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Petaluma, CA vs Rohnert Park, CA

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- Rohnert Park is 0% more densely populated than Petaluma.
- People are 21.6% less likely to be married in Rohnert Park.
- The Median Age is 7.5 years younger in Rohnert Park.
 Petaluma, CARohnert Park, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,420329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.338.4
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 Population - 201058,048  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock42,236285,036,114
 Population - 199043,184  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,343.093.4
 Land Area14.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Petaluma, CARohnert Park, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%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, CARohnert Park, CAUnited States
 White68.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.1%12.2%
 Asian4.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Petaluma, CARohnert Park, CAUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.2%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.582.60
 Households22,756  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock10,18480,755,759
     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  Unlock22.1%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 Rohnert Park    7 Reviews

We moved here from Marin County, and have found Rohnert Park to be far superior for many reasons. There is much less traffic, far better local restaurants (from gourmet  More

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If Rohnert Park was a person, it would be your little brother who got into drugs early in life, but made a solid comeback and now lives a solidly lower middle class life  More

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I'm a native Californian and have lived here most of my life - save for about a year total in Eugene, Oregon, two separate times. I've lived in Southern, Central, and  More

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