Demographics of Santa Rosa city, California

Santa Rosa city, California had 179,437 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,499 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Santa Rosa city, in four figures

179,437
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 177,090 ±70.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,499 people.; 41.2 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $99,060 ±$3,788
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.

Santa Rosa city, California's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Santa Rosa 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Santa Rosa city, California's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Santa Rosa 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	177,938	100.0	100.0
2021	177,374	99.7	100.2
2022	176,182	99.0	100.7
2023	176,493	99.2	101.6
2024	177,940	100.0	102.5
2025	179,437	100.8	103.1

Population of Santa Rosa city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	177,938	—
2021	177,374	−564
2022	176,182	−1,192
2023	176,493	+311
2024	177,940	+1,447
2025	179,437	+1,497

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.2 ±0.5: for men 39.8 ±0.8 and for women 42.4 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Santa Rosa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	8,464 ±611	4.8% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	27,089 ±1,279	15.3% ±0.7	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	14,078 ±910	7.9% ±0.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	48,808 ±1,530	27.6% ±0.9	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	45,001 ±1,368	25.4% ±0.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	33,650 ±1,280	19.0% ±0.7	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $99,060 ±$3,788, and income per person $52,066 ±$1,489, 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 Santa Rosa city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	7,306 ±758	10.7% ±1.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,084 ±793	11.8% ±1.2	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	10,447 ±888	15.3% ±1.3	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	8,595 ±796	12.6% ±1.2	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	12,855 ±867	18.8% ±1.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8,308 ±691	12.2% ±1.0	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	12,726 ±852	18.6% ±1.2	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Santa Rosa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	17,038 ±1,427	9.7% ±0.8	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,973 ±635	11.3% ±1.7	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	8,796 ±784	9.1% ±0.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,269 ±568	9.8% ±1.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Santa Rosa city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Santa Rosa city	California	United States
Housing units	71,382 ±867	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.7% ±0.5	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.3% ±0.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.7% ±1.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.3% ±1.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$713,900 ±$12,496	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,152 ±$51	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Santa Rosa city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	66,211 ±1,961	37.4% ±1.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	86,260 ±1,878	48.7% ±1.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,312 ±573	1.9% ±0.3	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	11,103 ±745	6.3% ±0.4	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	524 ±215	0.3% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	590 ±262	0.3% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,140 ±540	0.6% ±0.3	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7,950 ±754	4.5% ±0.4	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

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 Santa Rosa city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	109,252 ±2,102	61.7% ±1.2	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	28,684 ±1,312	16.2% ±0.7	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,649 ±384	0.9% ±0.2	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	37,505 ±1,914	21.2% ±1.1	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	16,850 ±1,030	9.5% ±0.6	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	20,655 ±1,636	11.7% ±0.9	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Santa Rosa city among the places of California

26th 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 Santa Rosa city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Oxnard city	200,928 ±69
Huntington Beach city	195,240 ±107
Glendale city	190,748 ±51
Ontario city	180,547 ±75
Elk Grove city	179,155 ±117
Santa Rosa city	177,090 ±70
Rancho Cucamonga city	175,411 ±81
Oceanside city	172,242 ±131
Garden Grove city	170,964 ±82
Lancaster city	169,169 ±59
Palmdale city	164,634 ±69

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Santa Rosa city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 138 Places in California by median age
No. 156 Places in California by median rent
No. 174 Places in California by per capita income
No. 200 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 213 Places in California by median household income
No. 237 Places in California by median home value

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026