Napa County was established in 1850 and is one of the original 27 California counties. It is named after the Napa Indians who once inhabited the area. Its county seat has always been Napa. Napa county is the center of the state's wine industry.

Napa 2003: About Our City
County Seat of Napa County
Napa County Incorporated: February 18, 1850
Napa Town Site Founded: 1847
Incorporated as City of Napa: 1872
Napa City Size: 18.34 Square Miles
Napa County Size: 35 Miles Long
City of Napa Population: 71,412
City Projected Population Cap: 85,000
County Population: 128,021
Number of Households: 27,251
Median Household Income: $53,600
Average Income per Household: $66,339
Per Capita Income per Household: $36,211
Owner Occupied: 58 %
Renter Occupied: 42 %
Average Persons per Household: 2.59
Rental Units Median Rent: $579

Apartments/Duplexes: $850-$2,100
Three Bedroom Homes: $1,200-$2,800

Average Rental Prices in Napa

1BD/1BA unit $850/month
2BD/1BA unit $990/month

13 Mobile Home Parks
Median Home Cost: $426,000

                Range: $190,000 -$1,000,000+

Average Travel Time to Work in Minutes: 20.51
City Departments: 12
City Employees: Approx. 400 Full Time and 50 Part Time
Government: Manager/Council
Sister Cities:          Launceston, Australia and Iwanuma, Japan
Residential Land: 67%
Commercial Land: 8%
Industrial Land: 4%
Parks, Public/Quasi Public: 12%
Undeveloped/Agriculture: 9%
2003 Taxable Sales Transactions* 504,077   *Thousands of Dollars
Sales Tax (State and Local): 7.75%

Legislative Districts:
Congressional: 1
State Senate: 2
State Assembly: 7

AreaAcres

Square Miles

Water

24,89038.9
Land485,120762.7

Total

510,010801.6
Rank: 50
Percent of State: 0.5
Population Breakdown

Napa City Contains 60% of the County’s Population and Jobs

2000 Estimated Population by Sex

Male39,29849%
Female40,303 51%
Ethnic Breakdowns (2000 Census)
White85,93269.2
African American1,5271.2
American Indian6420.5
Asian3,6412.9
Pacific Islander2540.2
Others2260.2
Multi-Race2,6412.1
Hispanic Origin of Any Race29,41623.7
1990 Marital Status
Single Male8,04314%
Single Female5,459 10%
Married31,296 56%
Previously Married Male3,6266%
Previously Married Female7,91014%

Population by Age

  
Median Age38 Years 
Average AgeYears 37.47 
1990 Population by Urban vs. Rural
Urban     66,76194%
Rural       4,6186%
Household Type
Family Houshold  58,28982%
Non-Family Household10,47515%
Group Quarters2,5994%

Important Numbers to Know

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.(800) 743-5000
SBC(800) 310-2355
City of Napa- Water Department(707) 257-9508
Comcast(800) 436-1999
Napa Garbage Company(707) 255-5200
Post Office - Main Branch(707) 255-1621
Chamber of Commerce(707) 226-7455
Department of Motor Vehicles(707) 252-4111
School Board(707) 253-3601
Main Public Library(707) 253-4241

 

The City of Napa Provides:

Neighborhood Recreational Parks: 35
Community Parks: 4
City Wide Open Space Parks: 4
Total Acres of Park Land: 748
Ball Fields: 13
18-Hole Municipal Golf Course: 1
Tennis Courts: 48
Swimming Pools: 4

 

 

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