Petaluma, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Petaluma Apartments for Rent

Total population: 54,666 (Urban population: 54,597, Rural population: 69 (all nonfarm))

Petaluma, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 20,340 (19,965 occupied: 13,994 owner occupied, 5,971 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1474 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,178 (lower quartile is $879, upper quartile is $1,592)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,264

Median gross rent in Petaluma, CA in 2007: $1,282

Housing units in Petaluma with a mortgage: 10,555 (2,035 second mortgage, 1,474 home equity loan, 61 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,102

Petaluma,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $654,641 (it was $282,800 in 2000)

Petaluma:	$654,641
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $493,769 - $786,416

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $650,666
Here: $650,666
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $428,024
Here: $428,024
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $457,078
Here: $457,078
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $639,609
Here: $639,609
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $442,081
Here: $442,081
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $45,672
Here: $45,672
State: $59,450

Household type by relationship

Households: 53,849

In family households: 46,113 (10,661 male householders, 3,332 female householders)
11,263 spouses, 16,800 children (15,566 natural, 536 adopted, 698 stepchildren), 574 grandchildren, 540 brothers or sisters, 362 parents, 846 other relatives, 1,735 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,736 (2,412 male householders (1,541 living alone)), 3,553 female householders (3,006 living alone)), 1,771 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 689 (223 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,281 2-persons, 3,358 3-persons, 3,232 4-persons, 1,309 5-persons, 500 6-persons, 313 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,547 1-person, 1,188 2-persons, 139 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

10,475 married couples with children.
2,688 single-parent households (755 men, 1,933 women).

81.7% of residents of Petaluma speak English at home.
11.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 7,859 (14.4%)
(39.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Petaluma, California:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 86 3 rooms: 496 4 rooms: 974 5 rooms: 2,998 6 rooms: 3,328 7 rooms: 2,857 8 rooms: 2,190 9 or more rooms: 1,065

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petaluma, California:
	1 room: 404 2 rooms: 616 3 rooms: 1,165 4 rooms: 1,522 5 rooms: 1,201 6 rooms: 568 7 rooms: 348 8 rooms: 111 9 or more rooms: 36

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 398
1995 to 1998: 1,630
1990 to 1994: 1,930
1980 to 1989: 3,919
1970 to 1979: 4,492
1960 to 1969: 3,093
1950 to 1959: 1,714
1940 to 1949: 927
1939 or earlier: 2,237

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Petaluma:
	no bedroom: 28 1 bedroom: 427 2 bedrooms: 2,049 3 bedrooms: 6,314 4 bedrooms: 4,364 5 or more bedrooms: 812

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Petaluma:
	no bedroom: 502 1 bedroom: 1,473 2 bedrooms: 2,335 3 bedrooms: 1,136 4 bedrooms: 488 5 or more bedrooms: 37

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Petaluma in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 479 1 vehicle: 3,027 2 vehicles: 6,752 3 vehicles: 2,724 4 vehicles: 694 5 or more vehicles: 318

Cars and other vehicles available in Petaluma in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 668 1 vehicle: 2,465 2 vehicles: 2,026 3 vehicles: 588 4 vehicles: 182 5 or more vehicles: 42

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Petaluma, CA:

Less than $10,000: 17
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 19
$25,000 to $29,999: 37
$30,000 to $34,999: 36
$35,000 to $39,999: 29
$40,000 to $49,999: 63
$50,000 to $59,999: 72
$60,000 to $69,999: 76
$70,000 to $79,999: 48
$80,000 to $89,999: 49
$90,000 to $99,999: 59
$100,000 to $124,999: 134
$125,000 to $149,999: 80
$150,000 to $174,999: 48
$175,000 to $199,999: 38
$200,000 to $249,999: 76
$250,000 to $299,999: 108
$300,000 to $399,999: 539
$400,000 to $499,999: 1896
$500,000 to $749,999: 5484
$750,000 to $999,999: 3415
$1,000,000 or more: 1683

Petaluma rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Petaluma:

Less than $100: 61 people
$100 to $149: 27
$150 to $199: 20
$200 to $249: 69
$250 to $299: 44
$300 to $349: 33
$350 to $399: 68
$400 to $449: 62
$450 to $499: 96
$500 to $549: 121
$550 to $599: 79
$600 to $649: 107
$650 to $699: 142
$700 to $749: 172
$750 to $799: 127
$800 to $899: 329
$900 to $999: 391
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,387
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,073
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,144
$2,000 or more: 291
No cash rent: 113

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,679 1990 to 1994: 1,276 1985 to 1989: 1,372 1980 to 1984: 789 1975 to 1979: 668 1970 to 1974: 462 1970 to 1974: 438 1965 to 1969: 1,175

