Sonora, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 4,423. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,668 (+5.5% change)
Males: 2,003 (45.3%), Females: 2,420 (54.7%)
Tuolumne County
Zip code: 95370
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $28,858
Median house value: $136,400
Population by Race
Races in Sonora:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.2%)
- Hispanic (8.4%)
- American Indian (3.4%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
- Other race (2.0%)
- Black (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.0%), English (17.5%), Irish (17.4%), Italian (6.4%), Scottish (5.0%), United States (4.5%).
Elevation: 1826 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Sonora
- High school or higher: 86.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
- Unemployed: 7.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sonora city
- Never married: 27.6%
- Now married: 43.5%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 16.8%
2.8% Foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.7% Asia, 0.5% Latin America, 0.4% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +140 (+3.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Sonora:
- SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (1 SOUTH FOREST ROAD)
- TUOLUMNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (101 E HOSPITAL ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sonora:
- MARK TWAIN ST JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; SAN ANDREAS, CA)
- OAK VALLEY DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; OAKDALE, CA)
- SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; JACKSON, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sonora:
- MODESTO CITY-CO-HARRY SHAM FLD (about 47 miles; MODESTO, CA; Abbreviation: MOD)
- MERCED MUNICIPAL/MACREADY FIELD (about 49 miles; MERCED, CA; Abbreviation: MCE)
- STOCKTON METROPOLITAN (about 60 miles; STOCKTON, CA; Abbreviation: SCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sonora:
- COLUMBIA (about 3 miles; COLUMBIA, CA; Abbreviation: O22)
- PINE MOUNTAIN LAKE (about 18 miles; GROVELAND, CA; Abbreviation: Q68)
- CALAVERAS CO-MAURY RASMUSSEN FIELD (about 21 miles; SAN ANDREAS, CA; Abbreviation: CPU)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Sonora:
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,634; Location: 11600 COLUMBIA COLLEGE DR; Public; Website: yosemite.cc.ca.us)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sonora:
- MERCED COLLEGE (about 45 miles; MERCED, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,482)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-STANISLAUS (about 46 miles; TURLOCK, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,443)
- MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 49 miles; MODESTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,428)
- UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC (about 65 miles; STOCKTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,242)
- SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE (about 66 miles; STOCKTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,739)
- COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE (about 82 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,980)
- SIERRA COLLEGE (about 82 miles; ROCKLIN, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,313)
Schools
Public high schools in Sonora:
- SONORA HIGH (Students: 1,563; Location: 430 N. WASHINGTON ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- BIRD (THEODORE) HIGH (ALTER) (Students: 98; Location: 251 S. BARETTA ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CASSINA (DARIO) HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 63; Location: 251 S. BARETTA; Grades: 09 – 12)
- SONORA HIGH COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 5; Location: 430 NORTH WASHINGTON ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- TULUMNE COUNTY COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 5; Location: 13931 MONO WAY; Grades: 07 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Sonora:
- SONORA ELEMENTARY (Students: 788; Location: 830 GREENLY ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
- GOLD RUSH HOME STUDY CHARTER (Students: 214; Location: 14672 MONO WAY; Grades: KG – 12)
- SULLIVAN CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 190; Location: 16331 HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- BELLEVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 184; Location: 22736 KUIEN MILL ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
- SPECIAL EDUCATION (Students: 48; Location: 175 S. FAIRVIEW LANE; Grades: KG – 12)
- ALTERNATIVE/OPPORTUNITY (Students: 13; Location: 175 S. FAIRVIEW LANE; Grades: KG – 12)
- SONORA ELEMENTARY COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 10; Location: 830 GREENLEY RD; Grades: KG – 08)
- JUVENILE HALL/COMMUNITY (Students: 7; Location: 175 S. FAIRVIEW LANE; Grades: KG – 12)
- CURTIS CREEK COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 7; Location: 18755 STANDARD RD.; Grades: KG – 08)
- BELLEVIEW ELEMENTARY COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 6; Location: 22736 KUIEN MILL ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Sonora:
- MOTHER LODE ADVENTIST JR ACADE (Students: 115; Location: 80 NORTH FOREST ROAD; Grades: KG – 10)
Libraries
Library in Sonora:
- TUOLUMNE COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $710,687; Location: 480 GREENLEY RD.; 80,109 books; 1,785 audio materials; 1,067 video materials; 185 serial subscriptions)