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Durango, CO vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma is 0% more densely populated than Durango.
- People are 21.4% more likely to be married in Petaluma.
- The Median Age is 6.3 years older in Petaluma.
 Durango, COPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,050329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.838.4
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 Population - 201016,893  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,548285,036,114
 Population - 199012,430  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now58.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.493.4
 Land Area14.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Durango, COPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.5%  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 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Durango, COPetaluma, CAUnited States
 White78.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian1.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Durango, COPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Married Population44.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married39.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households7,859  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,681  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  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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