Healdsburg, California

{{Short description|Town in Sonoma County, California, US}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement   | official_name = City of Healdsburg | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = Healdsburg Carnegie Library, 221 Matheson St., Healdsburg, CA 7-3-2010 4-29-17 PM.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = Healdsburg Carnegie Library, which now houses the Healdsburg Museum | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 11 | mapframe-point = none | pushpin_map = California#USA | pushpin_map_caption = Location in California##Location in the United States | pushpin_relief = 1  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{USA}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|California}} | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Sonoma  | government_type = Council–manager | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Evelyn Mitchell <ref>{{cite web |url=https://healdsburg.gov/888/Evelyn-Mitchell-Mayor |title=Evelyn Mitchell, Mayor |access-date=September 25, 2025}}</ref> | leader_title1 = Vice mayor | leader_name1 = Chris Herrod <ref>{{cite web |url=https://healdsburg.gov/1070/Chris-Herrod-Vice-Mayor |title=Chris Herrod, Vice Mayor |access-date=September 25, 2025}}</ref> | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1857<ref name="sesquicentennial">{{cite news |first = Sharol |last = Russell |title = Happy Birthday Healdsburg |url = http://www.sonomawest.com/articles/2007/08/27/healdsburg/news/news2.txt |work = Healdsburg Tribune |publisher = Sonoma West Publishers |location = Healdsburg, California |date = August 23, 2007 |access-date = April 18, 2008 }} {{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> | established_title2 = Incorporated | established_date2 = February 20, 1867<ref name="CAC">{{Cite web |url = http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc |title = California Cities by Incorporation Date |format = Word |publisher = California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions |access-date = August 25, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131017052413/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc |archive-date = October 17, 2013 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> | founder = Harmon Heald  | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 30, 2021}}</ref> | area_total_sq_mi = 4.42 | area_land_sq_mi = 4.42 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | area_total_km2 = 11.45 | area_land_km2 = 11.45 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_water_percent = 0  | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = <ref name=quif>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/healdsburgcitycalifornia/PST045225|title=Healdsburg (city) QuickFacts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260521000641/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/healdsburgcitycalifornia/PST045225|archive-date=May 21, 2026}}</ref> | population_total = 11340 | pop_est_as_of = 2025 | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name=quif/> | population_est = 11172 | population_density_sq_mi = auto | population_density_km2 = 1034.79 | population_demonym = Healdsburgians  | timezone = Pacific | utc_offset = -8 | timezone_DST = PDT | utc_offset_DST = -7 | coordinates = {{coord|38|37|3|N|122|51|59|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|277530|Healdsburg}}</ref> | elevation_m = 32 | elevation_ft = 105  | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 95448 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 707, 369 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = {{FIPS|06|33056}} | blank1_name = GNIS feature IDs | blank1_info = {{GNIS 4|277530}}, {{GNIS 4|2410726}} | website = {{URL|cityofhealdsburg.net}} }}

'''Healdsburg''' is a city located in Sonoma County, in the North Bay region of California, United States. Situated along the Russian River, it lies at the convergence of three major wine-producing regions: the Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley, and Russian River Valley.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wine Regions |url=https://www.healdsburg.gov/370/Wine-Regions |website=City of Healdsburg |access-date=2025-09-11}}</ref>

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 11,340.<ref>{{Cite web |title=QuickFacts: Healdsburg city, California |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/healdsburgcitycalifornia |website=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=2025-09-11}}</ref>

The city was incorporated in 1867 following waves of settlement during the California Gold Rush and expansion of the railroad.<ref>{{Cite book |last=LeBaron |first=Gaye |title=Santa Rosa: A 19th Century Town |publisher=Historic Record Co. |year=1999}}</ref>

Healdsburg is part of the San Francisco Bay Area and contributes to the broader California wine industry.

