 | 100% |
Never married | 69,685 | 36.0% |
Now married, except separated | 96,788 | 50.0% |
Separated | 3,111 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 4,044 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 19,799 | 10.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 203,219 | 100% |
Never married | 56,801 | 28.0% |
Now married, except separated | 93,838 | 46.2% |
Separated | 3,852 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 17,765 | 8.7% |
Divorced | 30,963 | 15.2% |
Fertility in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 6,086 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,862 | 30.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 95 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 31 | 0% |
Grandparents in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,721 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,287 | 29.6% |
Less than 1 year | 468 | 6.1% |
1 or 2 years | 607 | 7.9% |
3 or 4 years | 524 | 6.8% |
5 or more years | 688 | 8.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,287 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,410 | 61.7% |
Who are married | 1,520 | 66.5% |
School Enrollment in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 123,292 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 6,789 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 6,440 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 45,836 | 37.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 26,394 | 21.4% |
College or graduate school | 37,833 | 30.7% |
Educational Attainment in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 331,295 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 22,994 | 6.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 21,107 | 6.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 66,863 | 20.2% |
Some college, no degree | 84,878 | 25.6% |
Associate's degree | 29,250 | 8.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 68,323 | 20.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 37,880 | 11.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.1% |
Veteran Status in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 376,661 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 33,049 | 8.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 478,561 | 100% |
With a disability | 51,365 | 10.7% |
Under 18 years | 105,717 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,655 | 3.5% |
18 to 64 years | 306,087 | 100% |
With a disability | 24,807 | 8.1% |
65 years and over | 66,757 | 100% |
With a disability | 22,903 | 34.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 477,674 | 100% |
Same house | 406,353 | 85.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 69,755 | 14.6% |
Same county | 53,164 | 11.1% |
Different county | 16,591 | 3.5% |
Same state | 11,897 | 2.5% |
Different state | 4,694 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 1,566 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 483,456 | 100% |
Native | 403,862 | 83.5% |
Born in United States | 398,262 | 82.4% |
State of residence | 297,480 | 61.5% |
Different state | 100,782 | 20.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 5,600 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 79,594 | 16.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 79,594 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 31,036 | 39.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 48,558 | 61.0% |
Year of Entry in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 85,194 | 100% |
Native | 5,600 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 97 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,503 | 98.3% |
Foreign born | 79,594 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,179 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 78,415 | 98.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Sonoma County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 79,594 | 100% |
Europe | 9,178 | 11.5% |
Asia | 13,871 | 17.4% |
Africa | 1,711 | 2.1% |
Oceania | 994 | 1.2% |
Latin America | 51,994 | 65.3% |
Northern America | 1,846 | 2.3% |