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Petaluma, CA vs Olympia, WA

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- Olympia is 0% more densely populated than Petaluma.
- People are 17.8% less likely to be married in Olympia.
- The Median Age is 4.4 years younger in Olympia.
 Petaluma, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock54,579329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.438.4
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 Population - 201058,048  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock42,514285,036,114
 Population - 199043,184  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,992.993.4
 Land Area14.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Petaluma, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%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  Unlock15.2%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  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Petaluma, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 White68.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.0%12.2%
 Asian4.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock9.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Petaluma, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.1%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.212.60
 Households22,756  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock12,59680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,697  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.8%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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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