==History== Early inhabitants of the local area included the Pomo people, who constructed villages in open areas along the Russian River.<ref name="earlyHistory">{{cite web |url=http://www.healdsburg.com/visitors/living/history.asp |title=Healdsburg, California Early History |access-date=September 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817233918/http://www.healdsburg.com/visitors/living/history.asp |archive-date=August 17, 2007 }}</ref> Anglo-American and Russian settlement may have commenced in the mid-19th century, with a settlement nearby, established downstream along the Russian River near Graton, in 1836, and later the Rancho Sotoyome land grant, in 1844.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ourhealdsburg.com/history/historytimeline.htm |title=Healdsburg, California History Timeline |access-date=September 3, 2007 |archive-date=September 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905130407/http://www.ourhealdsburg.com/history/historytimeline.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1857, Harmon Heald, an Ohio businessman who had been squatting on Rancho Sotoyome since 1850, purchased part of the rancho—giving the city its official founding date.<ref name="sesquicentennial" /> In 1867, Heald's eponymous small town was incorporated.<ref name="earlyHistory" /> Healdsburg is located within the former township of Mendocino. The San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad reached Healdsburg in 1872.<ref>{{cite book | author=Stindt, Fred A.| title=The Northwestern Pacific Railroad Redwood Empire Route|edition=3rd| publisher=Fred A. Stindt|year=1978}}</ref>

Farming, especially orchards and truck farms, was common within the present city limits from at least the 1890s to 1940s.<ref>Archives, [http://www.healdsburgmuseum.org Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society]</ref>

The first commercial development of the seasoning lemon pepper was in Healdsburg in 1967.<ref>{{cite news |title="Healdsburg Is Home of Gourmet Seasoning Manufacturer" |newspaper=The Press Democrat |location=Santa Rosa |date=March 7, 1971}}</ref>

==Geography== The city has a total area of {{convert|4.420|sqmi|km2|1|abbr=on}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> It lies on the Russian River, near a point used as a crossing of the river since the 1850s that is now the site of the Healdsburg Memorial Bridge.<ref>[http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/pages/1067/files/healdburg%20bridge%20nr%20nomination.pdf National Register of Historic Places Registration Form] for Healdsburg Memorial Bridge, California State Park System, accessed December 26, 2011.</ref>

Foss Creek traverses the city from north to south, flowing into Dry Creek near the U.S. 101 Central Healdsburg interchange.

===Climate=== Healdsburg has cool, wet winters and warm to hot, dry summers. In January, the average high temperature is {{convert|57.6|F}} and the average low is {{convert|38|F}}. In July, the average high temperature is {{convert|88.8|F}} and the average low is {{convert|52.7|F}}. There are an average of 54.6 days with highs of {{convert|90|F}} or higher and an average of 20.1 days with lows of {{convert|32|F}} or lower. The record high temperature was {{convert|117|F}} on September 6, 2022, and the record low temperature was {{convert|14|F}} on December 22, 1990.<ref name="wrcc1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?caheal|title=Western Regional Climate Center}}</ref>

Annual precipitation averages {{convert|42.2|in|abbr=on}}. There are an average of 73 days annually with measurable precipitation. The wettest year was 1983 with {{convert|96.25|in|abbr=on}} and the driest year was 1976 with {{convert|13.67|in|abbr=on}}. The most precipitation in one month was {{convert|29.9|in|abbr=on}} in January 1995. The most precipitation in 24 hours was {{convert|8.18|in|abbr=on}} on December 3, 1980. Snow is relatively rare, with none in most years. The highest yearly snowfall totaled {{convert|0.8|in|abbr=on}} in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliGCStP.pl?caheal|title=WRCC precipitation records}}</ref>

