CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cotati

California · 5,714 residents · 1.87 sq mi

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Cotati is home to 5,714 people in California. Median home value sits at $165,400. Renters pay $570 a month at the median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.8% of people here. Median household income runs $36,670, well clear of the $30,130 US median. There are 757 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,714

−12%vs 2000

vs 6,471 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.8

−9%vs 2000

vs 33.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.87 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.3%(532)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(462)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(378)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(303)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(372)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3425.2%(1,438)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.2%(1,096)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(453)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.6%(264)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.6%(260)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(138)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(18)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,670

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,808 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,371

−32%vs 2000

vs $24,206 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.8%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$165,400

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $217,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$570

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $885 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.7%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.7% in 2000

38.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.7%(4,962)

Black2.3%(148)

Hispanic / Latino12.5%(810)

Asian3.6%(231)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.9%(5,079)

Black2.3%(129)

Hispanic / Latino8.5%(487)

Asian4.6%(260)

Other4.3%(246)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican12.2%(916)

South American3.1%(229)

Peruvian2.6%(193)

Central American1.6%(121)

Salvadoran1.2%(88)

Puerto Rican1.1%(84)

Guatemalan0.4%(33)

Colombian0.3%(21)

Spaniard0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(70)

Laotian0.7%(53)

Korean0.3%(25)

Vietnamese0.3%(19)

Asian Indian0.2%(17)

Chinese0.2%(16)

Japanese0.1%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(32)

Tongan0.3%(19)

Ancestry

Irish23%(1,724)

German22.6%(1,695)

English13.9%(1,043)

Italian6.4%(479)

French3.7%(275)

Scottish3%(223)

Polish2.8%(206)

Swedish2.2%(168)

Russian1.9%(141)

Dutch1.7%(131)

Welsh1.7%(130)

Iranian1.6%(120)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

American1.6%(117)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(110)

Portuguese1.3%(96)

British1.2%(87)

Latvian1%(74)

Norwegian0.7%(56)

Danish0.7%(55)

Swiss0.6%(44)

Canadian0.6%(43)

Czech0.6%(42)

Hungarian0.5%(34)

Greek0.3%(26)

Lithuanian0.3%(26)

Arab0.3%(23)

Iraqi0.3%(23)

Serbian0.2%(17)

Romanian0.2%(14)

West Indian0.2%(13)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(13)

Austrian0.1%(11)

Finnish0.1%(10)

French Canadian0.1%(10)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.0%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.7 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 21.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.9%(1,174)

Married48.7%(1,433)

Widowed4.3%(127)

Divorced7.1%(208)

Women 15+

Never married39.1%(1,368)

Married42.1%(1,474)

Widowed5.6%(196)

Divorced13.2%(460)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−8.8 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.9%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.2%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 77.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 31.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.7%(88)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(31)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.1%(153)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 372 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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