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Population in July 2007: 2,966.

Males: 1,542	(52.0%)
Females: 1,424	(48.0%)

Median resident age:	44.6 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $78,026 (it was $62,500 in 2000)

Southwest Marin:	$78,026
California:	$58,931

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $50,247

Southwest Marin CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $1,058,795 (it was $636,800 in 2000)

Southwest Marin:	$1,058,795
California:	$384,200

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $1,092,121; Detached houses: $1,099,595; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,500,957; In 2-unit structures: $827,455; Mobile homes: $323,303; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $315,513

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White alone - 2,656 (89.0%)
Hispanic - 162 (5.4%)
Two or more races - 57 (1.9%)
Asian alone - 49 (1.6%)
Black alone - 37 (1.2%)
Other race alone - 11 (0.4%)
American Indian alone - 7 (0.2%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 6 (0.2%)

Races in Southwest Marin detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Southwest Marin: 145.3 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 50 feet

Land area: 38.7 square miles.

Population density: 77 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Southwest Marin:

High school or higher: 94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 25.8%
Unemployed: 0.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Southwest Marin CCD:

Never married: 33.1%
Now married: 49.3%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 3.5%
Divorced: 14.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
California:	26.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Southwest Marin CCD:	0.5% ($3,407)
California:	0.8% ($1,564)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ross Valley, CA (6.1 miles , pop. 59,662).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Francisco, CA (13.7 miles , pop. 776,733).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (354.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Stinson Beach, CA (1.1 miles ), Muir Beach, CA (1.8 miles ), Bolinas, CA (2.0 miles ), Mill Valley, CA (2.1 miles ), Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA (2.2 miles ), Kentfield, CA (2.4 miles ), Ross Valley, CA (2.5 miles ), Ross, CA (2.5 miles ).

Latitude: 37.89 N, Longitude: 122.63 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 415

Southwest Marin household income distribution

Southwest Marin home values distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	6.3%
California:	10.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Construction (15%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
Educational services (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Health care (7%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Public administration (4%)

Educational services (15%)
Health care (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Carpenters (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Top executives (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Physicians and surgeons (4%)
Life and physical scientists (4%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Top executives (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Work and jobs in Southwest Marin: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Southwest Marin, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Southwest Marin, California average temperatures

Southwest Marin, California average precipitation

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Earthquake activity:

Southwest Marin-area historical earthquake activity is below California state average. It is 1039% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 21.7 miles away from the city center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 71.6 miles away from Southwest Marin center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 64.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 50.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/27/1980 at 02:33:36, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 49.6 miles away from Southwest Marin center
On 8/6/1979 at 17:05:22, a magnitude 5.9 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 ML) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Marin County (17) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 9, Landslides: 4, Mudslides: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Heavy Rain: 1, Tornado: 1, Drought: 1, Earthquake: 1, Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Southwest Marin:

MARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; GREENBRAE, CA)
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; SAN RAFAEL, CA)
NOVATO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; NOVATO, CA)

Amtrak stations near Southwest Marin:

14 miles: SAN FRANCISCO FISHERMANS (SAN FRANCISCO, PIER 39) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
15 miles: SAN FRANCISCO SHOPPING (SAN FRANCISCO, 835 MARKET ST.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
15 miles: SAN FRANCISCO-FINANCIAL (SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA & DRUMM STS.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Southwest Marin:

University of San Francisco (about 13 miles; San Francisco, CA; Full-time enrollment: 8,226)
University of California-San Francisco (about 13 miles; San Francisco, CA; FT enrollment: 3,119)
Academy of Art University (about 15 miles; San Francisco, CA; FT enrollment: 9,101)
San Francisco State University (about 15 miles; San Francisco, CA; FT enrollment: 23,001)
City College of San Francisco (about 15 miles; San Francisco, CA; FT enrollment: 7,278)
Contra Costa College (about 17 miles; San Pablo, CA; FT enrollment: 2,429)
Skyline College (about 21 miles; San Bruno, CA; FT enrollment: 2,853)

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Notable locations in Southwest Marin: Camp Eastwood (A), Van Wyck Camp (B), Pan Toll Ranger Station (C), Mountain Theater (D), Slide Ranch (E), Muir Beach Overlook (F), Marin Headlands Visitor Center (G), Haypress Campground (H), Hawk Campground (I), Green Gulch Farm (J), Bicentennial Campground (K), Battery Alexander Campground (L), Kirby Cove Campground (M), North Knee (N), Bare Nose (O), Lee Shansky Camp (P), Four Corners (Q), Audubon Canyon Ranch (R), Bootjack Camp (S), Pacific Energy and Resource Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Big Lagoon (A), Rodeo Lagoon (B), Haypress Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Bootjack Creek (A), Fern Creek (B), Laguna Creek (C), Spike Buck Creek (D), Pine Gulch Creek (E), Kent Creek (F), McCormick Creek (G), Redwood Creek (H), Rattlesnake Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Southwest Marin include: Agate Beach County Park (1), Mount Tamalpais State Park (2), Muir Woods National Monument (3), Bolinas Quail Refuge (4), Golden Gate National Recreation Area (5), Bolinas Lagoon Nature Preserve (6), Bolinas Park (7), Marin Headlands State Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Kirby Beach (A), Agate Beach (B), Muir Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Marin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

AQI Pb CO NO₂ Ozone PM₁₀ PM_2.5 SO₂

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.1. This is about average.

