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Crescent City, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma is 0% more densely populated than Crescent City.
- People are 76.5% more likely to be married in Petaluma.
- The Median Age is 8.3 years older in Petaluma.
 Crescent City, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,050329,725,481
 Female Population35.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population64.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.838.4
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 Population - 20107,573  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,548285,036,114
 Population - 19904,380  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now56.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.493.4
 Land Area2.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Crescent City, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3426.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Crescent City, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 White49.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Crescent City, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Married Population30.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married49.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households1,847  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households838  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children27.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Crescent City    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Weather sucks, people here are rude, politicians government workers corrupt, drug infested town, high crime, no good housing unless you want to live in drug infested  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here 10 years and the first few years were rough getting used to the humidity and rain but over time I've grown to embrace everything about this town the  More

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Beautiful scenery and good hiking and camping. Swimmingly and rafting in rivers is fun. Trees of mystery is pretty fun too. However the town is pretty seedy and  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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