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Sonoma, California, in Sonoma county, is 9 miles W of Napa, California (center to center) and 35 miles N of Oakland, California. The city is included in the Santa Rosa metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 9,128 people lived in Sonoma.
In Sonoma, about 50% of adults are married. Sonoma is a place where you'll find a lot of people living alone in their apartments or homes. It's not a place just for families. Though it's not a singles bar, single people will feel at home in the city; the city has more single adults than most places of its size.
In Sonoma, females are somewhat more common than males. If you spend a lot of time in the city, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.
In 2000, Sonoma had a median family income of $65,600. The bulk of the population of Sonoma is doing well, with money to spend. The city doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in Sonoma have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in California. In the city, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Sonoma.)
Sonoma residents donated more money ($85,600) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the city.
An estimated 62% of living spaces in Sonoma are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Vacation or seasonal housing units are not uncommon in the city.
In Sonoma, 83% of commuters drive to work. More so than most places, Sonoma is a decent place to commute to work on foot (or bicycle saddle).
Sonoma strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):
| Category | Trophy | |
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| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers) | Top 5% |  |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State) | Top 9% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 17% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State) | Top 17% | |
Comparing Sonoma to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):
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| Female Share of the Population | | |
| Well-Paid Single Women | |  |
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| Racial Diversity |  | |
| Children Under 5 Years Old | |  |
| Male Share of the Population | | |
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| Portion of People Married | | |
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| College Educated Adults | | |
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| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
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| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Working at Home | | |
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| Short Commute Times |  |  |
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| People Living Alone | | |
| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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