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Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 458,614
Land Area (2000): 4,081.506 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 498.178 square kilometers

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	439,652	2002	475,463	2005	471,561
2000	449,614	2003	473,300	2006	470,678
2001	467,137	2004	472,109	2007	464,218

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	786,186	85.28%
Rural, Farm	13,890	1.51%
Rural, Non-farm	121,782	13.21%

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Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	206,346	198,322	8,023	3.89%	39
1991	211,696	199,860	11,836	5.59%	56
1992	217,229	201,804	15,425	7.10%	71
1993	220,200	205,536	14,664	6.66%	67
1994	224,022	210,877	13,145	5.87%	59
1995	223,678	211,322	12,356	5.52%	55
1996	229,368	219,059	10,309	4.49%	45
1997	237,699	228,551	9,148	3.85%	39
1998	245,588	237,401	8,187	3.33%	33
1999	249,036	242,278	6,758	2.71%	27
2000	253,260	244,755	8,505	3.36%	33
2001	257,881	248,402	9,479	3.68%	37
2002	258,053	244,932	13,121	5.08%	51
2003	254,767	240,863	13,904	5.46%	55
2004	256,097	243,382	12,715	4.97%	50
2005	256,150	244,724	11,426	4.46%	45
2006	258,124	247,765	10,359	4.01%	40
2007	262,018	250,465	11,553	4.41%	44
2008	266,801	252,228	14,574	5.46%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	204,071	196,002	8,069	3.95%	40
Feb 1990	202,768	195,068	7,700	3.80%	38
Mar 1990	203,735	196,211	7,524	3.69%	37
Apr 1990	204,951	197,295	7,656	3.74%	37
May 1990	206,165	198,692	7,473	3.62%	36
Jun 1990	208,402	200,746	7,656	3.67%	37
Jul 1990	207,272	198,610	8,662	4.18%	42
Aug 1990	207,671	199,707	7,964	3.83%	38
Sep 1990	207,636	199,954	7,682	3.70%	37
Oct 1990	209,938	202,285	7,653	3.65%	36
Nov 1990	206,637	197,668	8,969	4.34%	43
Dec 1990	206,901	197,628	9,273	4.48%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	208,912	196,865	12,047	5.77%	58
Feb 1991	209,348	196,744	12,604	6.02%	60
Mar 1991	210,322	196,814	13,508	6.42%	64
Apr 1991	210,142	197,932	12,210	5.81%	58
May 1991	208,587	196,711	11,876	5.69%	57
Jun 1991	210,825	199,060	11,765	5.58%	56
Jul 1991	209,827	197,657	12,170	5.80%	58
Aug 1991	212,750	201,392	11,358	5.34%	53
Sep 1991	214,919	203,908	11,011	5.12%	51
Oct 1991	216,435	205,831	10,604	4.90%	49
Nov 1991	214,230	202,968	11,262	5.26%	53
Dec 1991	214,054	202,438	11,616	5.43%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	212,806	197,547	15,259	7.17%	72
Feb 1992	214,763	198,272	16,491	7.68%	77
Mar 1992	215,281	199,257	16,024	7.44%	74
Apr 1992	215,511	200,049	15,462	7.17%	72
May 1992	216,448	201,432	15,016	6.94%	69
Jun 1992	219,700	203,944	15,756	7.17%	72
Jul 1992	218,582	202,428	16,154	7.39%	74
Aug 1992	218,227	202,629	15,598	7.15%	71
Sep 1992	220,613	206,028	14,585	6.61%	66
Oct 1992	219,179	204,886	14,293	6.52%	65
Nov 1992	217,953	202,864	15,089	6.92%	69
Dec 1992	217,686	202,312	15,374	7.06%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	218,982	201,652	17,330	7.91%	79
Feb 1993	219,167	202,307	16,860	7.69%	77
Mar 1993	217,214	201,414	15,800	7.27%	73
Apr 1993	215,869	201,297	14,572	6.75%	68
May 1993	217,404	203,337	14,067	6.47%	65
Jun 1993	219,716	204,975	14,741	6.71%	67
Jul 1993	218,980	203,766	15,214	6.95%	69
Aug 1993	219,460	205,078	14,382	6.55%	66
Sep 1993	223,583	210,046	13,537	6.05%	61
Oct 1993	225,318	211,744	13,574	6.02%	60
Nov 1993	222,549	209,455	13,094	5.88%	59
