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Petaluma, CA
Full City Profile · California · Marin County County
3.2
/5.0
B
Good
59,321
Population
4,114/sq mi density
$109,823
Median Income
$59,036 per capita
$834,900
Home Value
$891,559 Zillow
$2,379
Median Rent
33.9% income on rent
58°F
Avg Temperature
326 sunny days/yr
304
Violent Crime/100K
1,264 property/100K
B
Overall
3.2 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A+
Economy
4.9 / 5.0
$109,823 median income, 2.9% unemployment
C
Affordability
2.4 / 5.0
$834,900 home value, $2,379/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
304 violent crimes/100K
A
Education
4.4 / 5.0
42.9% bachelor's degree or higher
Change Over Time (2013, 2023)
Population Change
-0.6%
59,343 → 58,996
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
-0.06%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
+36.9%
$80,243 → $109,823
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
+3.19%
Compound annual growth rate
Population Over Time
Total population for Petaluma across each available Census ACS release.
Median Household Income Over Time
Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).
Projected 2030
Simple projections extrapolating the 2013, 2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts, real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.
Projected Population 2030
58,749
-247 from 2023 (58,996)
Projected Median Income 2030
$136,822
+$26,999 from 2023 ($109,823)
Year-by-Year Detail
| Year | Population | YoY % | Median Income | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 59,343 | - | $80,243 | - |
| 2015 | 60,255 | +1.5% | $80,276 | +0% |
| 2017 | 60,657 | +0.7% | $84,949 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 60,881 | +0.4% | $91,528 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 59,403 | -2.4% | $100,379 | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 58,996 | -0.7% | $109,823 | +9.4% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.