Editing Sebastopol, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1880 = 197
| 1910 = 1233
| 1920 = 1493
| 1930 = 1762
| 1940 = 1856
| 1950 = 2601
| 1960 = 2694
| 1970 = 3993
| 1980 = 5595
| 1990 = 7004
| 2000 = 7774
| 2010 = 7379
| 2020 = 7521
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 7380
| estref = <ref name="QF2020"/>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=February 2023 |reason=No mention of Sebastopol at this reference}}<br/>2020<ref name="QF2020"/>
}}

{| 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=1600000US0670770&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=1600000US0670770&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=1600000US0670770&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)]]
| 85.35%
| 81.87%
| 74.66%
|-
! [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino (of any race)]]
| 9.26%
| 11.99%
| 14.36%
|-
! [[Multiracial American|Two or more races (non-Hispanic)]]
| 2.32%
| 2.59%
| 6.18%
|-
! [[Asian American|Asian (non-Hispanic)]]
| 1.49%
| 1.57%
| 2.43%
|-
! Other (non-Hispanic)
| 0.23%
| 0.19%
| 0.96%
|-
! [[African American|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)]]
| 0.64%
| 0.92%
| 0.82%
|-
! [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American (non-Hispanic)]]
| 0.62%
| 0.62%
| 0.40%
|-
! [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)]]
| 0.09%
| 0.24%
| 0.19%
|}

===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Sebastopol had a population of 7,521.<ref name="QF2020"/> The population density was {{convert|3,996.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Sebastopol was 80.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (74.9% White, not Hispanic or Latino), 3.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] and 7.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.7%.

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0670770|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715033117/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0670770|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Sebastopol city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Sebastopol had a population of 7,379. The population density was {{convert|3,982.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Sebastopol was 6,509 (88.2%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 72 (1.0%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 60 (0.8%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 120 (1.6%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 19 (0.3%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 298 (4.0%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 301 (4.1%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 885 persons (12.0%).

The Census reported that 98.3% of the population lived in households and 1.7% were institutionalized.

There were 3,276 households, out of which 902 (27.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,220 (37.2%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 478 (14.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 156 (4.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 206 (6.3%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 52 (1.6%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 1,132 households (34.6%) were made up of individuals, and 498 (15.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21. There were 1,854 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (56.6% of all households); the average family size was 2.82.

The age distribution was1,515 people (20.5%) under the age of 18, 471 people (6.4%) aged 18 to 24, 1,587 people (21.5%) aged 25 to 44, 2,525 people (34.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,281 people (17.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.7 males.

There were 3,465 housing units, with an average density of {{convert|1,870.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 52.9% were owner-occupied and 47.1% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.2%. 53.7% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 44.5% lived in rental housing units.

The median income for a household in the city was $60,322 (+29.9% from 2000), and the median income for a family was $74,020 (+32.7% from 2000). The median [[per capita income]] for the city was $29,470 (+28.8% from 2000). For comparison, statewide California median per capita income in the 2010 Census was $27,885 (+22.8% from 2000).

===2000===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 7,774 people, 3,250 households, and 1,953 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4,139|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 3,321 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,768|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.85% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.66% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.78% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.52% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.86% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.23% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 9.26% of the population.

There were 3,250 households, out of which 31.8% included children under the age of 18 in the house, 41.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.2% were led by a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were other living arrangements. 31.8% of all households were made up of a single individual and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.95.

For the most part the population is spread out across the age groups, although the young adult population is drastically lower than the other groups, indicating that most young people leave, at least temporarily. The reasons for this are probably a combination of the high cost of living and the lack of other young adults.
The percent distribution on the 2000 census by age was as follows: 23.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years.

For every 100 females, there were 81.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,436, and the median income for a family was $55,792. Males had a median income of $40,538 versus $32,399 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,881. About 4.7% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.