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Bellingham, WA vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma is 0% more densely populated than Bellingham.
- People are 38.0% more likely to be married in Petaluma.
- The Median Age is 9.3 years older in Petaluma.
 Bellingham, WAPetaluma, 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 - 201081,705  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,548285,036,114
 Population - 199052,179  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now80.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.493.4
 Land Area27.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bellingham, WAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Bellingham, WAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 White77.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian5.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bellingham, WAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Married Population38.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married47.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households39,496  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households21,434  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  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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