COMPARING TWO PLACES
Penngrove vs Sonoma
PLACE A
Penngrove, California
VS
PLACE B
Sonoma, California
Penngrove is 80% smaller than Sonoma. Penngrove earns more, with a median household income $8,620 higher.
PENNGROVESONOMADIFFERENCE
Total population2,11910,537−80% vs Sonoma
Population density5253,840−3,315
Population growth4.6%0.9%+3.7 pts
Median age50.857.3−6.5
Male45.3%46.1%−0.8 pts
Female54.7%53.9%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born3.8%11.2%−7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.6%80.1%+0.5 pts
Black1.7%1.2%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.7%12.5%−4.8 pts
Asian0.7%1.9%−1.2 pts
Other9.3%4.3%+5.0 pts
Median household income$107,147$98,527+$8,620
Per capita income$84,058$73,346+$10,712
Poverty rate8.2%10.4%−2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4920.474+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher51.6%51.2%+0.4 pts
Graduate degree19.3%17.3%+2.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%5.7%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation61.2%54.2%+7.0 pts
Median home value$1,196,000$970,500+$225,500
Median gross rent$2,130$2,226−$96
Owner-occupied75.5%65.0%+10.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.2%11.8%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households18.5%61.7%−43.3 pts
Average commute35.225.4+9.9
Worked from home14.0%22.8%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.8%2.1%−0.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024