Dec 1993	224,159	211,358	12,801	5.71%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	220,892	205,718	15,174	6.87%	69
Feb 1994	222,267	207,368	14,899	6.70%	67
Mar 1994	222,183	207,943	14,240	6.41%	64
Apr 1994	222,795	209,331	13,464	6.04%	60
May 1994	223,346	210,573	12,773	5.72%	57
Jun 1994	222,792	209,214	13,578	6.09%	61
Jul 1994	220,972	206,973	13,999	6.34%	63
Aug 1994	224,085	210,682	13,403	5.98%	60
Sep 1994	225,075	213,063	12,012	5.34%	53
Oct 1994	229,008	217,659	11,349	4.96%	50
Nov 1994	227,799	216,185	11,614	5.10%	51
Dec 1994	227,051	215,817	11,234	4.95%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	222,561	206,961	15,600	7.01%	70
Feb 1995	222,834	209,269	13,565	6.09%	61
Mar 1995	222,921	209,322	13,599	6.10%	61
Apr 1995	221,384	208,086	13,298	6.01%	60
May 1995	221,403	208,993	12,410	5.61%	56
Jun 1995	222,519	209,722	12,797	5.75%	58
Jul 1995	221,991	208,987	13,004	5.86%	59
Aug 1995	222,343	210,317	12,026	5.41%	54
Sep 1995	225,003	213,861	11,142	4.95%	50
Oct 1995	229,860	219,306	10,554	4.59%	46
Nov 1995	226,955	216,455	10,500	4.63%	46
Dec 1995	224,366	214,587	9,779	4.36%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	223,754	211,371	12,383	5.53%	55
Feb 1996	226,410	214,483	11,927	5.27%	53
Mar 1996	227,271	215,392	11,879	5.23%	52
Apr 1996	226,996	215,884	11,112	4.90%	49
May 1996	227,427	217,055	10,372	4.56%	46
Jun 1996	228,754	218,532	10,222	4.47%	45
Jul 1996	227,079	216,168	10,911	4.80%	48
Aug 1996	227,915	218,218	9,697	4.25%	43
Sep 1996	233,477	224,589	8,888	3.81%	38
Oct 1996	235,407	226,788	8,619	3.66%	37
Nov 1996	233,911	224,959	8,952	3.83%	38
Dec 1996	234,012	225,267	8,745	3.74%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	232,845	221,993	10,852	4.66%	47
Feb 1997	233,557	223,108	10,449	4.47%	45
Mar 1997	235,772	225,715	10,057	4.27%	43
Apr 1997	235,309	226,225	9,084	3.86%	39
May 1997	236,543	227,998	8,545	3.61%	36
Jun 1997	235,930	226,698	9,232	3.91%	39
Jul 1997	235,756	225,987	9,769	4.14%	41
Aug 1997	239,344	229,863	9,481	3.96%	40
Sep 1997	242,837	234,223	8,614	3.55%	35
Oct 1997	243,079	235,138	7,941	3.27%	33
Nov 1997	240,768	232,865	7,903	3.28%	33
Dec 1997	240,645	232,802	7,843	3.26%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	239,797	229,548	10,249	4.27%	43
Feb 1998	241,395	231,560	9,835	4.07%	41
Mar 1998	243,652	234,519	9,133	3.75%	37
Apr 1998	244,927	236,946	7,981	3.26%	33
May 1998	246,891	239,219	7,672	3.11%	31
Jun 1998	246,838	238,360	8,478	3.43%	34
Jul 1998	245,621	237,100	8,521	3.47%	35
Aug 1998	245,946	237,608	8,338	3.39%	34
Sep 1998	248,947	241,190	7,757	3.12%	31
Oct 1998	249,956	242,974	6,982	2.79%	28
Nov 1998	246,444	239,829	6,615	2.68%	27
Dec 1998	246,642	239,957	6,685	2.71%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	245,052	237,103	7,949	3.24%	32
Feb 1999	247,356	239,460	7,896	3.19%	32
Mar 1999	248,092	240,453	7,639	3.08%	31
Apr 1999	246,639	239,872	6,767	2.74%	27
May 1999	249,570	243,753	5,817	2.33%	23
Jun 1999	250,424	243,394	7,030	2.81%	28
Jul 1999	246,384	239,105	7,279	2.95%	30
Aug 1999	248,487	241,827	6,660	2.68%	27
Sep 1999	250,746	244,460	6,286	2.51%	25
Oct 1999	253,839	247,872	5,967	2.35%	24
Nov 1999	250,506	244,491	6,015	2.40%	24
Dec 1999	251,336	245,549	5,787	2.30%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	248,187	239,170	9,017	3.63%	36
Feb 2000	250,836	241,697	9,139	3.64%	36
Mar 2000	252,186	242,983	9,203	3.65%	36
Apr 2000	252,818	244,891	7,927	3.14%	31
May 2000	252,031	243,847	8,184	3.25%	32
Jun 2000	254,447	245,145	9,302	3.66%	37
Jul 2000	252,515	242,880	9,635	3.82%	38
