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Petaluma, CA

59,247 Population
14.4 square miles 4,110.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.3 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area: 42.9 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$60,931 ±$2,529 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area: $56,640 ±$1,078
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$115,430 ±$6,370 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area: $104,674 ±$2,030
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.5% ±1.3% (3,820  ±747) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area: 8.9% 42,583 (±0.6% / ±2,658)
  • about half the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.7 minutes ±1.7 (727,490  ±51,184) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area: 25.1 5,007,295 (±0.4 / ±100,666)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

24,239 ±498 Number of households
  • the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area: 190,998 ±984
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (58,580  ±70) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area: 2.5 474,700 (±0 / ±156)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.1% ±1.2% (508  ±151) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area: 4.9% † 5,246 (±0.5% / ±556)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

25,107 ±463 Number of housing units
  • the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area: 207,699 ±145
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$878,600 ±$13,008 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area: $815,500 ±$6,412
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.7% ±1.4% (5,106  ±843.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area: 11.3% 54,107 (±0.6% / ±2,631.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92% ±3% (41,158  ±1,454.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area: 88.7% 314,707 (±1.2% / ±4,172.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
43.8% ±2% (19,595  ±923.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area: 38.5% 136,497 (±0.7% / ±2,561.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

15.3% ±1.3% (9,063  ±787) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area: 16.8% 81,688
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.5% ±0.9% (2,679  ±439) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area: 4.8% 18,880 (±0.3% / ±970)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,679 Total veterans ±439 2,542 Male ±430 137 Female ±68

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