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Petaluma, CA vs Buckhannon, WV

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- Buckhannon is 0% more densely populated than Petaluma.
- People are 31.6% less likely to be married in Buckhannon.
- The Median Age is 4.9 years younger in Buckhannon.
 Petaluma, CABuckhannon, WVUnited States
 Population  Unlock5,343329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.938.4
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 Population - 201058,048  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,725285,036,114
 Population - 199043,184  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-5.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,875.493.4
 Land Area14.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Petaluma, CABuckhannon, WVUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Petaluma, CABuckhannon, WVUnited States
 White68.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.7%12.2%
 Asian4.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Petaluma, CABuckhannon, WVUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.5%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.082.60
 Households22,756  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,04180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,697  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.1%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Buckhannon    2 Reviews

Buckhannon is a descent little town that WV Wesleyan College is apart of. I went to college there and also was a resident there in town for a few years after graduating.  More

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Buckhannon has a small population of about 6,000 people, but in my time of growing up here I have seen, people stabbed at skate parks and public hangouts, any drug you  More

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