Petaluma
Decennial Census Data
| 1960 | ||
|---|---|---|
TOTAL POPULATION | 14,035 | 100% |
In households | 13,995 | 100% |
In group quarters | 40 | 0% |
RACE | ||
White | 13,926 | 99% |
Negro | 11 | 0% |
Other races | 10 | 0% |
Indian | 11 | 0% |
Japanese | 32 | 0% |
Chinese | 45 | 0% |
Filipino | 0 | 0% |
SEX | ||
Male | 6,730 | 48% |
Female | 7,305 | 52% |
AGE | ||
Under 5 years | 1,607 | 11% |
5 to 17 years | 3,323 | 24% |
18 to 64 years | 7,441 | 53% |
65 years and over | 1,664 | 12% |
Median age | 31 | X |
HOUSEHOLDS | ||
Families | 3,859 | 100% |
With own children under 18 | 2,186 | 57% |
Population per household | 2 | X |
HOUSING OCCUPANCY | ||
All housing units | 5,082 | 100% |
All occupied units | 4,725 | 93% |
Owner occupied | 2,917 | 62% |
Renter occupied | 1,808 | 38% |
Vacant | 357 | 7% |
Median value dollars | 12,100 | X |
Median gross rent dollars | 76 | X |
PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Native | 12,809 | 91% |
Foreign born | 1,226 | 9% |
INCOME IN 1959 | ||
Families median income dollars | 5,957 | X |
YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED | ||
Population 25 years and over | 7,994 | 100% |
High school 4 years | 2,313 | 29% |
College 4 years or more | 498 | 6% |
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK | ||
All workers | 5,015 | 100% |
Private automobile or car pool | 4,008 | 80% |
Railroad, subway or elevated | 7 | 0% |
Bus or streetcar | 97 | 2% |
Walked to work | 575 | 12% |
Other means | 110 | 2% |
Worked at home | 121 | 2% |
Not reported | 97 | 2% |
OCCUPATION | ||
Employed | 4,640 | 100% |
Professional, technical, and kindred | 541 | 12% |
Farmers and farm managers | 16 | 0% |
Managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm | 575 | 12% |
Clerical and kindred | 667 | 14% |
Sales | 434 | 9% |
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred | 699 | 15% |
Operatives and kindred | 822 | 18% |
Private household workers | 89 | 2% |
Service workers, except private household | 374 | 8% |
Farm laborers and farm foremen | 95 | 2% |
Laborers, except farm and mine | 245 | 5% |
Occupation not reported | 83 | 2% |
CLASS OF WORKER | ||
Self-employed | 661 | 14% |