Petaluma, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Petaluma. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Petaluma, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. View Petaluma Apartments for Rent Total population: 55,178 (Urban population: 55,108, Rural population: 70 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 20,340 (19,965 occupied: 13,994 owner occupied, 5,971 renter occupied) % of renters here: 30% State: 31% Housing density: 1474 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $361,782. Median contract rent in 2009: $1,220 (lower quartile is $914, upper quartile is $1,591) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $1,322 Median gross rent in Petaluma, CA in 2009: $1,329 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 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $101,877 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $48,558 Median monthly housing costs: $1,763 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Latest news about housing in Petaluma, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Recent posts about housing in Petaluma, California on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: CA Cities, Counties and Metro Areas by Number of Affluent Households, 2005-2009  (22 replies) Petaluma Apartment Advice Please?  (3 replies) Please help with apartment info in Petaluma, Novato, Sonoma  (0 replies) Santa Rosa/Petaluma rentals  (13 replies) house affordability in Petaluma?  (15 replies) Where do young families in Bay Area live - where nice homes are less than 1 million?  (26 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $453,110 (it was $282,800 in 2000) Petaluma: $453,110 California: $384,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $346,538 - $636,056 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $566,030 Here: $566,030 State: $521,364 Townhouses or other attached units: $406,351 Here: $406,351 State: $436,871 In 2-unit structures: $339,800 Here: $339,800 State: $634,434 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $759,531 Here: $759,531 State: $443,730 Mobile homes: $116,805 Here: $116,805 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)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Petaluma, CA: Less than $10,000: 20 $10,000 to $14,999: 10 $15,000 to $19,999: 15 $20,000 to $24,999: 45 $25,000 to $29,999: 43 $30,000 to $34,999: 36 $35,000 to $39,999: 38 $40,000 to $49,999: 87 $50,000 to $59,999: 87 $60,000 to $69,999: 58 $70,000 to $79,999: 64 $80,000 to $89,999: 76 $90,000 to $99,999: 66 $100,000 to $124,999: 100 $125,000 to $149,999: 55 $150,000 to $174,999: 48 $175,000 to $199,999: 42 $200,000 to $249,999: 126 $250,000 to $299,999: 256 $300,000 to $399,999: 1742 $400,000 to $499,999: 2715 $500,000 to $749,999: 5853 $750,000 to $999,999: 1793 $1,000,000 or more: 781

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Petaluma: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 19 $200 to $249: 30 $250 to $299: 56 $300 to $349: 42 $350 to $399: 34 $400 to $449: 111 $450 to $499: 41 $500 to $549: 58 $550 to $599: 91 $600 to $649: 69 $650 to $699: 49 $700 to $749: 94 $750 to $799: 113 $800 to $899: 417 $900 to $999: 360 $1,000 to $1,249: 1,156 $1,250 to $1,499: 1,185 $1,500 to $1,999: 1,500 $2,000 or more: 806 No cash rent: 213

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 (commute) 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

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

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

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

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 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $78,625
• Black householders: $69,777
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $65,229
• Asian householders: $99,965
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $76,381
• Some other race householders: $68,309
• Two or more races householders: $78,406
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $66,732

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $467,689
• Black or African American householders: $434,203
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $317,881
• Asian householders: $486,596
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $616,857
• Some other race householders: $376,683
• Two or more races householders: $466,408
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $411,131

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: $76,400

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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