Editing Santa Rosa, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 1623
|1870= 2898
|1880= 3616
|1890= 5220
|1900= 6673
|1910= 7817
|1920= 8758
|1930= 10636
|1940= 12605
|1950= 17902
|1960= 31027
|1970= 50006
|1980= 82658
|1990= 113313
|2000= 147595
|2010= 167815
|2020= 178127
|estyear= 2023
|estimate= 175861
|estref= <ref name="census2023">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Santa%20Rosa%20city,%20California&y=2023 | title=Census.gov: American Community Survey 2023}}</ref>
|footnote=source:<ref name=DoF>{{cite web |url = http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/reports/census-surveys/historical_1850-2000/documents/calhist2.xls|title=Historical Census Populations of Places, Towns, and Cities in California, 1850–2000|publisher=California Dept. of Finance|access-date = July 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717111754/http://www.dof.ca.gov/research/demographic/reports/census-surveys/historical_1850-2000/documents/calhist2.xls|archive-date = July 17, 2009}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"   
|+ Race and Ethnicity
! Racial and ethnic composition
! 2000<ref name=datacensus2000p2>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US0670098&y=2000&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tid=DECENNIALPL2000.PL002|publisher=US Census Bureau|title=2000: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)}}</ref>
! 2010<ref name=datacensus2010p2>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US0670098&y=2010&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=US Census Bureau|title=2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)}}</ref>
! 2020<ref name=datacensus2020p2>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US0670098&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=US Census Bureau|title=2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)}}</ref>
|-
! [[Non-Hispanic whites|White (non-Hispanic)]]
| 70.86%
| 59.66%
| 50.82%
|-
! [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino (of any race)]]
| 19.19%
| 28.59%
| 34.29%
|-
! [[Asian American|Asian (non-Hispanic)]]
| 3.75%
| 5.08%
| 5.98%
|-
! [[Multiracial American|Two or more races (non-Hispanic)]]
| 2.8%
| 2.93%
| 4.9%
|-
! [[African American|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)]]
| 2.05%
| 2.18%
| 2.13%
|-
! [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American (non-Hispanic)]]
| 0.95%
| 0.9%
| 0.78%
|-
! [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)]]
| 0.23%
| 0.45%
| 0.55%
|-
! Other (non-Hispanic)
| 0.18%
| 0.21%
| 0.54%
|}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref name="census.gov">{{cite web |title=Census Interactive Population Search: CA {{ndash}} Santa Rosa city |url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0670098 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715040348/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0670098 |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |language=en |date=2010}}</ref> reported that Santa Rosa had a population of 167,815. The population density was {{convert|4,043.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Santa Rosa was: 119,158 [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (59.7% [[non-Hispanic white]]), 4,079 (2.4%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2,808 (1.7%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 8,746 (5.2%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (1.0% [[Filipino American|Filipino]], 1.0% [[Chinese American|Chinese]], 0.8% [[Vietnamese American|Vietnamese]], 0.6% [[Indian American|Indian]], 0.5% [[Cambodian American|Cambodian]], 0.5% [[Laotian American|Laotian]], 0.3% [[Japanese American|Japanese]], 0.3% [[Korean American|Korean]], 0.1% [[Thai American|Thai]], 0.1% [[Nepalese American|Nepalese]]), 810 (0.5%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (0.2% [[Fijians|Fijian]], 0.1% [[Samoan people|Samoan]], 0.1% [[Hawaiian people|Hawaiian]], 0.1% [[Chamorro people|Guamanian]]), 23,723 (14.1%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], 8,491 (5.1%) from [[Multiracial American|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 47,970 persons (28.6%). Among the Hispanic population, 98% of Santa Rosa is [[Mexican American|Mexican]], 0.8% [[Salvadoran American|Salvadoran]], and 0.4% [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]].

The Census reported that 164,405 people (98.0% of the population) lived in households, 1,697 (1.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1,713 (1.0%) were institutionalized.

There were 63,590 households, out of which 20,633 (32.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 27,953 (44.0%) were opposite-sex [[marriage|married couples]] living together, 7,663 (12.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3,615 (5.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 5,020 (7.9%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 757 (1.2%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 18,021 households (28.3%) were made up of individuals, and 7,474 (11.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59. There were 39,231 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (61.7% of all households); the average family size was 3.18.

In terms of age cohorts, there were 39,217 people (23.4%) under the age of 18, 15,982 people (9.5%) aged 18 to 24, 46,605 people (27.8%) aged 25 to 44, 43,331 people (25.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 22,680 people (13.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.7 years.<ref name="census.gov" /> For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

There were 67,396 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,624.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 34,427 (54.1%) were owner-occupied, and 29,163 (45.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.0%. 87,244 people (52.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 77,161 people (46.0%) lived in rental housing units.

