Editing Petaluma, California (section)

===2020===
[[File:Grain elevator in Petaluma, California.jpg|thumb|Dairyman's grain mill]]

Data released by the [[United States Census Bureau]] reports that per the [[2020 United States census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/petalumacitycalifornia|access-date=January 24, 2023|title=2020 Census in Petaluma, California}}</ref> Petaluma had a population of 59,776. There were 22,756 households, with an average of 2.61 occupants. The population density increased to 4,146.8 per square mile compared to [[2010 United States Census|2010]]. The largest demographic groups remained Whites (75.9%) and Hispanics (21.6%), followed by Asians (4.2%), African Americans (1.3%), and Native Americans (0.8%). 22.0% of households in Petaluma report speaking a language other than [[English language|English]]. Furthermore, 14.9% of residents were foreign-born.

The city's population (in terms of sex) was practically evenly split, with 50.1% of residents being female, and 49.9% being male. More than one-fifth (20.6%) of Petaluma's residents were under the age of 18, while 18.7% are senior citizens aged 65 and over. Nine-tenths (90.5%) of the population had graduated [[Secondary school|high school]], with 40.3% of residents having obtained a [[Bachelor's degree]] or higher level of education.

The median household income was reported to be $100,379 in 2021 [[dollar]]s, with a per capita income of $50,664. The median gross rent in Petaluma was measured to be $2,144, with the labor force participation rate having leveled off at 65.7%. The rate of poverty in the city changed only marginally between 2010 and 2020, slightly decreasing to 5.9%.