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Population (2000): 71,705
Land Area (2000): 441.701 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 8.684 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 46.4186 (8.0) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 67.0186 (19.5) / 82.5186 (28.1)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 3,050
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 335
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 25 inches

Petaluma Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	51,659	2002	56,552	2005	55,727
2000	53,956	2003	55,832	2006	55,340
2001	55,562	2004	55,811	2007	54,624

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	62,423	87.26%
Rural, Farm	771	1.08%
Rural, Non-farm	8,344	11.66%

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Petaluma Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	24,030	23,271	759	3.16%	32
1991	24,571	23,451	1,120	4.56%	46
1992	25,138	23,679	1,459	5.80%	58
1993	25,504	24,117	1,387	5.44%	54
1994	25,987	24,744	1,243	4.78%	48
1995	25,965	24,796	1,169	4.50%	45
1996	26,679	25,704	975	3.65%	37
1997	27,683	26,818	865	3.12%	31
1998	28,630	27,856	774	2.70%	27
1999	29,067	28,428	639	2.20%	22
2000	31,198	30,248	950	3.05%	30
2001	31,758	30,699	1,059	3.33%	33
2002	31,735	30,270	1,466	4.62%	46
2003	31,320	29,767	1,553	4.96%	50
2004	31,499	30,078	1,420	4.51%	45
2005	31,520	30,244	1,276	4.05%	40
2006	31,777	30,620	1,157	3.64%	37
2007	32,244	30,954	1,291	4.00%	40
2008	32,799	31,171	1,628	4.96%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	23,760	22,998	762	3.21%	32
Feb 1990	23,618	22,890	728	3.08%	31
Mar 1990	23,734	23,022	712	3.00%	30
Apr 1990	23,874	23,151	723	3.03%	30
May 1990	24,022	23,315	707	2.94%	29
Jun 1990	24,279	23,555	724	2.98%	30
Jul 1990	24,125	23,305	820	3.40%	34
Aug 1990	24,187	23,434	753	3.11%	31
Sep 1990	24,189	23,462	727	3.01%	30
Oct 1990	24,460	23,736	724	2.96%	30
Nov 1990	24,042	23,194	848	3.53%	35
Dec 1990	24,066	23,189	877	3.64%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	24,239	23,100	1,139	4.70%	47
Feb 1991	24,278	23,086	1,192	4.91%	49
Mar 1991	24,372	23,094	1,278	5.24%	52
Apr 1991	24,380	23,226	1,154	4.73%	47
May 1991	24,206	23,082	1,124	4.64%	46
Jun 1991	24,470	23,357	1,113	4.55%	45
Jul 1991	24,343	23,192	1,151	4.73%	47
Aug 1991	24,706	23,631	1,075	4.35%	44
Sep 1991	24,968	23,926	1,042	4.17%	42
Oct 1991	25,155	24,152	1,003	3.99%	40
Nov 1991	24,880	23,816	1,064	4.28%	43
Dec 1991	24,852	23,753	1,099	4.42%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	24,623	23,180	1,443	5.86%	59
Feb 1992	24,824	23,265	1,559	6.28%	63
Mar 1992	24,896	23,381	1,515	6.09%	61
Apr 1992	24,936	23,474	1,462	5.86%	59
May 1992	25,056	23,636	1,420	5.67%	57
Jun 1992	25,420	23,930	1,490	5.86%	59
Jul 1992	25,280	23,752	1,528	6.04%	60
Aug 1992	25,252	23,776	1,476	5.85%	58
Sep 1992	25,554	24,175	1,379	5.40%	54
Oct 1992	25,393	24,041	1,352	5.32%	53
Nov 1992	25,229	23,803	1,426	5.65%	57
Dec 1992	25,192	23,738	1,454	5.77%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	25,300	23,661	1,639	6.48%	65
Feb 1993	25,333	23,738	1,595	6.30%	63
Mar 1993	25,128	23,634	1,494	5.95%	59
Apr 1993	24,998	23,619	1,379	5.52%	55
May 1993	25,190	23,859	1,331	5.28%	53
Jun 1993	25,446	24,052	1,394	5.48%	55
Jul 1993	25,349	23,910	1,439	5.68%	57
Aug 1993	25,424	24,064	1,360	5.35%	53
Sep 1993	25,927	24,647	1,280	4.94%	49
Oct 1993	26,130	24,846	1,284	4.91%	49
Nov 1993	25,817	24,578	1,239	4.80%	48
Dec 1993	26,010	24,800	1,210	4.65%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	25,573	24,139	1,434	5.61%	56
Feb 1994	25,741	24,332	1,409	5.47%	55
Mar 1994	25,746	24,399	1,347	5.23%	52
Apr 1994	25,837	24,563	1,274	4.93%	49
May 1994	25,917	24,708	1,209	4.66%	47
Jun 1994	25,833	24,549	1,284	4.97%	50
Jul 1994	25,610	24,286	1,324	5.17%	52
Aug 1994	25,989	24,722	1,267	4.88%	49
Sep 1994	26,137	25,000	1,137	4.35%	44
Oct 1994	26,613	25,539	1,074	4.04%	40
Nov 1994	26,466	25,367	1,099	4.15%	42
Dec 1994	26,386	25,323	1,063	4.03%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	25,760	24,285	1,475	5.73%	57
Feb 1995	25,838	24,555	1,283	4.97%	50
Mar 1995	25,847	24,561	1,286	4.98%	50
Apr 1995	25,675	24,417	1,258	4.90%	49
May 1995	25,697	24,523	1,174	4.57%	46
Jun 1995	25,818	24,608	1,210	4.69%	47
Jul 1995	25,753	24,523	1,230	4.78%	48
Aug 1995	25,815	24,677	1,138	4.41%	44