Aug 2000	254,168	244,998	9,170	3.61%	36
Sep 2000	254,809	246,890	7,919	3.11%	31
Oct 2000	257,590	249,783	7,807	3.03%	30
Nov 2000	254,942	247,246	7,696	3.02%	30
Dec 2000	254,596	247,534	7,062	2.77%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	254,636	245,614	9,022	3.54%	35
Feb 2001	256,294	247,807	8,487	3.31%	33
Mar 2001	257,156	248,353	8,803	3.42%	34
Apr 2001	256,908	248,721	8,187	3.19%	32
May 2001	256,997	249,228	7,769	3.02%	30
Jun 2001	258,561	249,148	9,413	3.64%	36
Jul 2001	257,901	248,062	9,839	3.82%	38
Aug 2001	257,444	247,181	10,263	3.99%	40
Sep 2001	260,514	250,982	9,532	3.66%	37
Oct 2001	261,795	251,462	10,333	3.95%	39
Nov 2001	258,272	246,961	11,311	4.38%	44
Dec 2001	258,095	247,302	10,793	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	256,883	243,674	13,209	5.14%	51
Feb 2002	258,778	245,611	13,167	5.09%	51
Mar 2002	258,905	245,261	13,644	5.27%	53
Apr 2002	257,019	244,172	12,847	5.00%	50
May 2002	257,504	245,413	12,091	4.70%	47
Jun 2002	258,955	245,610	13,345	5.15%	52
Jul 2002	256,989	243,432	13,557	5.28%	53
Aug 2002	257,902	244,290	13,612	5.28%	53
Sep 2002	260,843	248,326	12,517	4.80%	48
Oct 2002	261,063	248,206	12,857	4.92%	49
Nov 2002	256,691	243,145	13,546	5.28%	53
Dec 2002	255,104	242,047	13,057	5.12%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	255,051	240,217	14,834	5.82%	58
Feb 2003	254,841	240,414	14,427	5.66%	57
Mar 2003	253,416	239,115	14,301	5.64%	56
Apr 2003	254,125	240,258	13,867	5.46%	55
May 2003	252,494	239,001	13,493	5.34%	53
Jun 2003	254,950	240,113	14,837	5.82%	58
Jul 2003	252,408	237,766	14,642	5.80%	58
Aug 2003	252,919	238,643	14,276	5.64%	56
Sep 2003	255,823	242,599	13,224	5.17%	52
Oct 2003	258,664	245,586	13,078	5.06%	51
Nov 2003	256,727	243,427	13,300	5.18%	52
Dec 2003	255,781	243,216	12,565	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	255,238	240,715	14,523	5.69%	57
Feb 2004	255,498	241,375	14,123	5.53%	55
Mar 2004	255,091	240,635	14,456	5.67%	57
Apr 2004	253,757	240,941	12,816	5.05%	51
May 2004	253,701	241,629	12,072	4.76%	48
Jun 2004	256,512	243,411	13,101	5.11%	51
Jul 2004	255,484	242,193	13,291	5.20%	52
Aug 2004	259,688	247,313	12,375	4.77%	48
Sep 2004	259,616	248,223	11,393	4.39%	44
Oct 2004	258,155	246,610	11,545	4.47%	45
Nov 2004	256,074	244,396	11,678	4.56%	46
Dec 2004	254,351	243,141	11,210	4.41%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	253,803	241,282	12,521	4.93%	49
Feb 2005	254,134	241,361	12,773	5.03%	50
Mar 2005	253,393	241,279	12,114	4.78%	48
Apr 2005	254,226	242,997	11,229	4.42%	44
May 2005	255,259	244,568	10,691	4.19%	42
Jun 2005	257,669	245,960	11,709	4.54%	45
Jul 2005	255,684	243,750	11,934	4.67%	47
Aug 2005	259,068	247,628	11,440	4.42%	44
Sep 2005	259,077	248,171	10,906	4.21%	42
Oct 2005	261,512	250,710	10,802	4.13%	41
Nov 2005	256,276	245,281	10,995	4.29%	43
Dec 2005	253,694	243,698	9,996	3.94%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	253,871	242,750	11,121	4.38%	44
Feb 2006	254,515	243,416	11,099	4.36%	44
Mar 2006	254,194	243,186	11,008	4.33%	43
Apr 2006	254,990	244,426	10,564	4.14%	41
May 2006	256,816	247,202	9,614	3.74%	37
Jun 2006	260,055	249,378	10,677	4.11%	41
Jul 2006	256,181	245,000	11,181	4.36%	44
Aug 2006	260,661	250,143	10,518	4.04%	40
Sep 2006	260,706	251,123	9,583	3.68%	37
Oct 2006	263,962	254,646	9,316	3.53%	35
Nov 2006	261,695	251,707	9,988	3.82%	38
Dec 2006	259,840	250,201	9,639	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	259,941	248,237	11,704	4.50%	45
