CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Santa Rosa

California · 113,313 residents · 42.5 sq mi

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Santa Rosa is a city of 113,313 people in California. Median home value sits at $192,800. There are 34,282 fewer people here than in 2000. Median rent is $638 a month. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% 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

113,313

−23%vs 2000

vs 147,595 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−3%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

42.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024177K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(8,025)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(7,916)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(6,774)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(7,180)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(7,850)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.7%(18,877)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.2%(19,519)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(10,582)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(8,094)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(9,869)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(6,704)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(1,923)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,237

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,931 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,259

−30%vs 2000

vs $24,495 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.3%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$192,800

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $236,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$638

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $862 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.9%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.5% in 2000

42.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.9%(104,581)

Black2%(3,023)

Hispanic / Latino19.2%(28,318)

Asian3.8%(5,542)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.5%(101,387)

Black1.9%(2,101)

Hispanic / Latino9.3%(10,565)

Asian3.4%(3,837)

Other5.3%(5,988)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican31.4%(55,583)

Central American2.7%(4,742)

Salvadoran1.7%(2,966)

Spaniard0.6%(1,134)

Puerto Rican0.6%(1,049)

South American0.5%(815)

Guatemalan0.3%(614)

Nicaraguan0.2%(415)

Panamanian0.2%(357)

Honduran0.2%(307)

Colombian0.2%(266)

Peruvian0.1%(179)

+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data

Cuban0.1%(151)

Chilean0.1%(143)

Ecuadorian0.1%(131)

Argentine0%(68)

Venezuelan0%(23)

Costa Rican0%(11)

Bolivian0%(5)

Dominican0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino1.2%(2,038)

Vietnamese1.1%(1,950)

Asian Indian1%(1,848)

Chinese1%(1,703)

Nepalese0.4%(730)

Korean0.4%(671)

Cambodian0.3%(477)

Japanese0.3%(446)

Laotian0.2%(342)

Thai0.1%(211)

Taiwanese0.1%(204)

Indonesian0.1%(135)

+ 6 more asian origin groups with data

Burmese0%(77)

Hmong0%(59)

Pakistani0%(58)

Bangladeshi0%(11)

Kazakh0%(10)

Okinawan0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(624)

Samoan0.2%(403)

Fijian0.2%(278)

Chamorro0.1%(196)

Guamanian0%(32)

Tongan0%(3)

Ancestry

German10.5%(18,663)

English10.5%(18,642)

Irish9.9%(17,499)

Italian6.1%(10,859)

French2.5%(4,359)

American2.4%(4,278)

Scottish2%(3,630)

Swedish1.6%(2,802)

Polish1.4%(2,476)

Norwegian1.3%(2,312)

Portuguese1.2%(2,093)

Scotch-Irish1%(1,691)

+ 44 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1%(1,684)

Dutch0.9%(1,662)

Danish0.8%(1,407)

Welsh0.6%(1,071)

British0.6%(1,066)

Subsaharan African0.6%(1,035)

Swiss0.4%(788)

Arab0.4%(710)

Austrian0.4%(643)

Greek0.3%(599)

Hungarian0.3%(598)

Finnish0.3%(514)

Canadian0.3%(474)

Ukrainian0.2%(438)

West Indian0.2%(332)

French Canadian0.2%(293)

Jordanian0.2%(284)

Czech0.2%(284)

Armenian0.1%(260)

Romanian0.1%(240)

Slovak0.1%(226)

Jamaican0.1%(220)

Kenyan0.1%(198)

Ethiopian0.1%(176)

Iranian0.1%(171)

Croatian0.1%(165)

Lebanese0.1%(151)

Palestinian0.1%(144)

Lithuanian0.1%(128)

Belgian0.1%(108)

Brazilian0.1%(96)

Bulgarian0.1%(96)

Serbian0.1%(92)

Egyptian0%(82)

Haitian0%(78)

Latvian0%(75)

Australian0%(59)

Nigerian0%(35)

Guyanese0%(26)

Israeli0%(24)

Slovene0%(20)

Turkish0%(11)

Moroccan0%(7)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.9%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.7%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 16.1 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 married38.9%(28,125)

Married49.7%(35,890)

Widowed2.3%(1,671)

Divorced9%(6,536)

Women 15+

Never married31.9%(24,306)

Married45.7%(34,780)

Widowed8.8%(6,682)

Divorced13.6%(10,355)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−10.1 ptssince 2013

from 16.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.0%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.0%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 68.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.1%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% 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)22.9%(1,373)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.3%(975)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40%(2,397)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(311)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(72)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,998 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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