Population, Race and Ethnicity

Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente is a Census-designated place in Sonoma County, California, with a population of 4,697. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 40.50% of residents identify as white, 0.00% as Black or African American, 0.00% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.90% as Asian, 0.00% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 55.80% as Hispanic or Latino, and 2.90% as some other race or combination of races.

Nationally, some 61.1% of Americans identify as white, 12.3% as Black or African American, 0.7% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.4% as Asian, 0.2% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 17.8% as Hispanic or Latino, and 2.6% as some other race or combination of races.

Ancestry

Census respondents are also asked to report ancestry. Some of the most commonly reported ancestries in Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. Measured by location quotient — comparing the Census-designated place share to the national share — some of the most highly concentrated ancestries in Census-designated place are Maltese, Serbian, and Eastern European.

Native and foreign-born population

An estimated 63.90% of Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente residents are native-born, meaning they were born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area, or abroad to a U.S. citizen. Of the 36.10% of the population that is foreign-born, 16.40% have become naturalized U.S. citizens. Nationwide, 86.5% of Americans are native-born. And of the 13.5% of Americans who are foreign-born, 48.5% have become naturalized U.S. citizens.

Age

The population of Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente is younger than the United States as a whole. The median age is 35.9 years, 2.0 years less than the national median age of 37.9 years. An estimated 12.00% of the population is 65 years and over, compared to 15.2% of the U.S. population.

Family and household composition

Family and household composition also varies heavily across the United States. In Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, 49.80% of households are occupied by married-couple families, compared to the 48.3% national figure. Some 6.10% of households are occupied by single male householders, 7.40% by single female householders, and 36.70% by non-family occupants. Nationwide, 4.9% of households are occupied by single male householders, 12.6% by single female householders, and 34.3% by non-family occupants. An estimated 56.00% of heads of household own their homes, compared to the national homeownership rate of 63.8%.

Language spoken

English is by far the most commonly spoken language in California and across the U.S. as a whole. However, in Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, 66.8% of local residents aged 5 and up speak English exclusively, or, if they are multilingual, speak English very well. For context, 81.9% of the 5 and older population across California only speaks English, or speak it very well, and 91.5% of the same age group nationwide do.

Marital status

Residents of Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente are slightly more likely than the typical American to be married. Of all local residents aged 15 and older, 48.6% are currently married, compared to 48.1% of Americans nationwide in the same age group. Across California as a whole, 46.8% of residents 15 and older are married.

Divorce is slightly less common in Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente than it is across the U.S. as a whole. According to Census estimates, 10.7% of residents 15 and older are divorced — compared to 10.8% of the U.S. population in the same age group. In California, 9.3% of the 15 and older population is divorced.

An estimated 36.9% of Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente residents 15 and older have never married, compared to one-third of all Americans in the same age group.

Veterans

In Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, 6.6% of the 18 and older civilian population are veterans — compared to 7.5% of adult civilians nationwide and 5.4% of the civilian population in all of California.

Educational attainment

In Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente, adults are less likely to have a high school education than the typical American adult, and are less likely to have a four-year college education. Among Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente residents 25 and older, 71.90% have a high school diploma or equivalent, and 24.00% have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 87.7% and 31.5% of adults nationwide, respectively. Across California, 82.9% of adults have graduated high school, and 33.3 have a bachelor’s degree.

Income

The typical household in Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente earns $67,008 a year, about $6,700 more than the national median of $60,293 and $4,200 less than the median household income across the state of $71,228.

Poverty

Serious financial hardship is more common in Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente than it is nationwide. The local poverty rate stands at 15.70%, while the national poverty rate is 14.1%. Across the state as a whole, 14.3% of the population lives below the poverty line.

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