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Petaluma, CA vs Mesa, AZ

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- Mesa is 0% more densely populated than Petaluma.
- People are 6.0% less likely to be married in Mesa.
- The Median Age is 6.2 years younger in Mesa.
 Petaluma, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Population  Unlock497,752329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201058,048  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock396,375285,036,114
 Population - 199043,184  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock33.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,606.793.4
 Land Area14.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Petaluma, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%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  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Petaluma, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 White68.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.2%12.2%
 Asian4.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Petaluma, CAMesa, AZUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.602.60
 Households22,756  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock124,13580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,697  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.3%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 Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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