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Willits, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 5,073. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,066 (-0.1% change)
Males: 2,413 (47.6%), Females: 2,660 (52.4%)

Mendocino County

Zip code: 95490

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $26,283
Median house value: $129,000

Population by Race

Races in Willits:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.1%)
  • Hispanic (14.7%)
  • Other race (7.1%)
  • American Indian (5.8%)
  • Two or more races (3.8%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)
  • Black (0.6%)

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

Ancestries: German (17.5%), English (13.6%), Irish (10.1%), United States (7.1%), Italian (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%).

Elevation: 1364 feet

Land area: 2.8 square miles

Map of Willits, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Willits

  • High school or higher: 75.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Willits city

  • Never married: 28.4%
  • Now married: 46.0%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

5.2% Foreign born (4.0% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -84 (-1.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Willits:

  • FRANK R HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1 MADRONE STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Willits:

  • UKIAH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER/HOSPITAL D (about 21 miles; UKIAH, CA)
  • MENDOCINO COAST DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; FORT BRAGG, CA)
  • SUTTER LAKESIDE HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; LAKEPORT, CA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Willits:

  • SONOMA COUNTY (about 73 miles; SANTA ROSA, CA; Abbreviation: STS)
  • REDDING MUNI (about 106 miles; REDDING, CA; Abbreviation: RDD)
  • CHICO MUNI (about 108 miles; CHICO, CA; Abbreviation: CIC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Willits:

  • ELLS FIELD-WILLITS MUNI (about 4 miles; WILLITS, CA; Abbreviation: O28)
  • UKIAH MUNI (about 23 miles; UKIAH, CA; Abbreviation: UKI)
  • ROUND VALLEY (about 27 miles; COVELO, CA; Abbreviation: O09)

Amtrak station:
WILLITS (COMMERCIAL ST.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Willits:

  • MENDOCINO COLLEGE (about 21 miles; UKIAH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,080)
  • SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 79 miles; SANTA ROSA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,542)
  • SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; ROHNERT PARK, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,445)
  • NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE (about 104 miles; NAPA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,558)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-CHICO (about 110 miles; CHICO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 14,658)
  • COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS (about 111 miles; EUREKA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,071)
  • HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles; ARCATA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,800)

Schools

Public high schools in Willits:

  • WILLITS HIGH (Students: 616; Location: 299 N. MAIN ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SANHEDRIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 60; Location: 120 N. MAIN ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • WILLITS SECONDARY COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 15; Location: 371 COMMERCIAL ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Willits:

  • BAECHTEL GROVE MIDDLE (Students: 506; Location: 1150 MAGNOLIA ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • BLOSSER LANE ELEMENTARY (Students: 457; Location: 1275 BLOSSER LANE; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 397; Location: 20 SPRUCE AND LINCOLN WAY; Grades: KG – 02)
  • LA VIDA INDEPENDENT STUDY CHARTER (Students: 94; Location: 16200 NORTH HIGHWAY 101; Grades: KG – 12)
  • WILLITS CHARTER (Students: 84; Location: 7 S. MARIN ST.; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • NEW HORIZONS (ALTER) (Students: 61; Location: 371 E. COMMERCIAL ST.; Grades: KG – 12)
  • SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 43; Location: 32600 SHERWOOD ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • WILLITS COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 1; Location: 371 E. COMMERCIAL ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Willits:

  • WILLITS S D A SCHOOL (Students: 24; Location: 22751 BRAY ROAD; Grades: 1 – 8)

 

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