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Petaluma, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $830,022 (it was $282,800 in 2000)
Petaluma:

$830,022
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $632,682 - $990,532

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $977,748
Here:

$977,748
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $706,009
Here:

$706,009
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $633,189
Here:

$633,189
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $617,637
Here:

$617,637
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $815,349
Here:

$815,349
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $175,796
Here:

$175,796
State:

$184,506

Total population: 59,953 (Urban population: 54,469, Rural population: 69 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 24,499 (23,834 occupied: 15,159 owner occupied, 8,950 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

37%
State:

44%

Housing density: 1,775 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,023,264.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,380, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,252


Median gross rent in Petaluma, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Petaluma with a mortgage: 10,127 (1,402 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 1,188 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 134

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $152,659

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $84,351

Median monthly housing costs: $2,218

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Petaluma, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1980

Median year apartment built: 1985

Household type by relationship:

Households: 58,975
  • Male householders: 10,880 (2,159 living alone), Female householders: 12,327 (4,075 living alone)
  • 12,215 spouses (11,926 opposite-sex spouses), 1,728 unmarried partners, (1,560 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,009 children (15,110 natural, 471 adopted, 426 stepchildren), 473 grandchildren, 397 brothers or sisters, 653 parents, 0 foster children, 985 other relatives, 2,594 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 710

Size of family households: 6,368 2-persons, 4,530 3-persons, 2,924 4-persons, 1,018 5-persons, 294 6-persons, 86 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,862 1-person, 1,760 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 142 4-persons, 37 5-persons.

8,095 married couples with children.
2,495 single-parent households (1,003 men, 1,492 women).

79.8% of residents of Petaluma speak English at home.
14.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 8,397 (14.2%)
(55.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Petaluma, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Petaluma, California
  • 8no bedroom
  • 3061 bedroom
  • 1,9692 bedrooms
  • 7,0733 bedrooms
  • 4,8384 bedrooms
  • 9655+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petaluma, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petaluma, California
  • 397no bedroom
  • 2,1111 bedroom
  • 3,2712 bedrooms
  • 2,0183 bedrooms
  • 1,0804 bedrooms
  • 745+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Petaluma in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Petaluma in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 324no vehicle
  • 3,0971 vehicle
  • 6,9012 vehicles
  • 2,9933 vehicles
  • 1,1024 vehicles
  • 7435+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Petaluma in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Petaluma in renter-occupied apartments
  • 918no vehicle
  • 3,5591 vehicle
  • 2,9622 vehicles
  • 9063 vehicles
  • 3904 vehicles
  • 2165+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Petaluma, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Petaluma, California
  • 81 room
  • 1012 rooms
  • 2713 rooms
  • 1,0374 rooms
  • 3,9875 rooms
  • 3,1816 rooms
  • 2,9837 rooms
  • 1,8498 rooms
  • 1,7429+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petaluma, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petaluma, California
  • 3001 room
  • 1,0142 rooms
  • 1,5483 rooms
  • 2,1794 rooms
  • 1,6055 rooms
  • 1,1436 rooms
  • 6787 rooms
  • 1978 rooms
  • 2879+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Petaluma, CA
Petaluma city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Petaluma, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Petaluma, CA in 2022
  • 766Less than $10,000
  • 1,036$10,000 to $19,999
  • 924$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,550$30,000 to $39,999
  • 942$40,000 to $49,999
  • 899$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,127$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,999$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,323$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,997$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,230$150,000 to $199,999
  • 5,381$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Petaluma, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Petaluma, CA in 2022
  • 64Less than $10,000
  • 61$10,000 to $14,999
  • 6$20,000 to $24,999
  • 19$25,000 to $29,999
  • 29$35,000 to $39,999
  • 15$40,000 to $49,999
  • 40$50,000 to $59,999
  • 13$60,000 to $69,999
  • 27$70,000 to $79,999
  • 98$80,000 to $89,999
  • 18$90,000 to $99,999
  • 170$100,000 to $124,999
  • 197$125,000 to $149,999
  • 15$150,000 to $174,999
  • 72$175,000 to $199,999
  • 192$200,000 to $249,999
  • 89$250,000 to $299,999
  • 132$300,000 to $399,999
  • 260$400,000 to $499,999
  • 4,546$500,000 to $749,999
  • 5,922$750,000 to $999,999
  • 2,446$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 599$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 266$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Petaluma, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Petaluma, CA in 2022
  • 50$200 to $249
  • 328$250 to $299
  • 35$300 to $349
  • 69$350 to $399
  • 25$450 to $499
  • 14$500 to $549
  • 65$550 to $599
  • 78$600 to $649
  • 31$650 to $699
  • 45$700 to $749
  • 81$750 to $799
  • 424$800 to $899
  • 384$900 to $999
  • 644$1,000 to $1,249
  • 414$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,372$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,510$2,000 to $2,499
  • 1,482$2,500 to $2,999
  • 1,502$3,000 to $3,499
  • 368$3,500 or more
  • 202No cash rent
Work and jobs in Petaluma: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.5%
Number of people working at home: 5,207 (17.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 561
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,429
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,457
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,836
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,982
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,372
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,860
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 969
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,288
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,903
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,532
  • 90 or more minutes: 741
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Petaluma

