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Pacifica, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma is 0% more densely populated than Pacifica.
- People are 2.1% less likely to be married in Petaluma.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years younger in Petaluma.
 Pacifica, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,050329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.838.4
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 Population - 201037,388  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,548285,036,114
 Population - 199037,670  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now0.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.493.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Pacifica, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Pacifica, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 White51.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian20.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Pacifica, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Married Population54.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married30.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households13,986  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,015  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.7%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews
George · Fresno, CA
My hometown....rating...1954 to 1968 (Lived there)
Over 9 years ago

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Alexander · Pacifica, CA
If you like your temperature 65 year round, you'll
Over 11 years ago

Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Katherine · San Jose, CA
Real Estate to buy
Over 14 years ago

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews
Chris · Petaluma, CA
Old hippies are in charge
Over 5 years ago

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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O · Petaluma, CA
A great place to call home, if you can afford it
Over 5 years ago

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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Ima · Petaluma, CA
California living at its finest!
Over 5 years ago

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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