Petaluma, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 57.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,293 (4.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 784
5 to 9 minutes: 3381
10 to 14 minutes: 3668
15 to 19 minutes: 2450
20 to 24 minutes: 2169
25 to 29 minutes: 1444
30 to 34 minutes: 3030
35 to 39 minutes: 704
40 to 44 minutes: 984
45 to 59 minutes: 2401
60 to 89 minutes: 3332
90 or more minutes: 1960

Petaluma mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 19,899 (72%)
Carpooled: 3,815 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,346 (5%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 16 (0%)
Ferryboat: 20 (0%)
Taxi: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 51 (0%)
Bicycle: 245 (1%)
Walked: 714 (3%)
Other means: 198 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,293 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 967
$10,000 to $14,999: 731
$15,000 to $19,999: 613
$20,000 to $24,999: 868
$25,000 to $29,999: 845
$30,000 to $34,999: 815
$35,000 to $39,999: 1018
$40,000 to $44,999: 864
$45,000 to $49,999: 872
$50,000 to $59,999: 1993
$60,000 to $74,999: 2539
$75,000 to $99,999: 3222
$100,000 to $124,999: 2256
$125,000 to $149,999: 911
$150,000 to $199,999: 821
$200,000 or more: 623

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 11291

Irish: 6326

German: 5709

English: 4765

Italian: 4479

United States or American: 1828

French (except Basque): 1225

Scottish: 1179

Portuguese: 926

European: 852

Norwegian: 828

Polish: 785

Scotch-Irish: 780

Swedish: 613

Russian: 576

Danish: 567

Dutch: 468

Swiss: 440

Greek: 323

French Canadian: 239

British: 206

Finnish: 194

Hungarian: 191

Welsh: 174

Northern European: 164

Arab:: 148

Maltese: 131

Canadian: 127

Czech: 110

Romanian: 101

Czechoslovakian: 93

Palestinian: 90

Subsaharan African:: 87

Iranian: 85

Australian: 82

Ukrainian: 75

Austrian: 72

Lithuanian: 71

Scandinavian: 59

Basque: 52

Croatian: 49

Celtic: 48

Yugoslavian: 48

African: 44

New Zealander: 42

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 40

Haitian: 40

Macedonian: 40

Armenian: 39

Belgian: 37

Ghanian: 31

Eastern European: 29

Arab/Arabic: 24

Latvian: 22

Israeli: 21

Serbian: 20

Slovene: 17

Bulgarian: 15

Brazilian: 14

Other Subsaharan African: 12

Moroccan: 12

Slovak: 10

Syrian: 9

Other Arab: 9

Albanian: 8

Pennsylvania German: 7

Icelander: 5

Lebanese: 2

Jordanian: 2

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

Mexico (42%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Germany (4%)
Canada (4%)
El Salvador (3%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
Vietnam (3%)

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

This state: 33000
Northeast: 3242
Midwest: 4119
South: 2614
West: 3244

56% of Petaluma residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 312
Nursery to 4th grade: 80
5th and 6th grade: 313
7th and 8th grade: 229
9th grade: 222
10th grade: 275
11th grade: 271
12th grade, no diploma: 664
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,331
Less than 1 year of college: 1,243
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,264
Associate degree: 1,444
Bachelor's degree: 3,632
Master's degree: 1,198
Professional school degree: 461
Doctorate degree: 252

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 341
Nursery to 4th grade: 120
5th and 6th grade: 401
7th and 8th grade: 241
9th grade: 279
10th grade: 301
11th grade: 360
12th grade, no diploma: 705
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,691
Less than 1 year of college: 1,825
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,611
Associate degree: 1,899
Bachelor's degree: 3,921
Master's degree: 952
Professional school degree: 377
Doctorate degree: 161

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 16.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 5.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $75,641
Black householders: $70,225
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $77,392
Asian householders: $97,836
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $101,847
Some other race householders: $61,534
Two or more races householders: $77,219
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $59,782

Petaluma household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Petaluma household income for Black householders

Petaluma household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Petaluma household income for Asian householders

Petaluma household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Petaluma household income for Some other race householders

Petaluma household income for Two or more races householders

Petaluma household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Petaluma marital status for males

Petaluma marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $675,706
Black or African American householders: $627,326
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $459,267
Asian householders: $703,021
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $891,219
Some other race householders: $544,222
Two or more races householders: $673,854
Hispanic or Latino householders: $593,992

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 14,760
One, attached: 1,655
Two: 595
3 or 4: 606
5 to 9: 536
10 to 19: 347
20 to 49: 291
50 or more: 617
Mobile homes: 933

Median worth of mobile homes: $62,309

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Petaluma:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (88%) Electricity (10%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (77%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 533

Here:	7.6%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 318

Here:	10.1%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 279

Here:	10.2%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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