Petaluma, CA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school15,246100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,1907.8
Kindergarten7014.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)6,97645.8
High school (grades 9-12)3,15620.7
College or graduate school3,22321.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over36,376100.0
Less than 9th grade2,0375.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma3,0778.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)7,02219.3
Some college, no degree9,94327.3
Associate degree3,3439.2
Bachelor's degree7,55320.8
Graduate or professional degree3,4019.3
Percent high school graduate or higher85.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher30.1(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over42,661100.0
Never married10,62024.9
Now married, except separated23,95056.1
Separated6851.6
Widowed2,5065.9
Female
2,0544.8
Divorced4,90011.5
Female
2,9667.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years780100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren22528.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over40,311100.0
Civilian veterans4,68511.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years12,366100.0
With a disability9107.4
Population 21 to 64 years32,603100.0
With a disability4,85714.9
Percent employed
62.2(X)
No disability27,74685.1
Percent employed
81.0(X)
Population 65 years and over5,733100.0
With a disability2,16137.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over50,951100.0
Same house in 199527,75554.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199521,75742.7
Same county
11,62522.8
Different county
10,13219.9
Same state
7,90015.5
Different state
2,2324.4
Elsewhere in 19951,4392.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population54,538100.0
Native46,67985.6
Born in United States
46,21984.7
State of residence
33,00060.5
Different state
13,21924.2
Born outside United States
4600.8
Foreign born7,85914.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2,9555.4
Naturalized citizen
3,0875.7
Not a citizen
4,7728.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)7,859100.0
Europe1,61420.5
Asia1,64921.0
Africa871.1
Oceania1331.7
Latin America4,06951.8
Northern America3073.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over50,951100.0
English only41,63681.7
Language other than English9,31518.3
Speak English less than 'very well
4,5438.9
Spanish
5,67011.1
Speak English less than "very well"
3,2476.4
Other Indo-European languages
2,2384.4
Speak English less than "very well"
6081.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,1182.2
Speak English less than "very well"
6101.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population54,538100.0

Total ancestries reported

66,606122.1
Arab1940.4
Czech12830.5
Danish9761.8
Dutch7371.4
English7,33113.4
French (except Basque)12,3304.3
French Canadian13520.6
German8,83616.2
Greek4030.7
Hungarian3300.6
Irish110,11118.5
Italian6,05511.1
Lithuanian1390.3
Norwegian1,1962.2
Polish1,2612.3
Portuguese1,2792.3
Russian8131.5
Scotch-Irish1,0962.0
Scottish1,9293.5
Slovak350.1
Subsaharan African1060.2
Swedish1,2692.3
Swiss5731.1
Ukrainian1170.2
United States or American1,8283.4
Welsh4870.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)400.1
Other ancestries16,50030.3
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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