In 2023, Santa Rosa, CA had a population of 486k people with a median age of 42.7 and a median household income of $102,840. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Santa Rosa, CA declined from 488,436 to 485,642, a −0.572% decrease and its median household income grew from $99,266 to $102,840, a 3.6% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Santa Rosa, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (59.1%), Other (Hispanic) (13.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (9.12%), White (Hispanic) (5.41%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.58%).
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.
91.4% of the residents in Santa Rosa, CA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Santa Rosa, CA are Santa Rosa Junior College (123013) (5,856 degrees awarded in 2022), Sonoma State University (2,454 degrees), and Lytles Redwood Empire Beauty College (82 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Santa Rosa, CA was $779,000, and the homeownership rate was 62.2%.
Most people in Santa Rosa, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 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.