With 2,651 people, East Sonora is a city in California. The median age is 61.9, about 23 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 3%. Growth has run 28% since 2000, or 573 more people. That trails the California median by roughly 22%. The average commute runs 19 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,574, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 61.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Sonora
What changed most since 1990
Median age46.2 → 61.9(+15.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants74.3% → 65.3%(−9.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share97.3% → 89.4%(−7.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
East Sonora's population equals 4.9% of Tuolumne County's. Its number of households without a car equals 12% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 8.3% of the county's.
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.8%(14)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era72.7%(149)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.3%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 205 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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Over time
East Sonora, decade by decade
East Sonora population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,687
$58,590
$313,929
12.0%
6.5
2000
2,078
$63,616
$239,001
24.1%
22.7
2010
2,266
$62,208
$366,692
14.7%
24.3
2020
2,431
$60,383
$308,221
33.6%
39.7
2024
2,651
$77,574
$335,100
30.9%
24.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