{{Weather box |location = Healdsburg, California (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–present) |single line = Y |width=auto |Jan record high F = 85 |Feb record high F = 88 |Mar record high F = 95 |Apr record high F = 102 |May record high F = 108 |Jun record high F = 116 |Jul record high F = 116 |Aug record high F = 114 |Sep record high F = 117 |Oct record high F = 108 |Nov record high F = 98 |Dec record high F = 83 |year record high F = |Jan avg record high F = 68.3 |Feb avg record high F = 73.0 |Mar avg record high F = 80.0 |Apr avg record high F = 89.1 |May avg record high F = 95.3 |Jun avg record high F = 101.7 |Jul avg record high F = 103.3 |Aug avg record high F = 103.2 |Sep avg record high F = 99.8 |Oct avg record high F = 91.6 |Nov avg record high F = 77.9 |Dec avg record high F = 68.4 |year avg record high F = 106.4 |Jan high F = 57.7 |Feb high F = 61.5 |Mar high F = 66.0 |Apr high F = 72.1 |May high F = 79.0 |Jun high F = 85.8 |Jul high F = 88.7 |Aug high F = 88.3 |Sep high F = 84.6 |Oct high F = 76.9 |Nov high F = 64.9 |Dec high F = 57.3 |year high F = 73.6 |Jan mean F = 48.5 |Feb mean F = 51.3 |Mar mean F = 54.4 |Apr mean F = 58.6 |May mean F = 64.3 |Jun mean F = 69.7 |Jul mean F = 71.5 |Aug mean F = 71.0 |Sep mean F = 68.5 |Oct mean F = 62.7 |Nov mean F = 53.8 |Dec mean F = 48.0 |year mean F = 60.2 |Jan low F = 39.3 |Feb low F = 41.0 |Mar low F = 42.7 |Apr low F = 45.1 |May low F = 49.5 |Jun low F = 53.7 |Jul low F = 54.3 |Aug low F = 53.7 |Sep low F = 52.3 |Oct low F = 48.5 |Nov low F = 42.7 |Dec low F = 38.7 |year low F = 46.8 |Jan avg record low F = 29.6 |Feb avg record low F = 31.7 |Mar avg record low F = 33.9 |Apr avg record low F = 36.8 |May avg record low F = 42.6 |Jun avg record low F = 45.6 |Jul avg record low F = 48.6 |Aug avg record low F = 47.4 |Sep avg record low F = 44.3 |Oct avg record low F = 39.2 |Nov avg record low F = 32.3 |Dec avg record low F = 29.0 |year avg record low F = 27.0 |Jan record low F = 18 |Feb record low F = 21 |Mar record low F = 27 |Apr record low F = 24 |May record low F = 30 |Jun record low F = 32 |Jul record low F = 31 |Aug record low F = 33 |Sep record low F = 30 |Oct record low F = 26 |Nov record low F = 25 |Dec record low F = 14 |year record low F = 14 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 8.00 |Feb precipitation inch = 8.33 |Mar precipitation inch = 6.35 |Apr precipitation inch = 2.87 |May precipitation inch = 1.60 |Jun precipitation inch = 0.35 |Jul precipitation inch = 0.00 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.04 |Sep precipitation inch = 0.10 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.20 |Nov precipitation inch = 4.46 |Dec precipitation inch = 8.51 |year precipitation inch = 42.81 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 14.0 |Feb precipitation days = 12.2 |Mar precipitation days = 11.6 |Apr precipitation days = 7.5 |May precipitation days = 4.7 |Jun precipitation days = 1.0 |Jul precipitation days = 0.1 |Aug precipitation days = 0.2 |Sep precipitation days = 0.9 |Oct precipitation days = 3.5 |Nov precipitation days = 8.1 |Dec precipitation days = 13.3 |year precipitation days = |source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NCDC>{{cite web | url = http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mtr | title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = June 20, 2022 | archive-date = October 26, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191026211635/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mtr | url-status = dead }}</ref> |source 2 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA> {{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00043875&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access - Station: Healdsburg, CA }} Retrieved on October 31, 2022. </ref>

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===Environment=== An intrinsic element of the city's natural environment is the riparian zone associated with the Russian River that flows through Healdsburg. The city owns two open space reserves stewarded by LandPaths. The Healdsburg Ridge Open Space Preserve has {{cvt|150|acre}} of wetlands, oak woodlands, chaparral, and grasslands, while the Fitch Mountain Open Space Preserve has {{cvt|173|acre}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.landpaths.org/places/ |title=Places |last= |first= |website= |publisher=Land Partners Through Stewardship |access-date=March 24, 2022 }}</ref> City residents support recycling by use of the Healdsburg Transfer Station. The city has shown an interest in creating a quiet environment by creating a Noise Element of the General Plan, which defines baseline sound level contours and sets forth standards of quiet for each land use category.

