Sonoma County vs. Solano County

	Sonoma County (CA)	Solano County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	499,942	446,610
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.3%	8.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	483,868	413,298
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	483,878	413,344
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.6%	22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.7%	15.8%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.3%
White alone, percent	86.8%	59.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.1%	14.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.2%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	4.6%	16.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	1.0%
Two or More Races, percent	4.0%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	27.2%	26.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.1%	37.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,477	32,811
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	16.5%	20.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	205,225	158,808
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	60.8%	60.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$568,700	$377,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,334	$2,072
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$621	$531
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,549	$1,498
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.1%	21.9%
Building permits, 2018	3,279	990
Households, 2014-2018	189,339	149,067
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.60	2.87
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.2%	84.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	25.5%	29.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	93.1%	93.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.1%	88.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.0%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	34.9%	26.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	8.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.6%	5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.8%	62.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.1%	58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,058,691	625,627
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,156,169	3,241,785
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,131,694	11,412,211
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,443,204	2,803,726
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,016,331	5,106,627
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,233	$12,137
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.4	32.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$76,753	$77,609
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,929	$33,700
Persons in poverty, percent	9.9%	7.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	14,174	7,079
Total employment, 2017	173,035	111,931
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	9,003,207	5,723,681
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.9%	0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	46,172	25,848
All firms, 2012	52,975	25,724
Men-owned firms, 2012	26,518	11,695
Women-owned firms, 2012	19,302	10,091
Minority-owned firms, 2012	9,178	11,202
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	41,571	13,085
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,296	2,296
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	45,989	21,710
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	8.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	1.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	15.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.8%	11.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.4%	30.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	307.1	503.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,575.85	821.77

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Sonoma county (CA) and Solano county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.