Demographics of Cotati city, California

Cotati city, California had 7,347 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −253 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cotati city, in four figures

7,347
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,489 ±25.; −3.3%
Change since July 2020: −253 people.; 38.5 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $110,750 ±$19,380
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Cotati city, California's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cotati city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Cotati city, California's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cotati city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,600	100.0	100.0
2021	7,548	99.3	100.2
2022	7,472	98.3	100.7
2023	7,441	97.9	101.6
2024	7,408	97.5	102.5
2025	7,347	96.7	103.1

Population of Cotati city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,600	—
2021	7,548	−52
2022	7,472	−76
2023	7,441	−31
2024	7,408	−33
2025	7,347	−61

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.5 ±2.6: for men 37.1 ±1.6 and for women 41.9 ±3.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cotati city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	425 ±159	5.7% ±2.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	786 ±214	10.5% ±2.9	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	663 ±218	8.9% ±2.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,620 ±375	35.0% ±5.0	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,796 ±312	24.0% ±4.2	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,199 ±286	16.0% ±3.8	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $110,750 ±$19,380, and income per person $56,032 ±$5,260, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cotati city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	187 to 571	5.9% to 17.8%	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	334 ±151	10.5% ±4.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	396 ±166	12.4% ±5.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	351 ±142	11.0% ±4.4	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	795 ±205	24.9% ±6.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	324 ±125	10.1% ±3.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	616 ±140	19.3% ±4.1	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cotati city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	613 ±229	8.2% ±3.1	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	12 to 100	1.1% to 8.2%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	384 ±172	8.6% ±3.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	30 to 316	1.8% to 17.1%	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cotati city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cotati city	California	United States
Housing units	3,209 ±252	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	99.6% ±10.9	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 1.2%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.2% ±6.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.8% ±8.4	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$746,800 ±$49,491	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,056 ±$266	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cotati city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,548 ±377	20.7% ±5.0	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,044 ±400	67.4% ±5.3	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	20 to 154	0.3% to 2.1%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	211 ±94	2.8% ±1.3	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 84	0% to 1.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	567 ±252	7.6% ±3.4	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cotati city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	5,084 ±416	67.9% ±5.6	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,549 ±419	20.7% ±5.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 77	0% to 1.0%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	818 ±234	10.9% ±3.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	432 ±146	5.8% ±1.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	190 to 582	2.5% to 7.8%	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Cotati city among the places of California

556th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Cotati city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Homeland CDP	7,584 ±1,776
Winters city	7,583 ±20
Ojai city	7,577 ±22
Fairfax town	7,516 ±22
Oroville East CDP	7,504 ±916
Cotati city	7,489 ±25
Escalon city	7,451 ±20
Sebastopol city	7,445 ±40
Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County)	7,408 ±1,256
Franklin CDP (Merced County)	7,392 ±1,253
Paradise town	7,392 ±25

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026