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Petaluma, CA vs Turlock, CA

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- Turlock is 0% more densely populated than Petaluma.
- People are 8.8% less likely to be married in Turlock.
- The Median Age is 8.4 years younger in Turlock.
 Petaluma, CATurlock, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock72,494329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 201058,048  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,810285,036,114
 Population - 199043,184  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock30.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,283.893.4
 Land Area14.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Petaluma, CATurlock, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Petaluma, CATurlock, CAUnited States
 White68.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.5%12.2%
 Asian4.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock42.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Petaluma, CATurlock, CAUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock46.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.3%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.882.60
 Households22,756  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,63380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,697  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.5%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 Turlock    6 Reviews

I love how it's calm but I hate how it's overpopulated and not very environmentally friendly, there is so much fast food restaurants and not really any vegan or  More

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I have lived here for 35 years. I love this town. It is just the right size. Shopping is better here than in larger towns like Modesto. Traffic is heavy at tines, but  More

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Almost every time my husband and I go out to eat here, tables around us are always praying. Everything in this town seems to revolve around your Christian faith. When  More

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