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Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, USA. As of January 1, 2007, the population of Santa Rosa was approximately 157,985 residents. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont.
Santa Rosa's Metropolitan Statistical Area is approximately 466,891 residents, making it the 12th largest in California and the 104th largest in the United States.
Demographics
As of July 1, 2005, Santa Rosa's population was approximately 156,200 residents.
As of the census of 2000, there were 147,595 people, 56,036 households, and 35,134 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,678.3 people per square mile. There were 57,578 housing units at an average density of 1,434.9/sq mi. The racial makeup of the city was 70.60% White, 2.2% African American, 2.6% Native American, 3% Asian, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 10.28% from other races, and 4.44% from two or more races. 19.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
 There were 56,036 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $50,931, and the median income for a family is $59,659. Males have a median income of $40,420 versus $30,597 for females. The per capita income for the city is $24,495. 8.5% of the population and 5.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.5% of those under the age of 18 and 4.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. |
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