CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sebastopol

California · 7,004 residents · 1.88 sq mi

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Sebastopol is a city of 7,004 people in California. Median home value sits at $196,600. 54% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 36.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 6.1%, under the national 13.2%. Renters pay $612 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,004

−10%vs 2000

vs 7,774 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

−13%vs 2000

vs 41.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.88 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(475)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(608)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(472)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(386)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.7%(257)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(1,159)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.8%(1,315)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(730)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.7%(397)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(551)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(443)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(211)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,005

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,436 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,899

−31%vs 2000

vs $22,881 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$196,600

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $287,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$612

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $801 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.8%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.9% in 2000

46.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.3%(6,635)

Black0.6%(50)

Hispanic / Latino9.3%(720)

Asian1.5%(116)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(6,597)

Black0.1%(10)

Hispanic / Latino8%(559)

Asian1%(70)

Other4.7%(327)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.3%(619)

Central American5.3%(396)

Guatemalan4.7%(352)

Salvadoran0.6%(44)

South American0.4%(28)

Peruvian0.3%(20)

Chilean0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese1.7%(128)

Korean1.6%(121)

Filipino0.9%(67)

Japanese0.6%(42)

Asian Indian0.5%(39)

Thai0.4%(28)

Bangladeshi0%(1)

Ancestry

English17.9%(1,330)

Irish13.7%(1,020)

German11.9%(886)

Italian8.1%(606)

Scottish3.9%(287)

French3.3%(247)

Norwegian2.9%(215)

Swedish2.6%(194)

Arab1.7%(127)

Russian1.5%(114)

Armenian1.4%(106)

Polish1.4%(101)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1.2%(93)

Dutch1.2%(91)

American1.2%(86)

Syrian1%(78)

Ukrainian1%(75)

Swiss0.8%(59)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(57)

Romanian0.6%(47)

Welsh0.6%(45)

British0.5%(39)

Finnish0.5%(34)

Portuguese0.5%(34)

Slovak0.4%(27)

Czech0.3%(26)

Greek0.3%(22)

Hungarian0.2%(17)

Egyptian0.1%(11)

Croatian0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(11)

West Indian0.1%(10)

Subsaharan African0.1%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.6%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.1%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.6 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 17.2 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 married30.6%(920)

Married50.4%(1,517)

Widowed1.5%(44)

Divorced17.5%(527)

Women 15+

Never married24.1%(825)

Married46.2%(1,580)

Widowed8%(275)

Divorced21.7%(742)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.1%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.9%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 53.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.9%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.7%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.9%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 70.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.9%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% 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)11.1%(33)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.1%(30)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32%(95)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 297 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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