Historical Data
Historical Data
Historical Data
Sonoma County
Decennial Census Data
| 1980 | ||
|---|---|---|
TOTAL POPULATION | 299,681 | 100% |
RACE | ||
White | 279,148 | 93% |
Black | 3,484 | 1% |
American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut | 3,702 | 1% |
Eskimo | 16 | 0% |
Aleut | 7 | 0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander | 5,111 | 2% |
Japanese | 1,443 | 1% |
Chinese | 826 | 0% |
Filipino | 1,052 | 0% |
Korean | 282 | 0% |
Asian Indian | 411 | 0% |
Vietnamese | 225 | 0% |
Hawaiian | 430 | 0% |
Samoan | 133 | 0% |
Guamanian | 161 | 0% |
Other Asian and Pacific Islander | 148 | 0% |
Race, n.e.c. | 8,236 | 3% |
SPANISH ORIGIN | 20,775 | 7% |
SEX | ||
Male | 145,258 | 49% |
Female | 154,423 | 52% |
AGE | ||
Under 5 years | 20,391 | 7% |
5 to 19 years | 67,807 | 23% |
20 to 64 years | 171,134 | 57% |
65 years and over | 40,349 | 14% |
Median age | 31 | X |
HOUSEHOLDS | ||
Total households | 115,008 | 100% |
Families | 80,209 | 70% |
With own children under 18 years | 39,568 | 34% |
Persons per household | 2 | X |
Persons per family | 3 | X |
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 | ||
Median household income | 17,732 | X |
Median family income | 21,269 | X |
Per capita income | 8,091 | X |
COMMUTING TO WORK | ||
Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 22 | X |
Mean travel time to work for workers traveling 45 or more minutes | 65 | X |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | ||
Workers 16 years and over | 127,684 | 100% |
Private vehicle | 109,420 | 86% |
Drive alone car | 70,295 | 55% |
Drive alone truck or van | 18,296 | 14% |
Carpool car | 16,340 | 13% |
Carpool truck or van | 4,489 | 4% |
Public transportation | 4,093 | 3% |
Bus or streetcar | 4,056 | 3% |
Subway or elevated train | 0 | 0% |
Railroad | 0 | 0% |
Taxicab | 37 | 0% |
Motorcycle | 1,260 | 1% |
Bicycle | 1,887 | 2% |
Walked only | 5,422 | 4% |
Other means | 1,244 | 1% |
Worked at home | 4,358 | 3% |
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE | ||
Employed | 130,089 | 100% |