Santa Rosa, CA

Population (year 2000): 147,595. Estimated population in July 2005: 153,158 (+3.8% change)
Males: 72,078 (48.8%), Females: 75,517 (51.2%)

Sonoma County

Zip codes: 95401, 95403, 95404, 95405, 95407, 95409.

Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $50,931 (year 2000)
Median house value: $245,000 (year 2000)

Races in Santa Rosa:

White Non-Hispanic (70.9%)
Hispanic (19.2%)
Other race (10.3%)
Two or more races (4.4%)
American Indian (2.6%)
Black (2.2%)
Other Asian (1.1%)
Chinese (0.8%)
Filipino (0.6%)
Vietnamese (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (15.4%), Irish (12.9%), English (12.5%), Italian (8.4%), French (3.9%), United States (3.5%).

Elevation: 160 feet

Land area: 40.1 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Santa Rosa

High school or higher: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
Unemployed: 4.4%
Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Santa Rosa city

Never married: 28.2%
Now married: 49.9%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 12.7%

16.3% Foreign born (9.9% Latin America, 3.1% Asia, 2.0% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +26,494 (+21.9%).

Hospitals/medical centers in Santa Rosa:

KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA ROSA (401 BICENTENNIAL WAY)
SANTA ROSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1165 MONTGOMERY DR)
SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER OF SANTA ROSA (3325 CHANATE RD)
SUTTER WARRACK HOSPITAL (2449 SUMMERFIELD ROAD)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Santa Rosa:

SONOMA COUNTY (about 8 miles; SANTA ROSA, CA; ID: STS)
BUCHANAN FIELD (about 56 miles; CONCORD, CA; ID: CCR)
TRAVIS AFB (about 57 miles; FAIRFIELD, CA; ID: SUU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Santa Rosa:

PETALUMA MUNI (about 16 miles; PETALUMA, CA; ID: O69)
HEALDSBURG MUNI (about 19 miles; HEALDSBURG, CA; ID: O31)
ANGWIN-PARRETT FIELD (about 21 miles; ANGWIN, CA; ID: 2O3)

Amtrak station:
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.

Colleges/Universities in Santa Rosa:

SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 13,542; Location: 1501 MENDOCINO AVE; Public; Website: www.santarosa.edu)
EMPIRE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (FT enrollment: 363; Location: 3035 CLEVELAND AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.empcol.com)
HEALD COLLEGE-SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY (FT enrollment: 184; Location: 2425 MENDOCINO AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.heald.edu)
LYLES REDWOOD EMPIRE BEAUTY COLLEGE INC (FT enrollment: 79; Location: 186 WIKIUP DR; Private, for-profit; Website: www.lytles-rebc.com)
CALIFORNIA HUMAN DEV CORP-ANTHONY SOTO EMPL TR CTR (Location: 3273 AIRWAY DR; Private, not-for-profit)
HYPNOTHERAPY TRAINING INSTITUTE (Location: 4730 ALTA VISTA AVE; Private, for-profit)
EMPIRE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF LAW (Location: 3035 CLEVELAND AVE STE 102; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Santa Rosa:

SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; ROHNERT PARK, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,445)
NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; NAPA, CA; FT enrollment: 3,558)
COLLEGE OF MARIN (about 37 miles; KENTFIELD, CA; FT enrollment: 3,919)
CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE (about 42 miles; SAN PABLO, CA; FT enrollment: 3,626)
SOLANO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 48 miles; SUISUN, CA; FT enrollment: 5,598)
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO (about 50 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 7,199)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN FRANCISCO (about 51 miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 3,517)

Public high schools in Santa Rosa:

