In 2021, Santa Rosa, CA had a population of 492k people with a median age of 42.5 and a median household income of $91,607. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Santa Rosa, CA declined from 496,801 to 492,498, a −0.866% decrease and its median household income grew from $86,173 to $91,607, a 6.31% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Santa Rosa, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (61.7%), Other (Hispanic) (12.7%), White (Hispanic) (8.67%), Two+ (Hispanic) (5.19%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.27%).
None of the households in Santa Rosa, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
91.3% of the residents in Santa Rosa, CA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Santa Rosa, CA are Santa Rosa Junior College (123013) (4,682 degrees awarded in 2021), Sonoma State University (2,245 degrees), and Empire College (163 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Santa Rosa, CA was $665,800, and the homeownership rate was 61.4%.
Most people in Santa Rosa, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Santa Rosa, CA was 2 cars per household.
Santa Rosa, CA borders Clearlake, CA, Napa, CA, San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA, Ukiah, CA, and Vallejo-Fairfield, CA.