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Rohnert Park, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma is 0% more densely populated than Rohnert Park.
- People are 27.6% more likely to be married in Petaluma.
- The Median Age is 7.5 years older in Petaluma.
 Rohnert Park, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,050329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.838.4
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 Population - 201041,110  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,548285,036,114
 Population - 199036,326  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now18.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.493.4
 Land Area7.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rohnert Park, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Rohnert Park, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 White56.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian6.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rohnert Park, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Married Population41.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married42.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households17,186  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,002  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.6%  Unlock10.8%
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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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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