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Petaluma CA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	54,548	597 (of 25,150) (98%)	143 (of 1081) (87%)
Average Income	$61,679	2,182 (91%)	222 (79%)
Median House Value	$289,500	867 (97%)	239 (78%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	84.2%	17,962 (of 25,150) (29%)	410 (of 1081) (62%)
% Black Population	1.2%	9,520 (62%)	506 (53%)
% Hispanic Population	14.6%	2,717 (89%)	571 (47%)
% Asian Population	3.9%	1,575 (94%)	390 (64%)
% American Indian Population	0.5%	8,175 (67%)	867 (20%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	85.9%	7,321 (of 25,150) (71%)	417 (of 1081) (61%)
% College Graduates	30.1%	3,580 (86%)	303 (72%)
% Never Married	24.9%	8,064 (68%)	554 (49%)
% Married	56.1%	13,490 (46%)	489 (55%)
% Seperated	1.6%	11,535 (54%)	704 (35%)
% Divorced	11.5%	8,435 (66%)	373 (65%)
% Foreign Born	14.4%	2,071 (92%)	537 (50%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	20,340	655 (of 25,150) (97%)	125 (of 1081) (88%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	11.0%	16,035 (36%)	299 (72%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	5.5%	12,725 (49%)	260 (76%)
Average Rooms in House	5.6	8,805 (65%)	233 (78%)
% Households with No Car	5.7%	14,140 (44%)	587 (46%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	22.8%	7,023 (72%)	420 (61%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,248 (87%)	426 (61%)
Median House Value	$289,500	867 (97%)	239 (78%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.8%	12,609 (50%)	267 (75%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	7.4%	1,403 (94%)	240 (78%)
Average Monthly Rent	$946	1,191 (95%)	219 (80%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	70.4%	4,384 (of 25,150) (83%)	126 (of 1081) (88%)
% Drive Alone to Work	72.1%	19,072 (24%)	643 (41%)
% Take Public Transportation	5.0%	1,724 (93%)	133 (88%)
% Walk to Work	2.6%	11,464 (54%)	441 (59%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	33.8	2,378 (91%)	149 (86%)
% Households making less than $10,000	4.8%	19,600 (22%)	762 (30%)
% Households making over $200,000	3.1%	2,771 (89%)	288 (73%)
Median Household Income	$61,679	2,182 (91%)	222 (79%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	1.1%	18,532 (26%)	875 (19%)
Per Capita Income	$27,087	2,687 (89%)	266 (75%)
Male Worker Income	$50,232	2,150 (91%)	246 (77%)
Female Worker Income	$36,413	1,712 (93%)	234 (78%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	3.3%	19,379 (23%)	862 (20%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	6.0%	18,581 (26%)	836 (23%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	San Francisco, California	31 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.90

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Camarillo, California	0.93
Encinitas, California	0.92
Catalina Foothills, Arizona	0.92
Lake Forest, California	0.90
Poway, California	0.90
Fountain Valley, California	0.90
Goleta, California	0.90
San Clemente, California	0.90
Wayne, New Jersey	0.90
Castro Valley, California	0.90

Petaluma CA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Houses Worth Between $300,000 and $499,999	5,027	71
Portuguese People	1,279	115
Swiss People	573	123
Houses Worth Between $200,000 and $299,999	5,130	131
Danish People	976	157

Petaluma CA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Swiss People	573	23
Danish People	976	27
Italian People	6,055	33
Irish People	10,111	43
Percent Italian People	11.1%	44

Petaluma CA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Vacant Housing Units	1.8%	24,326
Percent of Houses Worth Between $50,000 and $99,999	0.4%	23,536
Percent of Houseowners without a Mortgage	16.6%	23,400
Percent of Houseowners with Costs Less than 15 Percent of Income	24.0%	23,393
Percent Native Population	85.6%	23,033

Petaluma CA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Percent Vacant Housing Units	1.8%	1,019
Percent of Population not in Labor Force	29.6%	952
Percent of Renters with Rent as a Percent of Income Not Computed	2.6%	912
Homeowner Vacancy Rates	0.5%	909
Rental Vacancy Rates	1.7%	907

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Statistic	Petaluma CA	Camarillo, California
Total Population	57,077	54,548
Average Age	38.9	37.1
Average Income	$62,457	$61,679
Median House Value	$252,100	$289,500
% White Population	80.7%	84.2%
% Black Population	1.5%	1.2%
% Asian Population	7.2%	3.9%
% Hispanic Population	15.5%	14.6%

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