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Petaluma, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Petaluma, CA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 70,223. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PETALUMA-CA · Petaluma, CA 2 ZIPs · 70,223 pop · #2577/25278 · Sonoma County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $115,435
  • RANK-TOP #2577/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Cloverdale
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-SMALL 70,223
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 94954→94952
  • HOME-TOP $940,800

Nearest income peer: Cloverdale, CA (+ $3,657 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Petaluma

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Petaluma on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Petaluma, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 10%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
70,223
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$115,435
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $115,435 and home value $940,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 42.6%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.8%) for this income tier, rent $2,416 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Hayward is the closest lower-income city and Fair Oaks the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 4 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Petaluma.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Petaluma differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Petaluma: $113,527 in ZIP 94954 to $117,343 in 94952. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

94954 to 94952

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.2×

94954 to 94952

Poverty-rate spread
0.7 points

94954 to 94952

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 94954 skews compact Petaluma

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 94954 covers about 53% of Petaluma's 70,223 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Petaluma

Citywide ZBP: 2,404 establishments, 31,190 employees , annual payroll $2,239,455k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 94952 (1,360 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (347) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Petaluma, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Sonoma County, which covers 35 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Petaluma. See the Sonoma County roll-up →

Petaluma sits in the upper half of Sonoma County on income: Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park and Sonoma report less, while Windsor, Cloverdale and Glen Ellen report more. Glen Ellen marks the far end of that range at $164,750, 43% above Petaluma.

Side-by-side: Compare 94954 vs 94952 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
94954 37,365 $113,527 1,044 233
94952 32,858 $117,343 1,360 70
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Petaluma roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Petaluma, .