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 23,010 (72.0%)
  • Carpooled: 2,443 (7.6%)
  • Bus: 149 (0.5%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 33 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 337 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 233 (0.7%)
  • Walked: 551 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 5,207 (16.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.5%Males
  • 1.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 6.3%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 5.5%Males
  • 0.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 1.2%Males
  • 0.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 10.4%Males
  • 4.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 1.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Petaluma, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Petaluma, California
  • 1,6592010 or later
  • 2,3142000 to 2009
  • 1,4601990 to 1999
  • 2,1611980 to 1989
  • 1,1301970 to 1979
  • 1,613Before 1970
Ancestries in Petaluma, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 2,443 (9.6%)
  • German: 2,133 (8.4%)
  • Irish: 2,123 (8.3%)
  • English: 1,408 (5.5%)
  • European: 1,377 (5.4%)
  • American: 683 (2.7%)
  • French: 389 (1.5%)
  • Iranian: 305 (1.2%)
  • Scottish: 281 (1.1%)
  • Portuguese: 248 (1.0%)
  • Eastern European: 245 (1.0%)
  • British: 206 (0.8%)
  • Norwegian: 191 (0.8%)
  • Nigerian: 182 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 165 (0.6%)
  • Northern European: 150 (0.6%)
  • Swedish: 143 (0.6%)
  • Polish: 130 (0.5%)
  • Finnish: 128 (0.5%)
  • Danish: 128 (0.5%)
  • Swiss: 125 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 120 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 103 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 96 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 95 (0.4%)
  • Maltese: 83 (0.3%)
  • Austrian: 71 (0.3%)
  • Ethiopian: 61 (0.2%)
  • Palestinian: 56 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 52 (0.2%)
  • Celtic: 51 (0.2%)
  • Canadian: 47 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 43 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 41 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 29 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 27 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 23 (0.09%)
  • Brazilian: 21 (0.08%)
  • Bulgarian: 19 (0.07%)
  • South African: 19 (0.07%)
  • Arab: 18 (0.07%)
  • African: 18 (0.07%)
  • Belgian: 17 (0.07%)
  • Yugoslavian: 17 (0.07%)
  • Belizean: 11 (0.04%)
  • Serbian: 11 (0.04%)
  • Egyptian: 9 (0.04%)
  • Lithuanian: 9 (0.04%)
  • Croatian: 9 (0.04%)
  • Slovak: 9 (0.04%)
  • Macedonian: 7 (0.03%)
  • Israeli: 6 (0.02%)
  • Basque: 6 (0.02%)
  • Armenian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Lebanese: 4 (0.02%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Petaluma:

37.2% (3,140)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Philippines
Petaluma:

4.4% (371)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Petaluma:

4.3% (362)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

El Salvador
Petaluma:

3.9% (330)
California:

4.2% (440,287)

Guatemala
Petaluma:

3.2% (273)
California:

2.8% (290,436)

Canada
Petaluma:

3.0% (254)
California:

1.2% (127,477)

Germany
Petaluma:

2.7% (231)
California:

0.7% (73,304)

Iran
Petaluma:

2.4% (203)
California:

2.0% (206,004)

India
Petaluma:

2.3% (198)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

Vietnam
Petaluma:

2.1% (180)
California:

4.9% (512,335)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Petaluma:

2.0% (167)
California:

0.6% (60,582)

Argentina
Petaluma:

1.9% (163)
California:

0.3% (33,960)

Italy
Petaluma:

1.6% (132)
California:

0.3% (31,439)

Nigeria
Petaluma:

1.6% (131)
California:

0.3% (35,557)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 37,333
  • Other state: 12,588
  • Northeast: 3,446
  • Midwest: 3,422
  • South: 2,746
  • West: 2,963

91.0% of Petaluma residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60.1% lived in California.


Petaluma:

91.0%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 255
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 189
  • 5th and 6th grade: 347
  • 7th and 8th grade: 70
  • 9th grade: 129
  • 10th grade: 120
  • 11th grade: 84
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 510
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,206
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,456
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,897
  • Associate degree: 1,687
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,168
  • Master's degree: 2,016
  • Professional school degree: 750
  • Doctorate degree: 304
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 210
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 94
  • 5th and 6th grade: 323
  • 7th and 8th grade: 78
  • 9th grade: 246
  • 10th grade: 243
  • 11th grade: 129
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 294
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,010
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,560
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,506
  • Associate degree: 2,330
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,699
  • Master's degree: 3,061
  • Professional school degree: 754
  • Doctorate degree: 336
Educational Attainment for Females
Petaluma marital status for males
Petaluma marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 16,885
  • One, attached: 1,804
  • Two: 506
  • 3 or 4: 703
  • 5 to 9: 859
  • 10 to 19: 320
  • 20 to 49: 667
  • 50 or more: 1,951
  • Mobile homes: 800

Median worth of mobile homes: $161,403

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Petaluma
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Petaluma, CA
  • 82.7%Utility gas
  • 14.1%Electricity
  • 1.4%Solar energy
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Petaluma, CA
  • 61.0%Utility gas
  • 35.4%Electricity
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Wood
  • 0.6%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 249
Here:

5.3%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 166
Here:

5.2%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 170
Here:

7.4%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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