Sep 1995	26,148	25,094	1,054	4.03%	40
Oct 1995	26,732	25,733	999	3.74%	37
Nov 1995	26,391	25,398	993	3.76%	38
Dec 1995	26,105	25,180	925	3.54%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	25,973	24,802	1,171	4.51%	45
Feb 1996	26,295	25,167	1,128	4.29%	43
Mar 1996	26,396	25,273	1,123	4.25%	43
Apr 1996	26,383	25,332	1,051	3.98%	40
May 1996	26,450	25,469	981	3.71%	37
Jun 1996	26,609	25,642	967	3.63%	36
Jul 1996	26,396	25,365	1,031	3.91%	39
Aug 1996	26,522	25,605	917	3.46%	35
Sep 1996	27,193	26,353	840	3.09%	31
Oct 1996	27,426	26,611	815	2.97%	30
Nov 1996	27,244	26,397	847	3.11%	31
Dec 1996	27,259	26,432	827	3.03%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	27,075	26,048	1,027	3.79%	38
Feb 1997	27,167	26,179	988	3.64%	36
Mar 1997	27,436	26,486	950	3.46%	35
Apr 1997	27,404	26,545	859	3.13%	31
May 1997	27,562	26,754	808	2.93%	29
Jun 1997	27,473	26,600	873	3.18%	32
Jul 1997	27,441	26,517	924	3.37%	34
Aug 1997	27,868	26,971	897	3.22%	32
Sep 1997	28,299	27,484	815	2.88%	29
Oct 1997	28,341	27,590	751	2.65%	26
Nov 1997	28,070	27,323	747	2.66%	27
Dec 1997	28,057	27,316	741	2.64%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	27,905	26,935	970	3.48%	35
Feb 1998	28,101	27,171	930	3.31%	33
Mar 1998	28,381	27,518	863	3.04%	30
Apr 1998	28,557	27,803	754	2.64%	26
May 1998	28,796	28,070	726	2.52%	25
Jun 1998	28,771	27,969	802	2.79%	28
Jul 1998	28,627	27,821	806	2.82%	28
Aug 1998	28,669	27,881	788	2.75%	27
Sep 1998	29,035	28,301	734	2.53%	25
Oct 1998	29,170	28,510	660	2.26%	23
Nov 1998	28,765	28,140	625	2.17%	22
Dec 1998	28,788	28,156	632	2.20%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	28,573	27,821	752	2.63%	26
Feb 1999	28,844	28,097	747	2.59%	26
Mar 1999	28,936	28,214	722	2.50%	25
Apr 1999	28,786	28,146	640	2.22%	22
May 1999	29,151	28,601	550	1.89%	19
Jun 1999	29,225	28,560	665	2.28%	23
Jul 1999	28,744	28,056	688	2.39%	24
Aug 1999	29,006	28,375	631	2.18%	22
Sep 1999	29,279	28,684	595	2.03%	20
Oct 1999	29,648	29,084	564	1.90%	19
Nov 1999	29,258	28,688	570	1.95%	19
Dec 1999	29,359	28,812	547	1.86%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	30,565	29,558	1,007	3.29%	33
Feb 2000	30,891	29,870	1,021	3.31%	33
Mar 2000	31,057	30,029	1,028	3.31%	33
Apr 2000	31,151	30,265	886	2.84%	28
May 2000	31,050	30,136	914	2.94%	29
Jun 2000	31,335	30,296	1,039	3.32%	33
Jul 2000	31,092	30,016	1,076	3.46%	35
Aug 2000	31,302	30,278	1,024	3.27%	33
Sep 2000	31,397	30,512	885	2.82%	28
Oct 2000	31,741	30,869	872	2.75%	27
Nov 2000	31,416	30,556	860	2.74%	27
Dec 2000	31,380	30,591	789	2.51%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	31,362	30,354	1,008	3.21%	32
Feb 2001	31,573	30,625	948	3.00%	30
Mar 2001	31,675	30,692	983	3.10%	31
Apr 2001	31,653	30,738	915	2.89%	29
May 2001	31,669	30,801	868	2.74%	27
Jun 2001	31,843	30,791	1,052	3.30%	33
Jul 2001	31,756	30,657	1,099	3.46%	35
Aug 2001	31,694	30,548	1,146	3.62%	36
Sep 2001	32,082	31,017	1,065	3.32%	33
Oct 2001	32,231	31,077	1,154	3.58%	36
Nov 2001	31,784	30,520	1,264	3.98%	40
Dec 2001	31,769	30,563	1,206	3.80%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	31,590	30,114	1,476	4.67%	47
Feb 2002	31,825	30,354	1,471	4.62%	46
Mar 2002	31,834	30,310	1,524	4.79%	48
Apr 2002	31,611	30,176	1,435	4.54%	45
May 2002	31,680	30,329	1,351	4.26%	43
Jun 2002	31,844	30,353	1,491	4.68%	47
Jul 2002	31,598	30,084	1,514	4.79%	48
Aug 2002	31,711	30,190	1,521	4.80%	48
Sep 2002	32,087	30,689	1,398	4.36%	44
Oct 2002	32,110	30,674	1,436	4.47%	45
Nov 2002	31,562	30,049	1,513	4.79%	48
Dec 2002	31,372	29,913	1,459	4.65%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	31,344	29,687	1,657	5.29%	53
Feb 2003	31,323	29,711	1,612	5.15%	51
Mar 2003	31,149	29,551	1,598	5.13%	51
Apr 2003	31,241	29,692	1,549	4.96%	50
May 2003	31,044	29,537	1,507	4.85%	49
Jun 2003	31,331	29,674	1,657	5.29%	53
Jul 2003	31,020	29,384	1,636	5.27%	53
Aug 2003	31,088	29,493	1,595	5.13%	51
Sep 2003	31,458	29,981	1,477	4.70%	47
Oct 2003	31,811	30,350	1,461	4.59%	46
Nov 2003	31,569	30,083	1,486	4.71%	47
Dec 2003	31,461	30,058	1,403	4.46%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	31,372	29,749	1,623	5.17%	52
Feb 2004	31,407	29,830	1,577	5.02%	50
Mar 2004	31,354	29,739	1,615	5.15%	52
Apr 2004	31,209	29,777	1,432	4.59%	46
May 2004	31,209	29,861	1,348	4.32%	43
Jun 2004	31,546	30,082	1,464	4.64%	46
Jul 2004	31,415	29,931	1,484	4.72%	47
