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Meridian, ID vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma is 0% more densely populated than Meridian.
- People are 10.5% less likely to be married in Petaluma.
- The Median Age is 6.2 years older in Petaluma.
 Meridian, IDPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,050329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.838.4
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 Population - 201077,429  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,548285,036,114
 Population - 19909,596  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now1,162.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.493.4
 Land Area33.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Meridian, IDPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  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 203.9%  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 5413.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Meridian, IDPetaluma, CAUnited States
 White83.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Meridian, IDPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Married Population59.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married25.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households40,796  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,357  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  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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