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Petaluma, CA vs Lynden, WA

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- Lynden is 0% more densely populated than Petaluma.
- People are 11.5% more likely to be married in Lynden.
- The Median Age is 6.4 years younger in Lynden.
 Petaluma, CALynden, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock15,410329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.438.4
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 Population - 201058,048  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,020285,036,114
 Population - 199043,184  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock70.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,853.793.4
 Land Area14.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Petaluma, CALynden, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Petaluma, CALynden, WAUnited States
 White68.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.8%12.2%
 Asian4.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Petaluma, CALynden, WAUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.5%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.642.60
 Households22,756  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,93180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,697  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.4%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 Lynden    3 Reviews

Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  More

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