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Petaluma, CA vs Maricopa, AZ

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- Maricopa is 0% more densely populated than Petaluma.
- People are 8.9% more likely to be married in Maricopa.
- The Median Age is 6.5 years younger in Maricopa.
 Petaluma, CAMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock57,075329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.338.4
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 Population - 201058,048  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,040285,036,114
 Population - 199043,184  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5,144.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,333.693.4
 Land Area14.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Petaluma, CAMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Petaluma, CAMaricopa, AZUnited States
 White68.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.1%12.2%
 Asian4.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock30.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Petaluma, CAMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.9%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.122.60
 Households22,756  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,69480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,697  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.5%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 Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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