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Lynden, WA vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma is 0% more densely populated than Lynden.
- People are 10.3% less likely to be married in Petaluma.
- The Median Age is 6.4 years older in Petaluma.
 Lynden, WAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,050329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.838.4
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 Population - 201012,059  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,548285,036,114
 Population - 19905,709  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now169.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.493.4
 Land Area5.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lynden, WAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Lynden, WAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 White80.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lynden, WAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Married Population59.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married22.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed6.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households5,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,829  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lynden    3 Reviews

Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  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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