Sonora, CA Demographic Data
Sonora, CA Summary
Sonora is located in Tuolumne County in California
- Population: 4,895
- Area: 3.08 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.06 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,590.31 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,805.45 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sonora, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,476
52%
50.8
Male
2,334
49%
49.2
Total Population
4,810
323,128,000
Sonora, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
279
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
343
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
217
4.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
136
2.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
387
8.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
731
15.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
462
9.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
585
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
296
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
395
8.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
503
10.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
325
6.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
151
3.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,896
81.0%
77.2
Female
1,979
50.8%
51.3
Male
1,917
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,835
79.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,232
25.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
979
20.4%
15.2
Female
492
50.3%
55.8
Male
487
49.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Sonora, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,511
93.8%
96.8
White
3,923
81.6%
72.6
Black or African American
166
3.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
36
0.7%
0.8
Asian
285
5.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
147
3.1%
1.2
Chinese
106
2.2%
1.3
Filipino
19
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
13
0.3%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
7
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
7
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
94
2.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
299
6.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
807
16.8%
17.8
Mexican
618
12.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
20
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
169
3.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,003
83.2%
82.2
Sonora, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
214
6.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
289
8.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
927
26.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
959
27.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
330
9.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
420
12.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
309
9.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
503
14.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,945
85.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
729
21.2%
31.2
Sonora, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,189
29.9%
33.7%
Now Married
1,729
43.5%
47.5
Divorced
618
15.6%
11.0%
Separated
135
3.4%
2.0
Widowed
300
7.6
5.8%
Sonora, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,026
88.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
505
11.1%
21.6%
Spanish
238
5.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
164
3.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
97
2.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
6
0.1%
1.1%
Sonora, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
157
7.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
227
10.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
347
15.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
321
14.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
275
12.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
350
16.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
212
9.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
161
7.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
60
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
73
3.3%
6.4
Median household income
37,589
57,617
Per capita income
29,378
31,128
Sonora, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
42
2.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
323
16.4%
9.8
Construction
92
4.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
419
21.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
73
3.7%
6.6
Information
35
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
109
5.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
101
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
241
12.2%
11.4
Public administration
112
5.7%
4.6
Retail trade
320
16.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
103
5.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
129
6.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
630
32.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
223
11.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
446
22.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
542
27.5%
18.1%
Sonora, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,884
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,428
75.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
100
5.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
48
2.5%
5.1
Walked
183
9.7%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
125
6.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.4
26.6
Sonora, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
270
12.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
742
34.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
911
41.7%
37.1
3 or more
260
11.9%
21.0
Sonora, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,183
89.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
766
35.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,417
64.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
256
10.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Sonora, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,439
1 room
116
4.8%
2.4
2 rooms
79
3.2%
2.7
3 rooms
390
16.0%
9.1
4 rooms
640
26.2%
16.5
5 rooms
455
18.7%
19.8
6 rooms
346
14.2%
17.8
7 rooms
159
6.5%
12.0
8 rooms
153
6.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
101
4.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sonora, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,439
1-unit, detached
1,533
62.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
96
3.9%
5.9
2-units
79
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
220
9.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
216
8.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
67
2.7%
4.4
20 or more units
188
7.7%
9.0
Mobile home
40
1.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sonora, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
572
23.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
163
6.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
412
16.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
385
15.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
284
11.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
212
8.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
171
7.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
240
9.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Sonora, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
189
8.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
687
31.5%
4.7
Electricity
923
42.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
30
1.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
292
13.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
32
1.5%
0.5
No fuel used
30
1.4%
1.1
Sonora, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
561
47295100.0
Less than $500
7
1.2%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
13
2.3%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
44
7.8%
7.0%
$500 to $999
71
12.7%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
104
18.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
119
21.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
203
36.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
173
31.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
67
12.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
33
6.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
63
11.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
216
39.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
Sonora, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,350
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
19
1.4%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
31
2.3%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
103
7.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
178
13.2%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
350
25.9%
28.3%
$500 to $999
669
49.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
67
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
911
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
108
8.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
122
9.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
169
12.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
148
11.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
148
11.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
655
48.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
67
0.0%
0.0%
Sonora, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
766
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
0
0.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4
0.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
30
3.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
66
8.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
392
51.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
246
32.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
22
2.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
6
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
271,000
205,000