SANTA ROSA HIGH (Students: 1,983; Location: 1235 MENDOCINO AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
MONTGOMERY HIGH (Students: 1,918; Location: 1250 HAHMAN DR.; Grades: 09 - 12)
ALLEN (ELSIE) HIGH (Students: 1,570; Location: 599 BELLEVUE AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
CARRILLO (MARIA) HIGH (Students: 1,509; Location: 6975 MONTECITO BOULEVARD; Grades: 09 - 12)
PINER HIGH (Students: 1,450; Location: 1700 FULTON ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
RIDGWAY HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 273; Location: 325 RIDGWAY AVE.; Grades: 08 - 12)
MESA HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 38; Location: 1235 MENDOCINO AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
MIDROSE HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 35; Location: 599 BELLEVUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
NUEVA VISTA HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 34; Location: 2230 LOMITAS AVE.; Grades: 07 - 12)
GRACE HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 30; Location: 1700 FULTON ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)

Biggest private high schools in Santa Rosa:

RINCON VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 480; Location: 4585 BADGER RD; Grades: KG - 12)
CARDINAL NEWMAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 442; Location: 50 URSULINE ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
URSULINE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 401; Location: 90 URSULINE ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
SUMMERFIELD WALDORF SCHOOL (Students: 361; Location: 655 WILLOWSIDE AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
SANTA ROSA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 359; Location: 950 S WRIGHT RD; Grades: KG - 12)
REDWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 179; Location: 385 MARK WEST SPRINGS RD; Grades: KG - 12)
REDWOOD INSTITUTE FOR DESIGNED EDUCTION (Students: 78; Location: PO BOX 12216; Grades: 1 - 12; Boys only)
OPEN BIBLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 51; Location: 920 LINK LANE; Grades: KG - 12)
NORTH VALLEY SCHOOL (Students: 47; Location: 3164 CONDO CT; Grades: 2 - 12)
NEW HORIZON SCH AND LEARN CTR (Students: 29; Location: 827 THIRD ST; Grades: 6 - 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Santa Rosa:

SLATER (HERBERT) MIDDLE (Students: 962; Location: 3500 SONOMA AVE.; Grades: 07 - 08)
RINCON VALLEY MIDDLE (Students: 862; Location: 950 MIDDLE RINCON ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
COOK (LAWRENCE) MIDDLE (Students: 771; Location: 2480 SEBASTOPOL ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
SANTA ROSA MIDDLE (Students: 758; Location: 500 E ST.; Grades: 07 - 08)
PATHWAYS CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 733; Location: 607 BOBELAINE DRIVE; Grades: KG - 12)
SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY (Students: 659; Location: 1777 WEST AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
HILLIARD COMSTOCK MIDDLE (Students: 654; Location: 2750 W STEELE LANE; Grades: 07 - 08)
ROSELAND ELEMENTARY (Students: 651; Location: 950 SEBASTOPOL ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
KAWANA ELEMENTARY (Students: 617; Location: 2121 MORAGA DR.; Grades: KG - 06)
HIDDEN VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 603; Location: 3435 BONITA VISTA DR.; Grades: KG - 06)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Santa Rosa:

ST ROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 390; Location: 4300 OLD REDWOOD HWY; Grades: PK - 8)
ST EUGENE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (Students: 357; Location: 300 FARMERS LANE; Grades: KG - 8)
SONOMA COUNTRY DAY SCH (Students: 213; Location: 50 MARK WEST SPRINGS ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
ST LUKE LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 189; Location: 905 MENDOCINO AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
MERRYHILL COUNTRY SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location: 4580 BENNETTVIEW DRIVE; Grades: KG - 7)
BETHLEHEM CHILD CTR PRESCH/KIN (Students: 119; Location: 1300 ST FRANCIS; Grades: PK - KG)
MONTESSORI ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 112; Location: 1569 BRUSH CREEK ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
STUART PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 72; Location: 431 HUMBOLDT ST; Grades: KG - 8)
LITTLE PEOPLE'S PLAYHOUSE GRAD (Students: 63; Location: 1281 EDWARDS AVE.; Grades: KG - 5)
COUNTRYSIDE PRE - KINDERGARTEN (Students: 61; Location: 1592 FULTON ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)

Library in Santa Rosa:

SONOMA COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $10,270,712; Location: THIRD AND E STREETS; 670,142 books; 9,771 audio materials; 10,626 video materials; 1,694 serial subscriptions)