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San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma is 0% more densely populated than San Buenaventura (Ventura).
- People are 9.8% more likely to be married in Petaluma.
- The Median Age is 2.1 years older in Petaluma.
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,050329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.838.4
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 Population - 2010107,053  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,548285,036,114
 Population - 199092,575  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.493.4
 Land Area21.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 White53.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian4.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married34.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households42,091  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households15,106  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for San Buenaventura (Ventura)    28 Reviews

I have lived in Ventura for over 20 years, worked for over 30. While this was a nice town it has essentially turned into a worse place than LA, with a huge amount of  More

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I have lived here my entire life of 43 years. Ventura used to be very nice in the 80s and 90s, now it is an extension of Los Angeles in the worst way. Super overpriced  More

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I have lived in Ventura County since 2006 and that includes Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Camarillo, and Ventura. This city has a lot of friendly, down to earth people that seem  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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