Feb 2007	259,871	248,479	11,392	4.38%	44
Mar 2007	260,272	249,296	10,976	4.22%	42
Apr 2007	260,607	249,820	10,787	4.14%	41
May 2007	261,462	251,091	10,371	3.97%	40
Jun 2007	263,670	252,161	11,509	4.36%	44
Jul 2007	260,767	248,476	12,291	4.71%	47
Aug 2007	260,602	248,569	12,033	4.62%	46
Sep 2007	264,842	253,133	11,709	4.42%	44
Oct 2007	265,919	254,312	11,607	4.36%	44
Nov 2007	265,095	253,194	11,901	4.49%	45
Dec 2007	261,162	248,808	12,354	4.73%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	264,281	250,491	13,790	5.22%	52
Feb 2008	263,377	250,319	13,058	4.96%	50
Mar 2008	264,392	250,432	13,960	5.28%	53
Apr 2008	265,178	252,128	13,050	4.92%	49
May 2008	267,710	253,954	13,756	5.14%	51
Jun 2008	270,687	255,517	15,170	5.60%	56
Jul 2008	267,713	251,476	16,237	6.07%	61
Aug 2008	268,217	251,842	16,375	6.11%	61
Sep 2008	269,658	253,891	15,767	5.85%	58
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	35,564	14.51%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	14,678	5.99%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	13,606	5.55%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	12,578	5.13%
5.	Educational Services	10,824	4.41%
6.	Health Care	10,428	4.25%
7.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	10,084	4.11%
8.	Public Administration	10,014	4.08%
9.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	9,514	3.88%
10.	Finance and Insurance	9,440	3.85%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	6,958	2.84%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	6,606	2.69%
13.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	5,894	2.40%
14.	Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing	5,184	2.11%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	4,998	2.04%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	4,994	2.04%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	4,936	2.01%
18.	Other Transportation	4,116	1.68%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	3,834	1.56%
20.	Utilities	3,422	1.40%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	30,246	14.18%
2.	Educational Services	23,884	11.20%
3.	Finance and Insurance	16,378	7.68%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	14,892	6.98%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	13,566	6.36%
6.	Social Assistance	8,384	3.93%
7.	Public Administration	7,924	3.72%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	7,352	3.45%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	6,426	3.01%
10.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	6,134	2.88%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	5,080	2.38%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	4,814	2.26%
13.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	4,650	2.18%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	4,262	2.00%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	4,110	1.93%
16.	Department and Other General Stores	3,690	1.73%
17.	Construction	3,236	1.52%
18.	Private Household Services	3,042	1.43%
19.	Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing	2,898	1.36%
20.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	2,564	1.20%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	13,718	5.60%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	11,622	4.74%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	11,484	4.68%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	9,146	3.73%
