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Petaluma, CA vs Grass Valley, CA

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- Grass Valley is 0% more densely populated than Petaluma.
- People are 34.1% less likely to be married in Grass Valley.
- The Median Age is 4.2 years older in Grass Valley.
 Petaluma, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock13,550329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4738.4
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 Population - 201058,048  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,922285,036,114
 Population - 199043,184  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock16.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,581.493.4
 Land Area14.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Petaluma, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock7.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Petaluma, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 White68.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian4.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Petaluma, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.8%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock22.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.992.60
 Households22,756  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,89080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,697  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.9%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 Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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