Petaluma.
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14 tracts·38K people·$879K median·2,657/mi²
White 67 · Hispanic 22 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 4 · Black 1 · Other 1
Married couple 50 · Living alone 29 · Other 21
Petaluma 14 · Santa Rosa 9 · San Francisco 7 · Novato 4 · San Rafael 3 · Elsewhere 62
Retail 22 · Health 22 · Manufacturing 19 · Professional 19 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 1 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 47 · Sales · office 20 · Service 16 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 67 · Work from home 19 · Carpool 15 · Transit 2 · Walk 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Petaluma is $878,600 (Census ACS) — 1.9× the US median of $458,812.
Petaluma has 59,247 residents across 8 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 45.3; the population is 66.8% White, 21.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% Multiracial, 3.7% Asian, 1.2% Black and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 43.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.5% (Census ACS).
Meadow Elementary (73%), Grant Elementary (67%) and Sonoma Mountain Elementary (67%) lead the elementary schools; Petaluma Accelerated Charter (91%), Kenilworth Junior High (45%) and Petaluma Junior High (37%) lead the middle schools; Casa Grande High (44%), Petaluma High (42%) and Valley Oaks High (Alternative) (41%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,440/month, 55% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Petaluma is $115,430 a year, 34% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Petaluma, median rent is $2,440/month and the median home value is $878,600 (Census ACS).
Petaluma reported 2.8 violent crimes and 12.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 40°F; there are 146 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 26 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Petaluma are inland flooding (94), earthquake (92) and volcanic activity (63), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.83g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Petaluma scores 15.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).