5.	Other Production Occupations	8,708	3.55%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	8,448	3.45%
7.	Computer Specialists	7,652	3.12%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	7,212	2.94%
9.	Carpenters	7,154	2.92%
10.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	6,946	2.83%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	6,604	2.69%
12.	Agricultural Workers	6,340	2.59%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	6,066	2.47%
14.	Other Construction Trades	5,696	2.32%
15.	Engineers	5,362	2.19%
16.	Top Executives	5,158	2.10%
17.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	4,984	2.03%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	4,844	1.98%
19.	Construction Laborers	4,598	1.88%
20.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	4,408	1.80%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	13,194	6.19%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	11,300	5.30%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	9,544	4.47%
4.	Other Management Occupations	9,488	4.45%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	8,944	4.19%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	7,772	3.64%
7.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	7,710	3.62%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	6,496	3.05%
9.	Registered Nurses	6,320	2.96%
10.	Business Operations Specialists	6,012	2.82%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,924	2.78%
12.	Cashiers	5,468	2.56%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	5,162	2.42%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	5,124	2.40%
15.	Other Production Occupations	4,908	2.30%
16.	Customer Service Representatives	4,850	2.27%
17.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	4,434	2.08%
18.	Health Technologists and Technicians	4,268	2.00%
19.	Child Care Workers	4,246	1.99%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	4,172	1.96%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	385,600	53.31%
15-35 hours	107,204	14.82%
1-14 hours	26,849	3.71%
No regular hours	203,643	28.15%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	18,611	4.36%
5 AM-5:29 AM	15,475	3.62%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	21,343	5.00%
6 AM-6:29 AM	32,361	7.57%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	40,455	9.47%
7 AM-7:29 AM	59,291	13.88%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	68,014	15.92%
8 AM-8:29 AM	50,912	11.92%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	24,897	5.83%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	30,650	7.17%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	11,875	2.78%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	6,377	1.49%
Noon-3:59 PM	26,575	6.22%
4 PM-11:59 PM	20,421	4.78%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	15,877	3.72%
5-9	52,776	12.35%
10-14	69,190	16.19%
15-19	69,244	16.21%
20-24	56,377	13.20%
25-29	21,936	5.13%
30-34	46,784	10.95%
35-39	9,095	2.13%
40-44	11,277	2.64%
45-59	24,960	5.84%
60-89	28,473	6.66%
At least 90	21,268	4.98%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,996	0.47%	283,404	66.33%
30-44	1,286	0.30%	65,870	15.42%
45-59	758	0.18%	24,202	5.66%
At least 60	6,988	1.64%	42,753	10.01%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	3,488	0.77%
Car / truck / van, carpool	56,796	12.55%
Car / truck / van, solo	337,540	74.61%
Motorcycle	1,043	0.23%
Other	3,188	0.70%
Public transportation	11,028	2.44%
Walked	14,174	3.13%
Worked at home	25,141	5.56%

