Santa Rosa, California

Introduction to Santa Rosa, California

Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County. It is located in the heart of Sonoma County wine country, approximately one hour north of San Francisco and Oakland.

Santa Rosa enjoys warm summers and cool wet winters. July through September are the warmest months of the year with average daily temperatures in the 80s. January is the coolest month of the year with an average daily temperature of 57 degrees.

Santa Rosa Arts and Entertainment

Santa Rosa, and Sonoma wine country, offer many entertainment attractions. Some of the area's more notable attractions include:

The 6th Street Playhouse.
The Charles Schulz Museum.
The Museum of Contemporary Art.
The Santa Rosa Players and the Actors Theatre.
The Santa Rosa Symphony.
The Sonoma County Museum.
The Wells Fargo Center for the Performing Arts.
Wineries in Sonoma almost too numerous to count.

For individuals who enjoy sports, the Bay Area to the south of Santa Rosa is home to numerous professional sports franchises, including: Major League Baseball's (MLB) Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants, Major League Lacrosse's (MLL) San Francisco Dragons, the National Football League's (NFL) Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers and the United Soccer League's (USL) Premier Development League San Francisco Seals.

Sonoma County is also home to 16 golf courses, numerous spas and outdoor sports such as hot air ballooning and river sports.

Total Population	181,038
Male Share of the Population	48.4%
Female Share of the Population	51.6%
Senior Citizens	16.1%
Employed Population 16+	88,454
Age of the Population	38

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	27.9%
Median Earnings25+	$39,712
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$26,164
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,696

Median Family Income	$83,699
% Above Poverty Level	88.5%
% Below Poverty Level	11.5%

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	5.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.3%
% Using Public Transportation	1.7%

People Living Alone	29.3%
Median Gross Rent	$1,531
Median House Value	$490,000

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Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	42.8%
Irish	10.2%
English	8.8%
Italian	7.4%
French Except Basque	3.1%
Scottish	2.1%
Swedish	1.7%
Norwegian	1.5%
Polish	1.4%
Portuguese	1.4%
Russian	1.2%
Dutch	1.1%
Danishn	1.1%
African	0.9%
Welsh	0.8%
Swiss	0.5%
Hungarian	0.4%
Finnish	0.4%
Canadian	0.4%
Ethiopian	0.4%
Romanian	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%
US/American	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Turkish	0.2%
Iranian	0.2%
Austrian	0.2%
Arab	0.2%
Croatian	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Lebanese	0.1%
Jamaican	0.1%
West Indian	0.1%
Basque	0.1%
South African	0.1%
Bulgarian	0.1%
Slovak	0.1%
Ghanaian	0.1%
Kenyan	0.1%
German	0.1%
Belgian	0.1%
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Category	Value
County	Sonoma County
Standard Zip Codes	95407, 95404, 95405, 95401, 95409, 95403
P.O. Box Zip Codes	95402, 95406
Phone Area Codes	707
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	38.39
Approximate Longitude	-122.75

Station	SANTA ROSA
Distance	0.7 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 58 F
Apr Temp	46 to 70 F
Jul Temp	53 to 82 F
Oct Temp	49 to 77 F
Annual Precip	31 inches

Station	GRATON
Distance	8.3 miles
Jan Temp	36 to 57 F
Apr Temp	41 to 70 F
Jul Temp	49 to 84 F
Oct Temp	43 to 77 F
Annual Precip	40.8 inches

Station	HEALDSBURG
Distance	14.7 miles
Jan Temp	39 to 57 F
Apr Temp	46 to 73 F
Jul Temp	54 to 90 F
Oct Temp	49 to 76 F
Annual Precip	42.1 inches

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Calistoga	5,285	$85,935
Cotati	7,470	$98,814
Rohnert Park	42,694	$81,682
Sebastopol	7,666	$86,429
St. Helena	6,079	$92,604
Windsor	27,506	$112,977

% of people married	44.1%
Average household size	3