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Corvallis, OR vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma is 0% more densely populated than Corvallis.
- People are 57.7% more likely to be married in Petaluma.
- The Median Age is 15.5 years older in Petaluma.
 Corvallis, ORPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,050329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.838.4
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 Population - 201054,407  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,548285,036,114
 Population - 199044,757  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now32.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.493.4
 Land Area14.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Corvallis, ORPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Corvallis, ORPetaluma, CAUnited States
 White75.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian10.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Corvallis, ORPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Married Population33.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married55.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households23,952  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,785  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Corvallis    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I just made a trip to Corvallis to browse the town, go to places of interest and get a feel for the place I was considering to move and buy a home. OMGosh, I could not  More

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I have lived here 30 yrs and it is great especially if you like extortion, fraud, theft, back biting, a police force that has no respect for you or your rights, a  More

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This is the third or fourth time I've come to this site to find reliable stats and have found blatant mistakes. Also, why can't I leave a comment about 'people'? Thank  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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