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Albany, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma is 0% more densely populated than Albany.
- People are 4.4% less likely to be married in Petaluma.
- The Median Age is 6.2 years older in Petaluma.
 Albany, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,050329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.838.4
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 Population - 201018,615  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,548285,036,114
 Population - 199016,327  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now22.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.493.4
 Land Area1.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Albany, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Albany, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 White44.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian28.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Albany, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married30.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households7,586  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children45.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,376  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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