Aug 2004	31,947	30,564	1,383	4.33%	43
Sep 2004	31,950	30,677	1,273	3.98%	40
Oct 2004	31,767	30,477	1,290	4.06%	41
Nov 2004	31,507	30,203	1,304	4.14%	41
Dec 2004	31,300	30,048	1,252	4.00%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	31,218	29,819	1,399	4.48%	45
Feb 2005	31,255	29,828	1,427	4.57%	46
Mar 2005	31,172	29,819	1,353	4.34%	43
Apr 2005	31,285	30,031	1,254	4.01%	40
May 2005	31,419	30,225	1,194	3.80%	38
Jun 2005	31,704	30,396	1,308	4.13%	41
Jul 2005	31,457	30,123	1,334	4.24%	42
Aug 2005	31,881	30,603	1,278	4.01%	40
Sep 2005	31,889	30,670	1,219	3.82%	38
Oct 2005	32,190	30,983	1,207	3.75%	37
Nov 2005	31,540	30,312	1,228	3.89%	39
Dec 2005	31,233	30,117	1,116	3.57%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	31,242	30,000	1,242	3.98%	40
Feb 2006	31,322	30,082	1,240	3.96%	40
Mar 2006	31,284	30,054	1,230	3.93%	39
Apr 2006	31,387	30,207	1,180	3.76%	38
May 2006	31,624	30,550	1,074	3.40%	34
Jun 2006	32,012	30,819	1,193	3.73%	37
Jul 2006	31,527	30,278	1,249	3.96%	40
Aug 2006	32,089	30,914	1,175	3.66%	37
Sep 2006	32,106	31,035	1,071	3.34%	33
Oct 2006	32,511	31,470	1,041	3.20%	32
Nov 2006	32,223	31,107	1,116	3.46%	35
Dec 2006	31,998	30,921	1,077	3.37%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	31,985	30,678	1,307	4.09%	41
Feb 2007	31,981	30,708	1,273	3.98%	40
Mar 2007	32,035	30,809	1,226	3.83%	38
Apr 2007	32,079	30,874	1,205	3.76%	38
May 2007	32,190	31,031	1,159	3.60%	36
Jun 2007	32,449	31,163	1,286	3.96%	40
Jul 2007	32,081	30,708	1,373	4.28%	43
Aug 2007	32,063	30,719	1,344	4.19%	42
Sep 2007	32,591	31,283	1,308	4.01%	40
Oct 2007	32,726	31,429	1,297	3.96%	40
Nov 2007	32,620	31,291	1,329	4.07%	41
Dec 2007	32,129	30,749	1,380	4.30%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	32,497	30,957	1,540	4.74%	47
Feb 2008	32,394	30,935	1,459	4.50%	45
Mar 2008	32,508	30,949	1,559	4.80%	48
Apr 2008	32,617	31,159	1,458	4.47%	45
May 2008	32,922	31,385	1,537	4.67%	47
Jun 2008	33,273	31,578	1,695	5.09%	51
Jul 2008	32,892	31,078	1,814	5.52%	55
Aug 2008	32,953	31,124	1,829	5.55%	56
Sep 2008	33,138	31,377	1,761	5.31%	53
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Petaluma Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	2,968	15.17%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,331	6.80%
3.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,036	5.30%
4.	Finance and Insurance	1,019	5.21%
5.	Public Administration	999	5.11%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	943	4.82%
7.	Educational Services	826	4.22%
8.	Health Care	687	3.51%
9.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	632	3.23%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	601	3.07%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	556	2.84%
12.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	537	2.74%
13.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	496	2.54%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	416	2.13%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	409	2.09%
16.	Other Transportation	380	1.94%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	342	1.75%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	310	1.58%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	301	1.54%
20.	Truck Transportation	283	1.45%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,123	12.33%
2.	Educational Services	2,115	12.29%
3.	Finance and Insurance	1,835	10.66%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,305	7.58%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	894	5.19%
6.	Social Assistance	697	4.05%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	681	3.96%
8.	Public Administration	549	3.19%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	500	2.90%
10.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	488	2.84%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	376	2.18%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	357	2.07%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	308	1.79%
14.	Construction	303	1.76%
15.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	279	1.62%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	263	1.53%
17.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	235	1.37%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	231	1.34%
19.	Private Household Services	208	1.21%
20.	Department and Other General Stores	206	1.20%

