Demographics of Petaluma city, California

Petaluma city, California had 59,688 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −64 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Petaluma city, in four figures

59,688
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 59,247 ±61.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −64 people.; 45.3 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $115,430 ±$6,370
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Petaluma city, California's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Petaluma city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Petaluma city, California's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Petaluma city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	59,752	100.0	100.0
2021	59,295	99.2	100.2
2022	58,906	98.6	100.7
2023	59,030	98.8	101.6
2024	59,438	99.5	102.5
2025	59,688	99.9	103.1

Population of Petaluma city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	59,752	—
2021	59,295	−457
2022	58,906	−389
2023	59,030	+124
2024	59,438	+408
2025	59,688	+250

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.3 ±1.3: for men 44.2 ±1.9 and for women 47.0 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Petaluma city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,547 ±354	4.3% ±0.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,235 ±641	13.9% ±1.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,713 ±467	6.3% ±0.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,873 ±942	25.1% ±1.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,808 ±938	28.4% ±1.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,071 ±843	22.1% ±1.4	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $115,430 ±$6,370, and income per person $60,931 ±$2,529, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Petaluma city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	2,193 ±456	9.0% ±1.9	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,601 ±369	10.7% ±1.5	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,538 ±405	10.5% ±1.7	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,147 ±429	13.0% ±1.7	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,763 ±524	19.7% ±2.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,386 ±410	14.0% ±1.7	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,611 ±453	23.1% ±1.8	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Petaluma city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	3,820 ±747	6.5% ±1.3	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	491 ±209	4.6% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,858 ±483	6.0% ±1.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,471 ±407	8.5% ±2.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Petaluma city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Petaluma city	California	United States
Housing units	25,107 ±463	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.5% ±0.9	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.5% ±1.2	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.5% ±1.9	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.5% ±2.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$878,600 ±$13,008	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,440 ±$134	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Petaluma city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,841 ±1,149	21.7% ±1.9	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	39,604 ±1,259	66.8% ±2.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	709 ±274	1.2% ±0.5	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,216 ±470	3.7% ±0.8	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	31 to 323	0.1% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	13 to 99	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	109 to 383	0.2% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,398 ±664	5.7% ±1.1	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Petaluma city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	37,738 ±1,113	63.7% ±1.9	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,859 ±937	20.0% ±1.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	587 ±179	1.0% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,063 ±787	15.3% ±1.3	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5,339 ±551	9.0% ±0.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,724 ±692	6.3% ±1.2	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Petaluma city among the places of California

158th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Petaluma city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
San Rafael city	60,433 ±83
Pico Rivera city	60,272 ±78
Hanford city	59,754 ±54
Gardena city	59,422 ±53
Santee city	59,332 ±83
Petaluma city	59,247 ±61
Monterey Park city	59,132 ±128
Gilroy city	59,004 ±45
National City city	58,893 ±61
Cupertino city	58,566 ±50
Highland city	56,675 ±73

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Petaluma city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 38 Places in California by median age
No. 67 Places in California by median rent
No. 121 Places in California by median household income
No. 123 Places in California by per capita income
No. 141 Places by median rent
No. 146 Places in California by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026