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Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 345,380 (894,984 people)
: 227,290 (708,382 people)
: 92,935
: 452,393
Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	20,153	5.80%
$10,000-$14,999	15,539	4.48%
$15,000-$19,999	15,261	4.40%
$20,000-$24,999	17,725	5.11%
$25,000-$29,999	17,986	5.18%
$30,000-$34,999	19,424	5.59%
$35,000-$39,999	18,647	5.37%
$40,000-$44,999	18,521	5.33%
$45,000-$49,999	17,422	5.02%
$50,000-$59,999	34,532	9.95%
$60,000-$74,999	41,971	12.09%
$75,000-$99,999	46,920	13.51%
$100,000-$124,999	27,864	8.03%
$125,000-$149,999	13,137	3.78%
$150,000-$199,999	11,136	3.21%
$200,000 or more	10,936	3.15%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	44,340	25.72%
Family, 2 people	46,474	26.96%
Nonfamily, 2 people	12,353	7.17%
Family, 3 people	25,083	14.55%
Nonfamily, 3 people	2,167	1.26%
Family, 4 people	22,964	13.32%
Nonfamily, 4 people	735	0.43%
Family, 5 people	10,091	5.85%
Nonfamily, 5 people	224	0.13%
Family, 6 people	3,989	2.31%
Nonfamily, 6 people	93	0.05%
Family, 7 or more people	3,796	2.20%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	94	0.05%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	281,850	28.61%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	153,420	15.57%
Public Assistance	7,984	0.81%
Retirement	62,840	6.38%
Self Employment	67,145	6.81%
Social Security	88,732	9.01%
Supplemental Security	13,143	1.33%
Wage / Salary	262,659	26.66%
Other	47,503	4.82%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	94,781	53.08%
With children under 18	83,793	46.92%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	35,924	10.00%
Married	201,731	56.17%
Never Married	112,681	31.38%
Widowed	8,790	2.45%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	54,199	14.33%
Married	199,682	52.80%
Never Married	86,889	22.98%
Widowed	37,380	9.88%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	47,869	6.86%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	68,303	9.79%
High school diploma or equivalent	147,901	21.19%
Some college, no degree	194,223	27.83%
Associate degree	59,806	8.57%
Bachelors degree	119,469	17.12%
Graduate or professional degree	60,429	8.66%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	6,090	1.33%	8,128	1.77%	14,218	3.10%
Kindergarten	11,090	2.42%	1,754	0.38%	12,844	2.80%
Grades 1-4	46,846	10.21%	4,857	1.06%	51,703	11.27%
Grades 5-8	49,116	10.71%	5,750	1.25%	54,866	11.96%
Grades 9-12	48,505	10.58%	5,131	1.12%	53,636	11.70%
Undergrad college	50,087	10.92%	5,480	1.19%	55,567	12.12%
Graduate or professional school	6,160	1.34%	3,315	0.72%	9,475	2.07%
Total	217,894	47.51%	34,415	7.50%	252,309	55.02%