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1860= 334 |1870= 959 |1880= 1133 |1890= 1485 |1900= 1869 |1910= 2011 |1920= 2412 |1930= 2296 |1940= 2507 |1950= 3258 |1960= 4816 |1970= 5438 |1980= 7217 |1990= 9469 |2000= 10722 |2010= 11254 |2020= 11340 |estyear=2025 |estimate=11172 |estref=<ref name=quif/> {{decrease}} |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> | align = right | align-fn = center }}

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| 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=1600000US0633056&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=1600000US0633056&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=1600000US0633056&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> |- ! White (non-Hispanic) | 67.76% | 62.54% | 58.51% |- ! Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 28.82% | 33.94% | 34.61% |- ! Two or more races (non-Hispanic) | 1.48% | 1.32% | 3.83% |- ! Asian (non-Hispanic) | 0.62% | 1.0% | 1.45% |- ! Other (non-Hispanic) | 0.08% | 0.15% | 0.53% |- ! Native American (non-Hispanic) | 0.88% | 0.59% | 0.52% |- ! Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 0.33% | 0.38% | 0.45% |- ! Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) | 0.03% | 0.09% | 0.11% |}

===2020 census=== thumb|Healdsburg, 1872 [[File:Bird's eye view of Healdsburg, Cal. LOC 75693090.tif|thumb|Panoramic map of Healdsburg from 1876 with images of several area sites inset]]

As of the 2020 census, Healdsburg had a population of 11,340. The population density was {{convert|2,565.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Healdsburg was 63.4% White, 0.6% African American, 2.0% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 18.3% from other races, and 14.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 34.6% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Healdsburg city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0633056 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 22, 2025}}</ref><ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A33056&in=state%3A06|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 17, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A33056&in=state%3A06|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 17, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

The census reported that 99.3% of the population lived in households, 25 people (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 54 people (0.5%) were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/><ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A33056&in=state%3A06|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 17, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

99.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.1% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC"/>

There were 4,519 households, out of which 27.4% included children under the age of 18, 49.3% were married-couple households, 7.1% were cohabiting couple households, 28.0% had a female householder with no partner present, and 15.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 26.6% of households were one person, and 14.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49.<ref name=DP1/> There were 2,955 families (65.4% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Healdsburg city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0633056 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 22, 2025}}</ref><ref name="Census2020DP"/>

The age distribution was 19.0% under the age of 18, 7.1% aged 18 to 24, 23.3% aged 25 to 44, 27.1% aged 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 45.4{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.5 males.<ref name=DP1/><ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 5,051 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,142.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}, of which 4,519 (89.5%) were occupied and 10.5% were vacant. Of occupied units, 58.0% were owner-occupied, and 42.0% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.0%.<ref name=DP1/><ref name="Census2020DP"/>

===2023 ACS 5-year estimates=== In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 18.5% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 71.7% spoke only English at home, 25.8% spoke Spanish, 1.8% spoke other Indo-European languages, 0.6% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.1% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 85.7% were high school graduates and 39.5% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Healdsburg city, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=1600000US0633056 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 22, 2025}}</ref>

The median household income in 2023 was $100,082, and the per capita income was $60,189. About 7.1% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Healdsburg city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0633056 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 22, 2025}}</ref>

===2010 census===

At the 2010 census Healdsburg had a population of 11,254. The population density was {{convert|2,521.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Healdsburg was 8,334 (74.1%) White, 56 (0.5%) African American, 205 (1.8%) Native American, 125 (1.1%) Asian, 18 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 2,133 (19.0%) from other races, and 383 (3.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,820 persons (33.9%).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0633056|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715025504/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0633056|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Healdsburg city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households and 0.5% were institutionalized.

There were 4,378 households, 1,335 (30.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,140 (48.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 465 (10.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 222 (5.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 259 (5.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 54 (1.2%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. Of the households, 1,205 (27.5%) were one person and 542 (12.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.56. There were 2,827 families (64.6% of households); the average family size was 3.12.

The age distribution was 2,546 people (22.6%) under the age of 18, 925 people (8.2%) aged 18 to 24, 2,750 people (24.4%) aged 25 to 44, 3,349 people (29.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,684 people (15.0%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 40.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

There were 4,794 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,074.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}, of which 57.6% were owner-occupied and 42.4% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.2%. Of the population, 53.2% lived in owner-occupied housing units and 46.3% lived in rental housing units. ==Arts and culture== The Healdsburg Carnegie Library, home of the Healdsburg Museum, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as is the Healdsburg Memorial Bridge.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a}}</ref> A Cultural Resource Survey conducted in 1983 catalogued over 300 historic resources in the city.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Edwin Langhart Museum |date=September 1983 |title=Healdsburg Cultural Resource Survey |url=https://ci.healdsburg.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/10941/1983-Cultural-Resource-Survey-Final-Report |journal=}}</ref> The city has designated eleven historic landmarks in Healdsburg and two locally designated Historic Districts which include the Johnson Street Historic District and the Matheson Historic District.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historic Preservation {{!}} Healdsburg, CA - Official Website |url=https://www.ci.healdsburg.ca.us/362/Historic-Preservation |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=www.ci.healdsburg.ca.us}}</ref>

