COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cotati vs Petaluma
PLACE A
Cotati, California
VS
PLACE B
Petaluma, California
Cotati is 88% smaller than Petaluma. Petaluma earns more, with a median household income $4,680 higher.
COTATIPETALUMADIFFERENCE
Total population7,34759,688−88% vs Petaluma
Population density3,9204,141−220
Population growth4.4%3.2%+1.2 pts
Median age38.545.3−6.8
Male47.4%49.0%−1.6 pts
Female52.6%51.0%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born10.9%15.3%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.4%66.8%+0.5 pts
Black1.2%1.2%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.7%21.7%−1.0 pts
Asian2.8%3.7%−0.9 pts
Other8.0%6.5%+1.5 pts
Median household income$110,750$115,430−$4,680
Per capita income$56,032$60,931−$4,899
Poverty rate8.2%6.5%+1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.431Even
Bachelor's degree or higher37.6%43.8%−6.1 pts
Graduate degree11.1%15.5%−4.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%4.6%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation69.4%64.4%+5.1 pts
Median home value$746,800$878,600−$131,800
Median gross rent$2,056$2,440−$384
Owner-occupied59.2%64.5%−5.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.4%3.5%−3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households38.2%55.7%−17.5 pts
Average commute28.630.7−2.1
Worked from home15.2%20.5%−5.3 pts
Public transit to work2.2%1.8%+0.4 pts
Uninsured3.1%4.3%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025