Moving to Willits, California
Population: 5,073. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,066 (-0.1% change)
Males: 2,413 (47.6%), Females: 2,660 (52.4%)
Mendocino County
Zip code: 95490
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $26,283
Median house value: $129,000
Population by Race
Races in Willits:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.1%)
- Hispanic (14.7%)
- Other race (7.1%)
- American Indian (5.8%)
- Two or more races (3.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.5%), English (13.6%), Irish (10.1%), United States (7.1%), Italian (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%).
Elevation: 1364 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Willits
- High school or higher: 75.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Willits city
- Never married: 28.4%
- Now married: 46.0%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 14.3%
5.2% Foreign born (4.0% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -84 (-1.6%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Willits:
- FRANK R HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1 MADRONE STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Willits:
- UKIAH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER/HOSPITAL D (about 21 miles; UKIAH, CA)
- MENDOCINO COAST DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; FORT BRAGG, CA)
- SUTTER LAKESIDE HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; LAKEPORT, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Willits:
- SONOMA COUNTY (about 73 miles; SANTA ROSA, CA; Abbreviation: STS)
- REDDING MUNI (about 106 miles; REDDING, CA; Abbreviation: RDD)
- CHICO MUNI (about 108 miles; CHICO, CA; Abbreviation: CIC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Willits:
- ELLS FIELD-WILLITS MUNI (about 4 miles; WILLITS, CA; Abbreviation: O28)
- UKIAH MUNI (about 23 miles; UKIAH, CA; Abbreviation: UKI)
- ROUND VALLEY (about 27 miles; COVELO, CA; Abbreviation: O09)
Amtrak station:
WILLITS (COMMERCIAL ST.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Willits:
- MENDOCINO COLLEGE (about 21 miles; UKIAH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,080)
- SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 79 miles; SANTA ROSA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,542)
- SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; ROHNERT PARK, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,445)
- NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE (about 104 miles; NAPA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,558)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-CHICO (about 110 miles; CHICO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 14,658)
- COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS (about 111 miles; EUREKA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,071)
- HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles; ARCATA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,800)
Schools
Public high schools in Willits:
- WILLITS HIGH (Students: 616; Location: 299 N. MAIN ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- SANHEDRIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 60; Location: 120 N. MAIN ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- WILLITS SECONDARY COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 15; Location: 371 COMMERCIAL ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Willits:
- BAECHTEL GROVE MIDDLE (Students: 506; Location: 1150 MAGNOLIA ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BLOSSER LANE ELEMENTARY (Students: 457; Location: 1275 BLOSSER LANE; Grades: 03 – 05)
- BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 397; Location: 20 SPRUCE AND LINCOLN WAY; Grades: KG – 02)
- LA VIDA INDEPENDENT STUDY CHARTER (Students: 94; Location: 16200 NORTH HIGHWAY 101; Grades: KG – 12)
- WILLITS CHARTER (Students: 84; Location: 7 S. MARIN ST.; Grades: 06 – 12)
- NEW HORIZONS (ALTER) (Students: 61; Location: 371 E. COMMERCIAL ST.; Grades: KG – 12)
- SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 43; Location: 32600 SHERWOOD ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
- WILLITS COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 1; Location: 371 E. COMMERCIAL ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Willits:
- WILLITS S D A SCHOOL (Students: 24; Location: 22751 BRAY ROAD; Grades: 1 – 8)