==Government== ===State and federal=== In the California State Legislature, Healdsburg is in {{Representative|casd|2|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|2|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final Maps {{!}} California Citizens Redistricting Commission |url=https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/final-maps/ |access-date=September 25, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

In the United States House of Representatives, Healdsburg is in {{Representative|cacd|2|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|2|access-date=September 25, 2025}}</ref>

According to the California Secretary of State, as of February 10, 2019, Healdsburg has 6,913 registered voters. Of those, 3,624 (52.4%) are registered Democrats, 1,262 (18.3%) are registered Republicans, and 1,680 (24.3%) have declined to state a political party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-odd-year-2019/politicalsub.pdf|title=CA Secretary of State – Report of Registration – February 10, 2019|website=ca.gov|access-date=March 12, 2019}}</ref>

==Education== The school district is Healdsburg Unified School District.<ref name=SDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06097_sonoma/DC20SD_C06097.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sonoma County, CA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-12-07}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06097_sonoma/DC20SD_C06097_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

Schools include Healdsburg Elementary School, Healdsburg Junior High School, Healdsburg High School, and Marce Becerra Academy.<ref>{{cite web | title = Schools | publisher = Healdsburg Unified School District | url = https://www.husd.com/ | accessdate = April 18, 2025}}</ref>

==Media== The 1943 film ''Happy Land'', and 1996 film ''Scream'', were filmed in and around Healdsburg.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Happy Land'' (1943) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/471 |website=AFI{{!}}Catalog}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lerman |first1=Elizabeth |title=''Scream'': Where Is Woodsboro? All Filming Locations |url=https://screenrant.com/scream-movies-every-filming-location-woodsboro/ |website=ScreenRant |date=August 8, 2020}}</ref> The 1981 film ''Bitter Harvest (1981 film)'' was also filmed partially in Healdsburg <ref>Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar, Number 131, 11 February 1981 </ref>

==Infrastructure== ===Emergency services=== Emergency services are provided by the Healdsburg Police Department, and Healdsburg Fire Department.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} Emergency medical services are provided by Bell's Ambulance Service.

===Transportation=== Sonoma County Transit buses serve the Depot. Healdsburg is a future stop on the Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit commuter rail line.

The Amtrak Thruway 7 bus provides daily connections to Healdsburg from Martinez to the south, and Arcata to the north.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://goldrunner.com/route-7/ | title=Route 7 }}</ref>

