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Monroe, NC vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma is 0% more densely populated than Monroe.
- People are 10.1% more likely to be married in Petaluma.
- The Median Age is 6.9 years older in Petaluma.
 Monroe, NCPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,050329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.838.4
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 Population - 201032,984  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,548285,036,114
 Population - 199016,127  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now121.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.493.4
 Land Area29.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Monroe, NCPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.1%  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 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Monroe, NCPetaluma, CAUnited States
 White44.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Monroe, NCPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated4.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married35.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households11,398  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,479  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Monroe    5 Reviews

Moved to Monroe approx 6 years ago. It has been one excuse after the other for the high incidence of assault and battery as well as property crime. The mayor and city  More

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I have lived in Monroe since 2015. I have been welcomed by my neighbors and the community. Monroe is rapidly growning. The downtown area is family friendly and has added  More

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I’m so glad to be moving away from this little Charlotte wanna be Town run by rednecks! I’ve been here for 15 years and have been stopped by Sheriff’s about 8 times!  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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