Occidental, California postal service Occidental, California postal service Location in Sonoma County and the state of California Location in Sonoma County and the state of California Water 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% Occidental is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, United States.

Occidental has a total region of 4.97 sq mi (12.9 km2), all land. Average January temperatures range from 41.8 F (5.4 C) to 54.5 F (12.5 C) and average July temperatures range from 51.4 to 77.9 F (25.5 C).

The record highest temperature was 103 F (39 C) on July 22, 2006, and the record lowest temperature was 28 F ( 2 C) on March 11, 2006.

There are an average of 12.8 days with highs of 90 F (32 C) or higher and an average of 2.1 days with lows of 32 F (0 C) or lower.

The wettest year was 1983 with 111.21 inches (2,825 mm) and the dryest year was 1976 with 20.75 inches (527 mm).

Climate data for Occidental, California Average high C ( F) 13 Average low C ( F) 6 Average rain days 11 10 11 6 4 1 0 1 2 5 9 11 71 The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Occidental had a populace of 1,115.

The ethnic makeup of Occidental was 992 (89.0%) White, 7 (0.6%) African American, 7 (0.6%) Native American, 31 (2.8%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 23 (2.1%) from other competitions, and 55 (4.9%) from two or more competitions.

The Enumeration reported that 100% of the populace lived in homeholds.

There were 532 homeholds, out of which 134 (25.2%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 228 (42.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 44 (8.3%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 25 (4.7%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.

172 homeholds (32.3%) were made up of individuals and 40 (7.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The populace was spread out with 192 citizens (17.2%) under the age of 18, 52 citizens (4.7%) aged 18 to 24, 264 citizens (23.7%) aged 25 to 44, 462 citizens (41.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 145 citizens (13.0%) who were 65 years of age or older.

The median age was 48.5 years.

70.3% of the populace lived in owner-occupied housing units and 29.7% lived in rental housing units.

The median income for a homehold in the CDP was $64,714 (+19.8% from 2000), and the median income for a family was $87,759 (+30.0% from 2000).

For comparison, statewide California median per capita income in the 2010 Enumeration was $27,885 (+22.8% from 2000).

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,272 citizens , 524 homeholds, and 319 families residing in the CDP.

There were 632 housing units at an average density of 127/sq mi (49/km ).

There were 524 homeholds out of which 32.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families.

27.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The average homehold size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median age was 41 years.

The median income for a homehold in the CDP was $54,000, and the median income for a family was $71,375.

About 7.9% of families and 9.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

The large number of craft breweries and wineries in the region have made Barley and Hops Tavern and Sonoma Fine Wine store in downtown Occidental small-town and tourist destinations. The tool-belt manufacturing company, Occidental Leather, started in an Occidental barn and later moved to downtown Occidental. In the state legislature, Occidental is in the 2nd Senate District and in the 1st Assembly District.

Federally, Occidental is in California's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jared Huffman. "2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Occidental CDP".

"California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map".

Municipalities and communities of Sonoma County, California, United States