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Population (year 2000): 1,272
Males: 635 (49.9%), Females: 637 (50.1%)
Sonoma County
Zip code:
95465
Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $54,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $335,400 (year 2000)
Races in Occidental:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.2%)
- Hispanic (4.6%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- American Indian (2.4%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (32.3%), English (29.3%),
German (22.5%), Italian (19.1%), Norwegian (9.7%), Russian
(5.0%).
Elevation: 578 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Occidental
- High school or higher: 92.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 16.5%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Occidental CDP
- Never married: 25.8%
- Now married: 59.2%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 2.2%
- Divorced: 11.3%
3.5% Foreign born (1.3% Europe, 1.3% Oceania,
0.9% Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Occidental:
- PALM DRIVE HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SEBASTOPOL, CA)
- HEALDSBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
HEALDSBURG, CA)
- KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA ROSA (about 15
miles; SANTA ROSA, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Occidental:
- SONOMA COUNTY (about 12 miles; SANTA ROSA, CA; ID:
STS)
- SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 69 miles; SAN
FRANCISCO, CA; ID: SFO)
- BUCHANAN FIELD (about 70 miles; CONCORD, CA; ID:
CCR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Occidental:
- HEALDSBURG MUNI (about 17 miles; HEALDSBURG, CA; ID:
O31)
- CLOVERDALE MUNI (about 24 miles; CLOVERDALE, CA; ID:
O60)
- PETALUMA MUNI (about 28 miles; PETALUMA, CA; ID:
O69)
Amtrak stations near Occidental:
- 15 miles: HEALDSBURG (HEALDSBURG AVE. & MATHESON
ST.) - Bus Station
- 17 miles: SANTA ROSA (175 RAILROAD ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public
restrooms, public payphones, full-service food
facilities, free short-term parking, call for taxi
service.
- 18 miles: ROHNERT PARK (6480 REDWOOD DR.) - Bus
Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public
restrooms, public payphones, full-service food
facilities, free short-term parking, call for taxi
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Occidental:
- SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SANTA
ROSA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,542)
- SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; ROHNERT
PARK, CA; FT enrollment: 6,445)
- COLLEGE OF MARIN (about 44 miles; KENTFIELD, CA; FT
enrollment: 3,919)
- NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; NAPA, CA; FT
enrollment: 3,558)
- CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE (about 53 miles; SAN PABLO, CA;
FT enrollment: 3,626)
- MENDOCINO COLLEGE (about 54 miles; UKIAH, CA; FT
enrollment: 2,080)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN FRANCISCO (about 57
miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 3,517)
Public primary/middle schools in Occidental:
- SALMON CREEK MIDDLE (Students: 170; Location:
1935 BOHEMIAN HWY.; Grades: 05 - 08)
- HARMONY ELEMENTARY (Students: 148; Location:
4008 BOHEMIAN HWY.; Grades: KG - 04)
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