Rental rates and demographics info for Santa Rosa, CA 95409

Rent Survey

Apartment / Condo / Townhouse

Studio
$1,451
1 Bedroom
$1,472
2 Bedroom
$1,793
3 Bedroom
$2,238
4 Bedroom
$2,689
5 Bedroom
$3,258

House

Studio
$1,471
1 Bedroom
$1,387
2 Bedroom
$1,845
3 Bedroom
$2,256
4 Bedroom
$2,765
5 Bedroom
$3,618

Social / Demographic

Population, total and by age

Total population
25,802
Population density (people per square mile)
611.934
Pct. population under 18 years old
20.5%
Pct. population 65 years old and over
29%

Foreign-born

Pct. foreign born population
7.3%
Pct. foreign born population that arrived since 1990
27.4%

Population by race/ethnicity (2000 def.)

Pct. non-Hispanic White alone population
86.4%
Pct. non-Hispanic Black/African American alone population
0.6%
Pct. non-Hisp. Asian, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander alone pop.
2.7%
Pct. non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native alone population
0.4%
Pct. non-Hispanic other race alone population
0.1%
Pct. non-Hispanic multiracial population
2.7%
Pct. Hispanic/Latino population
7%

Household size and type

Total households
11,356
Average household size
2.2
Pct. married-couple hhlds. with own children under 18 years old
16.8%
Pct. single-parent-headed hhlds. with own children under 18 years
7.2%
Pct. family households without own children under 18 years old
38.8%
Pct. nonfamily households
37.3%

Education

Pct. persons 25+ yrs. old with no high school diploma or GED
8.5%
Pct. pers. 25+ yrs. old with a bachelors or graduate/prof. degree
35.2%

Language

Pct. pers. 5-17 yrs. old who speak English not well or not at all
0.6%
Pct. pers. 18-64 yrs. old who speak English not well / not at all
1.7%
Pct. pers. 65+ years old who speak English not well or not at all
0.3%

Year Moved In

Pct. households that moved into housing unit before 1980
15.7%
Pct. households that moved into housing unit since 1995
46.7%

Income / Employment

Income

Median household income last yr ($)
$52,912
Average household income last yr ($)
$71,362
Pct. hhlds. with interest, dividends, or rental income last year
56.7%
Pct. hhlds. with public assistance income (state/local) in 1999
1.4%

Income of tax filers

Average Adjusted Gross Income
$58,657
Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of less than $10,000
15%
Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $10,000-$19,999
13.2%
Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $20,000-$29,999
11.1%
Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $30,000-$49,999
19.3%
Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $50,000-$99,999
26.4%
Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income greater than $100,000
15%

Credit/deductions of tax filers

Returns with Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) information
12,781
Pct. of low-income returns that receive EITC
12.2%
Total dollar amount received from the Earned Income Tax Credit
$916,908
Average dollar amount received from EITC
$1,342
Pct. of returns claiming deduction for charitable contributions
45%
Average amount of charitable contributions claimed
$3,578

Poverty

Poverty rate
5.4%
Child poverty rate
8.1%
Elderly poverty rate
2.7%

Employment of residents

Pct. pop. 16 years old and over who are employed
52.2%
Unemployment rate
3.5%

Occupation of residents

Pct. persons 16+ years old employed in mgmt. occ. (incl. farms)
43.1%
Pct. pers. 16+ years old employed in personal care/service occ.
12%
Pct. persons 16+ years old employed in sales and related occ.
28.7%
Pct. pers. 16+ yrs. old employed in farming, fishing and forestry
0.4%
Pct. persons 16+ yrs. old employed in construction and extraction
8.3%
Pct. persons 16+ years old employed in production occupations
7.5%

Transportation to work

Average travel time to work (minutes)
26 min
Pct. workers 16+ yrs. old traveling to work by car, truck, or van
89.9%

Establishments, total and by business si

Total number of establishments
347
Number of establishments per 1,000 population
13
Pct. employment in establishments with 1-9 employees
34.4%
Pct. employment in establishments with 10-49 employees
34.4%
Pct. of establishments with 50-99 employees
0.6%
Pct. of establishments with 100-499 employees
1.2%
Pct. of establishments with 500 or more employees
0.0%

Jobs, total and by industry

Estimated employment
2,256
Estimated employment per 1,000 population
87

Residential services

Number of full-service restaurants per 1,000 population
0.3
Number of commercial banks per 1,000 population
0.1
Number of physician offices per 1,000 population
0.2
Number of dentist offices per 1,000 population
0.5

Housing

Total housing units

Total housing units
11,689

Vacant housing

Homeowner vacancy rate
1%
Rental vacancy rate
2.4%
Vacancy rate
2.8%

Homeownership rates, total & by race

Homeownership rate
72.2%
Homeownership rate for non-Hispanic White households
74.1%
Homeownership rate for Black/African American households
33.9%
Homeownership rate for Asian, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander hhlds
60%
Homeownership rate for American Indian/Alaska Native households
82.1%
Homeownership rate for Hispanic households
53.1%

Housing stock (structure)

Pct. housing units in single-family detached homes
66.4%
Pct. housing units in single-family attached homes
11.2%
Pct. housing units in structures with 2 to 4 units
5.6%
Pct. housing units in structures with 5 to 9 units
2.1%
Pct. housing units in structures with 10 to 19 units
2.1%
Pct. housing units in structures with 20 or more units
6.4%
Pct. housing units in mobile homes, trailers, or other structures
6.2%

Housing Stock (age)

Median year structure built
1976
Pct. of housing units built before 1970
29.9%
Pct. of housing units built from 1995 to March 2000
7.1%

Housing costs

Median gross rent of specified renter-occ. units with rent ($)
$956
Average gross rent of specified renter-occ. units with rent ($)
$1,065
Median value for specified owner-occupied housing units ($)
$289,800
Average value of specified owner-occupied housing units ($)
$322,807

Housing hardship

Pct. housing units that are overcrowded
2%
Pct. housing units without complete kitchen facilities
0.2%
Pct. occupied housing units without complete plumbing facilities
0.1%