California · Census place 56784
Petaluma city, CA
Quick answer
Petaluma city has 59,321 residents, ranking #160 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $109,823, the median home is worth $834,900 and median gross rent runs $2,379 a month.
- Population
- 59,321Petaluma city residents
- Median household income
- $109,823Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $834,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,379Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Petaluma city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Petaluma city median would spend about 26% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 7.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.2% of residents and 63.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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