Housing data for Sonoma State University, CA

Name: Housing in Sonoma State University, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Sonoma State University, CA has an estimated 2,210 residents and 0 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is an unincorporated community in Sonoma County.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 2,210 (±263)
Housing units: 0 (±14)

What stands out in Sonoma State University

Average commute: 13.1 minutes (±2.6) in Sonoma State University, lower than in Sonoma County (25.1 minutes).

Commute and cars in Sonoma State University

Housing in Sonoma State University at a glance

Commute and cars: 13.1 minutes average trip to work

Sonoma State University against Sonoma County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sonoma State University	Sonoma County	California	United States
Residents	2,210 (±263)	485,040 (exact)	39,287,377 (exact)	334,922,499
Housing units	0 (±14)	207,699 (±145)	14,644,735 (±1,665)	143,775,355
Households that rent	—	37.4% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Median gross rent	—	$2,158 (±$30)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Median household income	—	$104,674 (±$2,030)	$99,122 (±$310)	$80,734
Median home value	—	$815,500 (±$6,412)	$734,700 (±$1,307)	$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)	—	$5,695 (±$106)	$5,124 (±$17)	$3,119
Built before 1980	—	52.1% (±1.3 points)	56.0% (±0.2 points)	49.7%
Average commute	13.1 minutes (±2.6)	25.1 minutes (±0.4)	28.7 minutes (±0.1)	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	—	94.4% (±0.4 points)	93.5% (±0.1 points)	91.0%
Median age of residents	19.6 years (±0.4)	42.9 years (±0.2)	37.9 years (±0.1)	38.9 years

Sonoma State University covers 0.4 square miles of land, about 5,300 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

Crime reported to police in Sonoma County

Sonoma State University has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Sonoma County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Sonoma County recorded 247 violent and 1,044 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Housing across Sonoma County

Places near Sonoma State University

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Households that rent
Rohnert Park	1.6 mi	$2,279	$666,300	50.1%
Cotati	2.2 mi	$2,056	$746,800	40.8%
Penngrove	2.8 mi	$2,130	$1,196,000	24.5%
Glen Ellen	7.1 mi	$1,582	$1,371,400	35.3%
Petaluma	7.2 mi	$2,440	$878,600	35.5%
Santa Rosa	7.5 mi	$2,152	$713,900	43.3%
Kenwood	8.9 mi	—	$881,900	24.2%
Eldridge	9.0 mi	$1,968	$766,800	26.0%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Sonoma State University, fiscal year 2027

Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA, dollars a month
Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms
$1,980	$2,155	$2,819	$3,903	$4,295

HUD income limits for Sonoma State University, fiscal year 2026

Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA, annual household income
Household size	Extremely low (30%)	Very low (50%)	Low (80%)
1 person	$34,650	$57,700	$92,300
2 people	$39,600	$65,950	$105,500
3 people	$44,550	$74,200	$118,700
4 people	$49,450	$82,400	$131,850
5 people	$53,450	$89,000	$142,400
6 people	$57,400	$95,600	$152,950
7 people	$61,350	$102,200	$163,500
8 people	$65,300	$108,800	$174,050

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $133,400.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Sonoma State University is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sonoma State University

How long is the average commute in Sonoma State University?

Workers who live in Sonoma State University, CA take an average of 13.1 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Sonoma State University CDP, California (place:72654, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.