==Notable people==

* Mary Ellen Bamford – writer, born in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bamford |first=Mary E. |title=Aphrodite and Other Poems |publisher=The Whitaker & Ray Company |year=1897}}</ref> * Kristen Barnhisel – winemaker, born in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kristen Barnhisel |url=https://www.womenwinemakers.com/kristen-barnhisel |website=Women Winemakers |access-date=2023-08-10}}</ref> * Helen Beardsley – author of ''Who Gets the Drumstick?'', lived in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite news |title=Helen Beardsley, 70, Mother in 'Yours, Mine and Ours' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2000-04-28 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-apr-28-me-24133-story.html}}</ref> * Raymond Burr – actor (''Perry Mason'', ''Ironside''), owned a vineyard near Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raymond Burr Vineyards |url=https://www.raymondburrvineyards.com |access-date=2023-08-10}}</ref> * Jim Cullom – professional football player, born in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Cullom Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CullJi20.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference}}</ref> * Abel de Luna – the first Latino mayor of the city, 1978–1980<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.norcalpublicmedia.org/2025052098186/news-feed/healdsburg-renames-community-center-after-citys-first-latino-mayor-abel-de-luna |title=Healdsburg Renames Community Center After City's First Latino Mayor Abel De Luna |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=NorCal Public Media |date=2025-05-20 |language=en}}</ref> * L. Peter Deutsch – computer scientist and creator of Ghostscript, lived in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite web |title=L. Peter Deutsch |url=https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~lpd/ |website=UC Berkeley}}</ref> * Richard Diebenkorn – painter and printmaker, lived in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite book |last=Livingston |first=Jane |title=Richard Diebenkorn |publisher=Rizzoli |year=1997}}</ref> * Ron Elliott – lead guitarist and songwriter for ''The Beau Brummels'', born in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite book |last=Unterberger |first=Richie |title=Urban Spacemen and Wayfaring Strangers |publisher=Backbeat Books |year=2000}}</ref> * Paul Erdman – economist and financial novelist, lived in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite news |title=Paul Erdman, 74, Banker Who Became Novelist |work=The New York Times |date=2007-04-27 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/27/obituaries/27erdman.html}}</ref> * Henry D. Fitch – land grantee in the region<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hoover |first=Mildred B. |title=Historic Spots in California |publisher=Stanford University Press |year=2002}}</ref> * Josefa Carrillo Fitch – Californio landowner who managed Rancho Sotoyome after her husband's death * Julius Fried – oilman and philanthropist, born in Healdsburg in 1872<ref>{{Cite news |title=Will of Oil Man Filed |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=1958-11-07 |page=34}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Julius Fried |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Fried |website=Wikipedia}}</ref> * Rosinda Holmes – artist, lived in Healdsburg * Jess Stonestreet Jackson Jr. – wine entrepreneur and founder of Kendall-Jackson, lived near Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jess Jackson, founder of Kendall-Jackson winery, dies |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2011-04-22}}</ref> * Roderick N. Matheson – Civil War colonel and early Healdsburg resident<ref>{{Cite book |title=Col. Roderick N. Matheson: Sonoma County's Forgotten Hero |author=Gaye LeBaron |publisher=Sonoma County Historical Society |year=2005}}</ref> * Patti McCarty – actress, grew up in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite web |title=Patti McCarty |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0565586/ |website=IMDb}}</ref> * Mike McGuire – California State Senator and President pro tempore of the State Senate, resides in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senator Mike McGuire |url=https://sd02.senate.ca.gov/ |website=California State Senate}}</ref> * Heidi Newfield – country singer and former lead vocalist of ''Trick Pony'', born in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite news |title=Heidi Newfield charts solo career |work=Napa Valley Register |date=2008-10-03}}</ref> * Pat Paulsen – Smothers Brothers’ deadpan comic who ran for president and later became a Sonoma County vintner. * Thomas C. Reed – U.S. Secretary of the Air Force and National Security Council staffer, lived in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas C. Reed |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/reed-thomas-care |website=U.S. Department of State}}</ref> * Ariana Richards – actress (''Jurassic Park'') and painter, born in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ariana Richards |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000614/ |website=IMDb}}</ref> * Effie Robinson – social worker and housing administrator, lived in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite book |title=Notable Black American Women, Book 2 |editor=Jessie Carney Smith |publisher=Gale |year=1996}}</ref> * Ralph Rose – Olympic gold medalist in track and field, born in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ralph Rose |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78925 |website=Olympedia}}</ref> * Margaret Sibley – painter and arts organizer, founding figure of Healdsburg Arts and the Balcony Gallery Co-operative * Jack Sonni – guitarist for ''Dire Straits'', lived in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jack Sonni, Dire Straits 'other guitarist,' dies at 68 |work=The Guardian |date=2023-09-01}}</ref> * John Udell – pioneer and frontier diarist, lived in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite book |last=Udell |first=John |title=Incidents of Travel to California |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |year=1991}}</ref> * John Carl Warnecke – architect of public buildings and JFK's grave site, lived in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite news |title=John Carl Warnecke, Architect, Dies at 91 |work=The New York Times |date=2010-04-19}}</ref> * Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman – Wimbledon and Olympic tennis champion, born in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hazel Wightman |url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/hazel-wightman |website=International Tennis Hall of Fame}}</ref> * Jim Wood – California State Assemblymember, resides in Healdsburg<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assemblymember Jim Wood |url=https://a02.asmdc.org/ |website=California State Assembly}}</ref>

==References==

{{reflist}} * Sonoma County Genealogical Society. Portraits of Early Sonoma County Settlers., pp. 71–87. Santa Rosa, California: Caiifornia Genealogical Society, 2016, ISBN 978-1-365-13126-4

==External links==  {{Commons category|Healdsburg, California}} {{wikivoyage|Healdsburg}} * {{Official website}}

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