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Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	1,514	1,505
2002	1,382	1,372
2003	1,346	1,299
2004	1,420	1,253

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	833,954	91.96%
Below Poverty Level	72,954	8.04%

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Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 1,207
Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.995	0.366	0.018	0.587	2.966	5.554	20.892	1.708	28.154
2000	2.088	0.371	0.024	0.532	3.016	5.958	19.012	2.066	27.037
2001	1.895	0.370	0.026	0.477	2.768	6.155	21.124	2.368	29.647
2002	2.046	0.395	0.034	0.620	3.096	6.535	21.001	3.149	30.684
2003	3.774	0.439	0.019	0.541	4.773	6.265	20.450	3.463	30.177
2004	3.683	0.453	0.036	0.576	4.749	5.406	19.421	3.351	28.178
2005	4.127	0.356	0.011	0.611	5.104	4.962	17.849	2.778	25.589
2006	3.567	0.368	0.023	0.637	4.595	4.693	14.666	2.063	21.422
2007	1.723	0.215	0.060	1.835	3.834	6.178	0.000	3.016	9.194

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	13,682
2000	13,512
2001	15,142
2002	16,061

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Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	59,443	12.96%
10-19 Years	65,392	14.26%
20-29 Years	55,200	12.04%
30-39 Years	67,910	14.81%
40-49 Years	77,384	16.87%
50-59 Years	58,819	12.83%
60-69 Years	30,255	6.60%
70-79 Years	26,733	5.83%
80-89 Years	14,623	3.19%
90+ Years	2,855	0.62%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	225,804	49.24%
Female	232,810	50.76%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	341,686	74.50%
Hispanic/Latino	79,511	17.34%
Asian	13,786	3.01%
Multiracial	12,289	2.68%
African-American	6,116	1.33%
Amerindian	3,477	0.76%
Other Race	921	0.20%
Pacific Islander	828	0.18%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	147,988	17.57%
2.	Irish	132,864	15.77%
3.	English	121,841	14.47%
4.	Italian	88,784	10.54%
5.	French Non-Basque	37,901	4.50%
6.	United States Or American	33,842	4.02%
7.	Scottish	28,263	3.36%
8.	Swedish	22,367	2.66%
9.	Norwegian	21,828	2.59%
10.	Scotch Irish	19,335	2.30%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	695,423	80.20%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	119,609	13.79%
3.	German	5,826	0.67%
4.	French	4,497	0.52%
5.	Italian	4,357	0.50%
6.	Chinese	4,160	0.48%
7.	Tagalog	3,005	0.35%
8.	Vietnamese	2,458	0.28%
9.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	2,188	0.25%
10.	Laotian	2,064	0.24%

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	789,657	85.66%
Naturalized immigrant	44,886	4.87%
Not a citizen	87,315	9.47%

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Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Sonoma County

Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Annapolis	Geyserville	Roseland
Bodega	Glen Ellen	Russian River-Coastal
Bodega Bay	Graton	Santa Rosa
Boyes Hot Springs	Guerneville	Sebastopol
Camp Meeker	Healdsburg	Sonoma
Cazadero	Jenner	Stewarts Point
Cloverdale	Kenwood	Temelec
Cotati	Larkfield-Wikiup	The Sea Ranch
Duncans Mills	Monte Rio	Valley Ford
El Verano	Occidental	Villa Grande
Eldridge	Penngrove	Vineburg
Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente	Petaluma	Windsor
Forestville	Rio Nido
Fulton	Rohnert Park

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Santa Rosa (176,236)	Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente (2,505)	The Sea Ranch
Petaluma (71,705)	Guerneville (2,441)	Jenner
Rohnert Park (42,236)	Forestville (2,370)	Duncans Mills
Sebastopol (27,729)	Graton (1,815)	Cazadero
Sonoma (23,231)	Temelec (1,556)	Camp Meeker
Windsor (22,744)	Eldridge (1,534)	Bodega
Healdsburg (18,079)	Bodega Bay (1,423)	Fulton
Russian River-Coastal (15,927)	Occidental (1,272)	Geyserville
Cloverdale (12,777)	Monte Rio (1,104)	Penngrove
Larkfield-Wikiup (7,479)	Glen Ellen (992)	Kenwood
Boyes Hot Springs (6,665)	Villa Grande	Annapolis
Cotati (6,471)	Vineburg	Rio Nido
Roseland (6,369)	Valley Ford
El Verano (3,954)	Stewarts Point