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Fort Mill, SC vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma is 0% more densely populated than Fort Mill.
- People are 10.4% less likely to be married in Petaluma.
- The Median Age is 6.4 years older in Petaluma.
 Fort Mill, SCPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,050329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.838.4
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 Population - 201011,671  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,548285,036,114
 Population - 19904,930  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now405.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.493.4
 Land Area19.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fort Mill, SCPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Fort Mill, SCPetaluma, CAUnited States
 White76.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian2.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fort Mill, SCPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Married Population59.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married28.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed2.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households8,173  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children49.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,508  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  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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