Petaluma Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	1,179	6.03%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	965	4.93%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	917	4.69%
4.	Computer Specialists	791	4.04%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	773	3.95%
6.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	739	3.78%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	649	3.32%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	608	3.11%
9.	Carpenters	605	3.09%
10.	Other Production Occupations	554	2.83%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	551	2.82%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	547	2.80%
13.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	515	2.63%
14.	Top Executives	514	2.63%
15.	Other Construction Trades	438	2.24%
16.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	389	1.99%
17.	Business Operations Specialists	384	1.96%
18.	Law Enforcement Workers	317	1.62%
19.	Engineers	314	1.60%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	307	1.57%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,109	6.44%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,102	6.40%
3.	Other Management Occupations	900	5.23%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	733	4.26%
5.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	662	3.85%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	606	3.52%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	581	3.38%
8.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	577	3.35%
9.	Customer Service Representatives	534	3.10%
10.	Registered Nurses	503	2.92%
11.	Business Operations Specialists	476	2.77%
12.	Accountants and Auditors	474	2.75%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	452	2.63%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	442	2.57%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	442	2.57%
16.	Cashiers	390	2.27%
17.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	353	2.05%
18.	Computer Specialists	341	1.98%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	325	1.89%
20.	Other Healthcare Support	310	1.80%