{{As of|2011}}, there are an estimated 4,539 [[homelessness in the United States|homeless people]] living in Sonoma County, many of whom live in Santa Rosa.<ref name="homeless331">{{cite web |author=Johnson, Julie| title=Easter feast for Sonoma County's homeless | work=[[The Press Democrat]] | url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/csp/mediapool/sites/PressDemocrat/News/story.csp?cid=2219419&sid=555&fid=181#page=0 | date=March 31, 2013| access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref>

Santa Rosa's Hispanic population, mainly of Mexican descent, while spread out through the city, is concentrated within the western part of Santa Rosa.<ref name="southpark">{{cite web | title=South Park, Santa Rosa's vibrant, ever-changing corner | work=[[The Press Democrat]] | url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090613/ARTICLES/906139924?p=4&tc=pg | access-date=July 8, 2011| date=June 14, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="roselandhispanic">{{cite web | title=Roseland to build new elementary school | work=[[The Press Democrat]] | date=April 7, 2011 | url=http://santarosa.towns.pressdemocrat.com/2011/04/news/roseland-to-build-new-elementary-school/ | access-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> The highest percentage of Hispanic residents in Santa Rosa is in the Apple Valley Lane/Papago Court neighborhood, at 87%.<ref name=interactive>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/nation/census/2010/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513090510/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/nation/census/2010/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 13, 2011|title=Interactive: Mapping the census |newspaper= The Washington Post|year=2010 |access-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref>

The Southeast Asian communities, mainly Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian, are concentrated within the western Santa Rosa neighborhoods of Bellevue Ranch, Roseland, and West Steele areas. The northeast neighborhoods of Skyhawk and Fountaingrove have the most populous Chinese communities.<ref name="censusinteractivepop">{{cite web|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search |work=[[American Factfinder]] |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013222920/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ |archive-date=October 13, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="uscensusinteractive">{{cite web | title=American FactFinder Search | work=[[American Factfinder]] | url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP8&prodType=table| archive-url=https://archive.today/20161012022855/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_QTP8&prodType=table| url-status=dead| archive-date=October 12, 2016| access-date=November 12, 2011}}</ref>

===2000===
[[File:Vfiles766.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Santa Rosa's skyline]]
As of the census of 2000, there were 63,153 households, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.14.

In terms of age cohorts, 24.3% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.5% was from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median [[income]] for a household in the city was $50,931, and the median income for a family was $59,659. Males had a median income of $40,420 versus $30,597 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $24,495. 8.5% of the population and 5.1% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 9.5% of those under the age of 18 and 4.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

===Crime===
Neighborhoods such as [[South Park, Santa Rosa, California|South Park]] in south Santa Rosa, Corby Avenue, and Roseland, West Ninth District, and Apple Valley in west Santa Rosa, are most vulnerable to criminal activity. Acts of crime in these neighborhoods are commonly burglaries, graffiti, and violent gang activity. Street gangs such as [[Sureños]] and [[Norteños]] have large concentrations throughout Santa Rosa. There are multiple other gangs, including mostly racially based gangs or racially mixed that commit theft, street and violent crimes, [[motorcycle gang]]s, [[white supremacist]] gangs, and prison gangs.<ref name="interactive"/><ref name=pressdemo20092>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090613/ARTICLES/906139924?p=all&tc=pgall |title=South Park, Santa Rosa's vibrant, ever-changing corner |work=The Press Democrat|date=June 13, 2009 |access-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Doyle|first=Jim|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Gang-turf-spreads-to-Santa-Rosa-As-Sonoma-2704443.php#page-2 |title=Gang turf spreads to Santa Rosa |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=January 20, 2005}}</ref> In 2011, there were 5 homicides, 58 rapes, 134 robberies, 485 aggravated assaults, and 637 burglaries. The violent crime rate for Santa Rosa (401.7 per 100,000 people) is slightly lower than the rate of California (411.1 per 100,000 people) and higher than that of the entire U.S. (386.3 per 100,000 people).<ref name=srpdcrimeanalysis>{{cite web|url=http://ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/doclib/Documents/UCR_SRPD_AnnualUpdate_2002-2011_20121106_Public.pdf|title=Annual UCR Part I Crime Statistics |publisher= US Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation|year=2012 |access-date=January 8, 2013}}</ref>

2021 and especially its late spring and summer saw an increase in shootings, violence, homicides, drug, gang, and homeless-related crimes. The increase was up to double for some crimes and problems, compared to the previous several years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/santa-rosa-leaders-react-to-fourth-of-july-shooting-part-of-deadly-weekend/amp/|title=Santa Rosa leaders react to Fourth of July shooting, part of deadly weekend of US gun violence|newspaper=[[Press Democrat]]|date=July 16, 2021|author=Graham, Andrew}}</ref>

===Homelessness===
There are at least 2,700 homeless people in Sonoma County. Around 1,500 are in Santa Rosa, about one percent of the city. Downtown Santa Rosa, including its outskirts and the area south of the [[Santa Rosa Plaza|Santa Rosa Mall]] (Wilson and Morgan Street) and Mendocino Avenue area, South Park/Fairgrounds area, Santa Rosa Avenue, West Steele Lane, and the [[Joe Rodota Trail]]/Stony Point districts and neighborhoods have been concentrations of homeless people since the 2000s. Homeless services can be found in the Wilson Street area.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/who-makes-up-sonoma-countys-homeless-population/amp/|title=Who Makes Up Sonoma County's Homeless Population|publisher=[[Press Democrat]]|date=May 18, 2021}}</ref>