COMPARING TWO PLACES
Glen Ellen vs Petaluma
PLACE A
Glen Ellen, California
VS
PLACE B
Petaluma, California
Glen Ellen is 98% smaller than Petaluma. Glen Ellen earns more, with a median household income $86,667 higher. Petaluma has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -9%).
GLEN ELLENPETALUMADIFFERENCE
Total population1,07859,688−98% vs Petaluma
Population density5134,141−3,627
Population growth-8.9%3.2%−12.1 pts
Median age59.345.3+14.0
Male61.4%49.0%+12.4 pts
Female38.6%51.0%−12.4 pts
Foreign-born10.6%15.3%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.1%66.8%+23.2 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.1%21.7%−14.6 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other2.9%6.5%−3.7 pts
Median household income$202,097$115,430+$86,667
Per capita income$223,150$60,931+$162,219
Poverty rate26.0%6.5%+19.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.431Even
Bachelor's degree or higher73.4%43.8%+29.6 pts
Graduate degree34.4%15.5%+18.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%4.6%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation52.6%64.4%−11.8 pts
Median home value$1,371,400$878,600+$492,800
Median gross rent$1,582$2,440−$858
Owner-occupied64.7%64.5%+0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.7%3.5%−1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households44.4%55.7%−11.3 pts
Average commute14.130.7−16.6
Worked from home13.0%20.5%−7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Uninsured3.2%4.3%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024