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Petaluma, CA vs Sequim, WA

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- Sequim is 0% more densely populated than Petaluma.
- People are 18.3% less likely to be married in Sequim.
- The Median Age is 12.9 years older in Sequim.
 Petaluma, CASequim, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,896329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock55.738.4
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 Population - 201058,048  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,334285,036,114
 Population - 199043,184  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,243.793.4
 Land Area14.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Petaluma, CASequim, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock7.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Petaluma, CASequim, WAUnited States
 White68.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.2%12.2%
 Asian4.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Petaluma, CASequim, WAUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.4%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.992.60
 Households22,756  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,92280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,697  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.4%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 Sequim    31 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

This town is as close to perfect as you can get. It has all of the beauty of Washington state with a fraction of the rainfall thanks to the rain shadow effect of the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I moved to Sequim in 2013. Being here for the last 10 years I have seen a lot of changes. It is not for the better. As a 38 year old single mother to a teenage boy, I  More

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Take note of all the recent positive remarks about Sequim. Most all are either realtors, business owners, or local tribal members who own and dictate to this entire  More

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