Petaluma, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
59,247
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
45.3
0.667% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.49%
5.57% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$115,430
5.11% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$878,600
5.23% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
30,520
0.713% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Petaluma, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.7% of the residents in Petaluma, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Petaluma, CA are Meridian University (30 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Petaluma, CA was $878,600, and the homeownership rate was 64.5%.

Most people in Petaluma, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Petaluma, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Petaluma, CA is home to a population of 59.2k people, from which 93.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 15.2% of Petaluma, CA residents were born outside of the country (9.03k people).

In 2024, there were 7.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (39.6k people) in Petaluma, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.28k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 4.45k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.7%
2024 Citizenship
93.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.7% of Petaluma, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Petaluma, CA was 93.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Petaluma, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    39.6k ± 1.26k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    5.28k ± 1.03k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    4.45k ± 977
21.7%
Hispanic Population
12.8k people

In 2024, there were 7.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (39.6k people) in Petaluma, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.28k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 4.45k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

21.7% of the people in Petaluma, CA are hispanic (12.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Petaluma, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

15.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
9.03k people
15.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
8.93k people

As of 2024, 15.2% of Petaluma, CA residents (9.03k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Petaluma, CA was 15.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,085 ± 276
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    459 ± 169
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    275 ± 141

Petaluma, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.36 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Petaluma, CA employs 30.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Petaluma, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,989 people), Retail Trade (3,420 people), and Manufacturing (3,165 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($151,908), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($108,090), and Public Administration ($92,628).

Employment

Occupations

30.5k
2024 Value
± 1,397
0.713%
1 Year growth
± 6.29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Petaluma, CA grew at a rate of 0.713%, from 30.3k employees to 30.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Petaluma, CA, are Management Occupations (4,314 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,422 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,657 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Petaluma, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

30.5k
2024 Value
± 1,397
0.713%
1 Year growth
± 6.29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Petaluma, CA grew at a rate of 0.713%, from 30.3k employees to 30.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Petaluma, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,989 people), Retail Trade (3,420 people), and Manufacturing (3,165 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Petaluma, CA, though some of these residents may live in Petaluma, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$70,185
Median earning men ± $5,928
$62,029
Median earning women ± $5,839

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($112,850), Information ($105,326), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($94,184).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($99,740), Public Administration ($85,759), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,811).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Petaluma, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Petaluma, CA awarded 30 degrees. The student population of Petaluma, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 46 male students and 180 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Petaluma, CA are White (17 and 56.7%), Unknown (6 and 20%), Black or African American (4 and 13.3%), and Asian (2 and 6.67%).

The largest universities in Petaluma, CA by number of degrees awarded are Meridian University (30 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Petaluma, CA are Other Clinical, Counseling, & Applied Psychology (16 and 53.3%), Other Research & Experimental Psychology (8 and 26.7%), and Clinical Psychology (4 and 13.3%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 226 students enrolled in Petaluma, CA, 20.4% men and 79.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 124 records, of which 79.8% were women and 20.2% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Other Clinical, Counseling, & Applied Psychology
    16 degrees awarded
  2. General Educational Leadership & Administration
    1 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Petaluma, CA was Other Clinical, Counseling, & Applied Psychology with 16 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Petaluma, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Meridian University
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
30 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Meridian University with 30 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 5 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Petaluma, CA, which is 0.2 times less than the 25 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 17 degrees mean that there were 2.83 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 6 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Petaluma, CA was $878,600 in 2024, which is 2.64 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $834,900 to $878,600, a 5.23% increase. The homeownership rate in Petaluma, CA is 64.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Petaluma, CA have an average commute time of 30.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Petaluma, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$878,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,008
$15,643
Median Property Taxes
±$830

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Petaluma, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Petaluma, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

64.5%
Homeownership
2024
66.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 64.5% of the housing units in Petaluma, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$115,430
Median Household Income
± $6,370
24.2k
Number of Households
± 1,158

In 2024, the median household income of the 24.2k households in Petaluma, CA grew to $115,430 from the previous year's value of $109,823.

The following chart displays the households in Petaluma, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Petaluma, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (66.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (20.5%)
  3. Carpooled (7.57%)

In 2024, 66.7% of workers in Petaluma, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.5%) and those who carpooled to work (7.57%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

30.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Petaluma, CA have a longer commute time (30.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.26% of the workforce in Petaluma, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Petaluma, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Petaluma, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.49% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Petaluma, CA (3.82k out of 58.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Petaluma, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.7% of the population of Petaluma, CA has health coverage, with 52% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 16.6% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 0.818% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.2% under 18 years, 17.3% between 18 and 34 years, 41.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

4.29%
Uninsured
52%
Employer Coverage
12.6%
Medicaid
16.6%
Medicare
13.7%
Non-Group
0.818%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Petaluma, CA grew by 15.9% from 3.7% to 4.29%.

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