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Wheatland, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma is 0% more densely populated than Wheatland.
- People are 7.2% less likely to be married in Petaluma.
- The Median Age is 3.1 years older in Petaluma.
 Wheatland, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,050329,725,481
 Female Population54.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.838.4
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 Population - 20103,511  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,548285,036,114
 Population - 19901,631  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now124.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.493.4
 Land Area8.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wheatland, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6410.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Wheatland, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 White67.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wheatland, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Married Population57.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married28.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households1,263  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households242  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Wheatland    1 Reviews

My Wife and I relocated for Portland Oregon to Rocklin CA. We relocated in January of 2010. We like it here a lot. We decided to buy a house and we ending up buying a  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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