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
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)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.5% Number of people working at home: 5,207 (17.4% of all workers)
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:
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%)
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
1,6592010 or later
2,3142000 to 2009
1,4601990 to 1999
2,1611980 to 1989
1,1301970 to 1979
1,613Before 1970
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
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
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