Petaluma Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	30,780	55.56%
15-35 hours	8,652	15.62%
1-14 hours	2,088	3.77%
No regular hours	13,877	25.05%

Petaluma Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,566	4.55%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,449	4.21%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,272	6.61%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,322	9.66%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	3,193	9.28%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,792	13.93%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	4,679	13.60%
8 AM-8:29 AM	4,319	12.56%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,105	6.12%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	2,330	6.77%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	871	2.53%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	502	1.46%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,559	4.53%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,435	4.17%

Petaluma Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,268	3.69%
5-9	4,458	12.96%
10-14	4,952	14.40%
15-19	3,424	9.96%
20-24	3,029	8.81%
25-29	1,795	5.22%
30-34	3,972	11.55%
35-39	846	2.46%
40-44	1,257	3.65%
45-59	3,038	8.83%
60-89	4,022	11.69%
At least 90	2,333	6.78%

Petaluma Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	94	0.27%	18,832	54.75%
30-44	159	0.46%	5,916	17.20%
45-59	78	0.23%	2,960	8.61%
At least 60	1,243	3.61%	5,112	14.86%

Petaluma Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	280	0.77%
Car / truck / van, carpool	4,818	13.20%
Car / truck / van, solo	26,160	71.69%
Motorcycle	63	0.17%
Other	246	0.67%
Public transportation	1,574	4.31%
Walked	1,253	3.43%
Worked at home	2,095	5.74%

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Petaluma Family Information Back to top
: 26,071 (70,057 people)
: 18,339 (57,740 people)
: 8,153
: 37,648
Petaluma Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,249	4.79%
$10,000-$14,999	844	3.24%
$15,000-$19,999	848	3.25%
$20,000-$24,999	1,134	4.35%
$25,000-$29,999	1,199	4.60%
$30,000-$34,999	1,161	4.45%
$35,000-$39,999	1,319	5.06%
$40,000-$44,999	1,161	4.45%
$45,000-$49,999	1,169	4.48%
$50,000-$59,999	2,508	9.62%
$60,000-$74,999	3,259	12.50%
$75,000-$99,999	4,021	15.42%
$100,000-$124,999	2,824	10.83%
$125,000-$149,999	1,231	4.72%
$150,000-$199,999	1,215	4.66%
$200,000 or more	929	3.56%

Petaluma Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	5,849	22.39%
Family, 2 people	7,090	27.14%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,578	6.04%
Family, 3 people	4,289	16.42%
Nonfamily, 3 people	224	0.86%
Family, 4 people	4,148	15.88%
Nonfamily, 4 people	109	0.42%
Family, 5 people	1,712	6.55%
Nonfamily, 5 people	32	0.12%
Family, 6 people	578	2.21%
Nonfamily, 6 people	15	0.06%
Family, 7 or more people	490	1.88%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	9	0.03%

Petaluma Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	22,044	29.27%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	12,194	16.19%
Public Assistance	316	0.42%
Retirement	4,701	6.24%
Self Employment	5,051	6.71%
Social Security	6,016	7.99%
Supplemental Security	711	0.94%
Wage / Salary	20,701	27.49%
Other	3,583	4.76%

Petaluma Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	7,679	51.55%
With children under 18	7,216	48.45%

Petaluma Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,639	9.56%
Married	16,234	58.81%
Never Married	8,160	29.56%
Widowed	573	2.08%

