Larkfield-Wikiup, California

Larkfield-Wikiup is a census-designated place, unincorporated area in Sonoma County, California, United States. The population was 8,884 at the 2010 census, up from 7,479 at the 2000 census. It comprises the Mark West area between Santa Rosa (to the south), Windsor (north), Calistoga (east), and Fulton (west). There are at least four schools within the limits of the CDP, including Cardinal Newman High School, John B. Riebli Elementary School, Mark West Elementary, and San Miguel Elementary schools.

Geography

Larkfield-Wikiup is located about north of the city of Santa Rosa.

The CDP has a total area of , all of it land. Nevertheless, the Mark West Creek's seasonal flows pass directly through this region.

As of 2005, the landscape is made up of housing developments, interspersed with vineyards, farms, and light industry.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Larkfield-Wikiup had a population of 8,492. The population density was . The racial makeup of Larkfield-Wikiup was 66.0% White, 0.9% African American, 2.4% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.6% Pacific Islander, 12.1% from other races, and 14.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.3% of the population.

The census reported that 98.8% of the population lived in households, 1.0% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.2% were institutionalized.

There were 3,206 households, out of which 29.6% included children under the age of 18, 50.3% were married-couple households, 7.4% were cohabiting couple households, 25.5% had a female householder with no partner present, and 16.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 24.7% of households were one person, and 12.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.62. There were 2,174 families (67.8% of all households).

The age distribution was 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% aged 18 to 24, 24.3% aged 25 to 44, 27.0% aged 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 41.9years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males.

There were 3,434 housing units at an average density of , of which 3,206 (93.4%) were occupied. Of these, 65.3% were owner-occupied, and 34.7% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 12.8% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 76.8% spoke only English at home, 19.8% spoke Spanish, 3.1% spoke other Indo-European languages, 0.3% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.0% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 93.5% were high school graduates and 31.8% had a bachelor's degree.

The median household income in 2023 was $94,889, and the per capita income was $50,227. About 4.3% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Larkfield-Wikiup had a population of 8,884. The population density was . The racial makeup of Larkfield-Wikiup was 7,042 (79.3%) White, 81 (0.9%) African American, 168 (1.9%) Native American, 292 (3.3%) Asian, 19 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 878 (9.9%) from other races, and 404 (4.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,979 persons (22.3%).

The Census reported that 8,841 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 37 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 6 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 3,434 households, out of which 1,179 (34.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,729 (50.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 425 (12.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 204 (5.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 234 (6.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 34 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 811 households (23.6%) were made up of individuals, and 325 (9.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57. There were 2,358 families (68.7% of all households); the average family size was 3.03.

The population was spread out, with 2,150 people (24.2%) under the age of 18, 678 people (7.6%) aged 18 to 24, 2,051 people (23.1%) aged 25 to 44, 2,736 people (30.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,269 people (14.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

There were 3,596 housing units at an average density of , of which 2,312 (67.3%) were owner-occupied, and 1,122 (32.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.5%. 5,787 people (65.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,054 people (34.4%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the state legislature, Larkfield-Wikiup is in the 3rd Senate District, and in the 1st Assembly District.

Federally, Larkfield-Wikiup is in .

Education

The school districts are Mark West Union Elementary School District and Santa Rosa High School District.
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Wildfires

Tubbs Fire

In October 2017, the Tubbs Fire destroyed approximately 500 homes in the Larkfield-Wikiup area. The fire blew in through the Mark West Springs area, ultimately destroying 5,000+ buildings in Sonoma and Napa counties.

Kincade Fire

The Kincade Fire started on October 23, 2019, in The Geysers. The fire exploded to in its first day. The fire ultimately prompted evacuations in much of Sonoma County, and Larkfield was one of the communities evacuated. The fire pushed up to the border of the community during an extreme wind event and blew into parts of the Tubbs Fire burn scar which devastated the community just two years before.

See also

* William Marcus West

References

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Census-designated places in Sonoma County, California
Census-designated places in California