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Petaluma, CA vs Vallejo, CA

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- Vallejo is 0% more densely populated than Petaluma.
- People are 12.6% less likely to be married in Vallejo.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years younger in Vallejo.
 Petaluma, CAVallejo, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock125,350329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.838.4
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 Population - 201058,048  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock116,760285,036,114
 Population - 199043,184  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,084.193.4
 Land Area14.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock18.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Petaluma, CAVallejo, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Petaluma, CAVallejo, CAUnited States
 White68.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.5%12.2%
 Asian4.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Petaluma, CAVallejo, CAUnited States
 Married Population53.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.3%50.2%
 Never Married30.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.822.60
 Households22,756  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock29,56180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,697  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.1%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 Vallejo    32 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

If you move to Vallejo, you will quickly realize that you're paying a lot of money to live in well-polished squalor. I moved to Vallejo in mid-2008 just as the city  More

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Over 7 years ago

I would love to live in a place where there are not fireworks all year round or gunshots every night. Police are understaffed and overworked and this is coming from a  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in Vallejo for 5 years I moved here from Alameda California where I spent about 3 years and before that was in Seattle for 18 years. People said to  More

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