Petaluma Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,720	12.88%
Married	16,314	56.48%
Never Married	6,238	21.59%
Widowed	2,615	9.05%

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Petaluma Education Information Back to top
Petaluma Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,908	5.44%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	4,809	9.00%
High school diploma or equivalent	11,448	21.42%
Some college, no degree	15,388	28.80%
Associate degree	4,719	8.83%
Bachelors degree	9,753	18.25%
Graduate or professional degree	4,414	8.26%

Petaluma Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	396	0.55%	967	1.35%	1,363	1.90%
Kindergarten	783	1.09%	115	0.16%	898	1.25%
Grades 1-4	3,933	5.48%	335	0.47%	4,268	5.95%
Grades 5-8	4,249	5.93%	408	0.57%	4,657	6.49%
Grades 9-12	3,698	5.16%	413	0.58%	4,111	5.73%
Undergrad college	3,588	5.00%	400	0.56%	3,988	5.56%
Graduate or professional school	361	0.50%	295	0.41%	656	0.91%
Total	17,008	23.72%	2,933	4.09%	19,941	27.81%

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Petaluma Business Information Back to top
: $797,400,000
: $780,510,000
: $82,347,000

Petaluma Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Petaluma Public Benefits Information Back to top
Petaluma Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	66,207	94.12%
Below Poverty Level	4,133	5.88%

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Petaluma Criminal Information Back to top
: 44
Petaluma Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.820	0.232	0.000	0.368	2.420	0.310	4.007	22.474	1.316	28.107
2000	1.075	0.148	0.019	0.297	1.538	0.278	3.373	20.183	1.334	25.169
2001	1.206	0.180	0.018	0.234	1.638	0.270	4.607	24.693	1.566	31.136
2002	0.920	0.124	0.035	0.301	1.379	0.513	3.979	21.379	1.680	27.550
2003	1.236	0.358	0.018	0.376	1.988	0.197	4.299	14.597	2.131	21.027
2004	1.541	0.502	0.000	0.502	2.544	0.215	3.028	17.756	2.921	23.705
2005	2.817	0.610	0.000	0.431	3.858	0.269	2.297	18.591	2.440	23.328
2006	3.000	0.325	0.036	0.452	3.813	0.217	2.458	17.420	1.409	21.287
2007	3.130	0.256	0.018	0.732	4.137	0.201	3.295	14.005	1.629	18.929

Petaluma Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	26	64
2005	27	69
2006	26	74
2007	30	68

Petaluma Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	1,577
2000	1,441
2001	1,821
2002	1,636

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Petaluma Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Petaluma Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	9,810	13.68%
10-19 Years	10,283	14.34%
20-29 Years	7,600	10.60%
30-39 Years	11,471	16.00%
40-49 Years	12,790	17.84%
50-59 Years	9,215	12.85%
60-69 Years	4,564	6.36%
70-79 Years	3,730	5.20%
80-89 Years	1,841	2.57%
90+ Years	401	0.56%

Petaluma Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	35,323	49.26%
Female	36,382	50.74%

Petaluma Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	56,361	78.60%
Hispanic/Latino	9,807	13.68%
Asian	2,423	3.38%
Multiracial	1,908	2.66%
African-American	698	0.97%
Amerindian	267	0.37%
Other Race	142	0.20%
Pacific Islander	99	0.14%

Petaluma Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Irish	12,852	17.91%
2.	German	12,125	16.90%
3.	English	9,827	13.70%
4.	Italian	8,320	11.60%
5.	French Non-Basque	3,214	4.48%
6.	United States Or American	2,473	3.45%
7.	Scottish	2,398	3.34%
8.	Portuguese	2,018	2.81%
9.	Swedish	1,751	2.44%
10.	Polish	1,723	2.40%

Petaluma Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	55,715	83.11%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	7,169	10.69%
3.	German	628	0.94%
4.	Chinese	506	0.75%
5.	French	379	0.57%
6.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	335	0.50%
7.	Italian	329	0.49%
8.	Urdu	216	0.32%
9.	Other Indic	193	0.29%
10.	Arabic	178	0.27%

Petaluma Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	62,257	87.03%
Naturalized immigrant	3,652	5.10%
Not a citizen	5,629	7.87%

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Petaluma Zip Codes Back to top

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94952	94954	94975
94953	94955	94999

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