Santa Rosa, CA Population

Overview

179,213

Total Population

40.0

Median age

51.43%

Female population %

94.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

53.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

60,914

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Santa Rosa's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Santa Rosa is 40.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Santa Rosa's population under 18 was 21.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Santa Rosa's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Santa Rosa, 17.16% were under the age of 15, 18.75% aged 15 to 29, 46.24% aged 30 to 64, 15.44% aged 65 to 84, and 2.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5,119 more females than males in Santa Rosa:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.43% females and 48.57% males in Santa Rosa, CA.
The Santa Rosa, CA gender ratio is 94.4:100 i.e. 94.4 men to 100 women (0.944).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 6,597.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 6,396.

Santa Rosa's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Santa Rosa population: 62.31% are White, 2.01% are Black or African American, 1.24% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.94% are Asian, 0.45% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 19.14% are some other race and 8.91% are multiracial.
Santa Rosa's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 60,914 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 118,299 (66.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Santa Rosa is White with a population of 111,66 (62.31% of the total population).

Santa Rosa's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 182,298 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Santa Rosa's population increased by 25,218 (16.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Santa Rosa's population increased by 2,614 (1.49%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Santa Rosa's population was lowest in year 2000 at 150,003.