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Rohnert Park

California · 44,811 residents (2025 est.) · 7.29 sq mi
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With 44,575 people, Rohnert Park is a city in California. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $666,300. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock. There are 6,118 people per square mile. Median rent is $2,279 a month.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 65%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
44,575
+6%since 2000
from 42,236 in 2000
44,811 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
6,118 / sq mi
+10%since 2009
from 5,572 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.3
+12%since 2000
from 31.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
7.29 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
36K38K40K43K45K19902000201020202024Rohnert Park
202445K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.8%(2,603)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.1%(2,733)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145%(2,215)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(2,755)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2410.3%(4,601)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.1%(7,160)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(6,082)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.6%(4,743)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.6%(5,165)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.5%(4,255)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.4%(1,507)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.7%(756)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$99,273
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $51,942 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$48,108
+109%since 2000
from $23,035 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
64.4%
+28.4 ptssince 2009
from 35.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.5%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 8.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.432
+6%since 2010
from 0.407 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade5.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance4.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services4%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical3%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$666,300
+65%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $222,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,279
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $903 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
49.9%
−8.5 ptssince 2000
from 58.4% in 2000
50.1% rent
Vacancy rate
3.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.58 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.51 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
32.4%
−16.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 53.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.7
−12%since 2009
from 7.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
60
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic74%(31,266)
Black1.9%(799)
Hispanic / Latino13.6%(5,731)
Asian5.5%(2,320)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic51.4%(22,915)
Black2.1%(942)
Hispanic / Latino32.8%(14,626)
Asian6.5%(2,889)
Other7.2%(3,203)
Diversity Score
77
+23%since 2009
from 63 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican24.7%(11,002)
Central American2.4%(1,072)
Salvadoran1.1%(500)
Spaniard0.8%(337)
Guatemalan0.7%(311)
Colombian0.7%(303)
Puerto Rican0.5%(240)
Peruvian0.3%(128)
Cuban0.3%(122)
Honduran0.2%(111)
Nicaraguan0.2%(91)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.1%(65)
Panamanian0.1%(44)
Chilean0.1%(29)
Bolivian0.1%(28)
Asian origin
Chinese1.7%(742)
Vietnamese1.4%(606)
Filipino1.2%(549)
Asian Indian1.1%(499)
Hmong0.4%(191)
Korean0.3%(114)
Cambodian0.2%(82)
Indonesian0.2%(74)
Japanese0.1%(65)
Laotian0.1%(31)
Nepalese0.1%(26)
Thai0%(11)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0.6%(266)
Samoan0.1%(42)
Chamorro0.1%(28)
Tongan0.1%(23)
Ancestry
English11.4%(5,103)
Irish11.1%(4,930)
Italian10.4%(4,647)
German10.1%(4,493)
Scottish3.4%(1,498)
Polish2.2%(985)
American1.6%(698)
Danish1.5%(676)
French1.5%(665)
Portuguese1.2%(524)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(511)
Swedish1%(462)
+ 32 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1%(448)
Norwegian0.9%(397)
Arab0.8%(353)
Dutch0.8%(337)
British0.6%(252)
Welsh0.6%(252)
Slovak0.5%(230)
Greek0.4%(181)
Czech0.4%(168)
Ukrainian0.4%(168)
Swiss0.4%(164)
Lebanese0.4%(159)
Finnish0.2%(89)
Croatian0.2%(82)
Romanian0.2%(75)
Nigerian0.2%(71)
Jordanian0.2%(69)
Hungarian0.2%(68)
Lithuanian0.1%(52)
Belgian0.1%(45)
Syrian0.1%(39)
Brazilian0.1%(32)
Canadian0.1%(26)
Palestinian0.1%(25)
Moroccan0.1%(24)
Armenian0.1%(24)
Israeli0.1%(24)
Serbian0%(18)
Iranian0%(17)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.5%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 24.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 88.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.1%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 6.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.7 min
+30%since 2000
from 20.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.3%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 77.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.3%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.6%
+10.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.1%
−4.2 ptssince 2011
from 9.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
71.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2011
from 69.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.1%
+5.0 ptssince 2020
from 75.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.4%
+3.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.0%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 33.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
51.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
16.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 15.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.0%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 10.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.9%
−10.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.7%
+10.2 ptssince 2017
from 86.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 96.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
83.7%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 79.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
72.1%
−4.5 ptssince 2016
from 76.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
20.3%
+3.7 ptssince 2016
from 16.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married44.1%(7,976)
Married46.9%(8,498)
Widowed1.5%(264)
Divorced7.5%(1,363)
Women 15+
Never married38.7%(7,320)
Married42.3%(8,000)
Widowed6%(1,131)
Divorced13.1%(2,472)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.9%
−10.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 59.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 16.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 14.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.8%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 20.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
71.6%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 73.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.6%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 32.6% 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)26.3%(372)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.6%(234)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.9%(465)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(78)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(14)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,413 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Rohnert Park, California?

Rohnert Park, California has about 44,575 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Rohnert Park, California?

The typical household in Rohnert Park, California earns about $99,273 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Rohnert Park, California expensive?

In Rohnert Park, California, the median home is worth about $666,300, and the typical rent is about $2,279 a month.

How educated are people in Rohnert Park, California?

About 30.5% of adults age 25 and over in Rohnert Park, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Rohnert Park, California?

About 10.5% of people in Rohnert Park, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Rohnert Park, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Rohnert Park, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 8,249 residents, a change of about 23 percent over that period.

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