City:	30.1
U.S.:	32.0

Lead (Pb) [µ/m³] level in 2009 was 0.00548. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.00548
U.S.:	0.02218

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.327. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.327
U.S.:	0.334

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 12.6. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	12.6
U.S.:	9.4

Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 19.6. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	19.6
U.S.:	28.3

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 15.8. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	15.8
U.S.:	22.1

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 9.14. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	9.14
U.S.:	9.59

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.20. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 14.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	1.20
U.S.:	2.43

Average household size:

This place:	2.2 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	37.8%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	9.2%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	8.9%
Whole state:	14.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	4.9%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Southwest Marin, CA

People in group quarters in Southwest Marin:

132 people in homes for the mentally ill
60 people in religious group quarters
39 people in other workers' dormitories
10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
8 people in unknown juvenile institutions
3 people in military barracks, etc.

Southwest Marin compared to California state average:

Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
Electricity (31%)
Wood (23%)
Utility gas (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Solar energy (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Marin County California:

2008 Presidential Election results in Marin County California:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Southwest Marin (based on Marin County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 32.53%

Here		32.5%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Jewish	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents	52.4%	23.0%	4.4%	4.4%	2.3%
Congregations	10.9%	3.9%	8.6%	12.5%	9.4%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	LDS (Mormon) Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Assemblies of God	Other
Adherents	1.9%	1.9%	1.7%	1.5%	6.6%
Congregations	4.7%	2.3%	5.5%	3.9%	38.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 64

Marin County:	2.59 / 10,000 pop.
California:	2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 15

Marin County:	0.61 / 10,000 pop.
California:	0.62 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 32

Marin County:	1.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 295

Here:	11.95 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.42 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	7.0%
California:	7.3%

Adult obesity rate:

Marin County:	17.1%
California:	21.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	17.1%
State:	17.9%

10.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,352 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.42%
California average:	5.75%

3.98% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,378 average AGI)
Marin County:
3.98%
California average:
0.21%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from San Francisco County, CA	1.40% ($132,281 average AGI)
from Sonoma County, CA	0.81% ($50,043)
from Alameda County, CA	0.44% ($60,568)

7.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($89,330 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.54%
California average:	6.27%

0.25% of residents moved to foreign countries ($8,310 average AGI)
Marin County:
0.25%
California average:
0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Sonoma County, CA	1.18% ($77,230 average AGI)
to San Francisco County, CA	1.12% ($98,521)
to Contra Costa County, CA	0.45% ($64,548)

Strongest AM radio stations in Southwest Marin:

KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KIQI (1010 AM; 35 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF SAN FRANCISCO LICENSE CORP.)
KNEW (910 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)
KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
KYCY (1550 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KSFO (560 AM; 5 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
KFRC (610 AM; 5 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF LOS ANGELES)
KABL (960 AM; 5 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KMZT (1510 AM; 8 kW; SAN RAFAEL, CA; Owner: MOUNT WILSON FM BROADCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Southwest Marin:

KSFB-FM (100.7 FM; SAN RAFAEL, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KDFC-FM (102.1 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KISQ (98.1 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KEAR (106.9 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KSOL-FM2 (98.9 FM; SAUSALITO, ETC., CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
KOIT-FM (96.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KKSF (103.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KFOG (104.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KFFG LICO, INC)
KSOL (98.9 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
KYLD (94.9 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KMEL (106.1 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KZBR (95.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KBLX-FM (102.9 FM; BERKELEY, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS - CA, INC.)
KFRC-FM (99.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)
KQED-FM (88.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KQED, INC.)
KALW (91.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST.)
KSAN (107.7 FM; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
KITS (105.3 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KIOI (101.3 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KKSF-FM1 (103.7 FM; PLEASANTON, ETC., CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Southwest Marin:

KQED (Channel 9; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KQED, INC.)
KGO-TV (Channel 7; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO TELEVISION, INC.)
KPIX-TV (Channel 5; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
KTVU (Channel 2; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
KRON-TV (Channel 4; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SAN FRANCISCO, INC.)
KMTP-TV (Channel 32; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: MINORITY TELEVISION PROJECT)
KBHK-TV (Channel 44; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF SAN FRANCISCO INC.)
KBWB (Channel 20; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KBWB LICENSE, INC.)
KFSF (Channel 66; VALLEJO, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA SAN FRANCISCO LLC)
KCNS (Channel 38; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
KCSM-TV (Channel 60; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
KTSF (Channel 26; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: LINCOLN BROADCASTING COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA LP)

Southwest Marin on our top lists:

#4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally ill"
#8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest cost of living"
#11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in religious group quarters"
#32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other workers' dormitories"
#47 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest ratio of median house value to median household income"
#68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Management, professional, and related occupations:"
#81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Librarians, curators, and archivists"
#84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in military barracks, etc."
#93 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Child care workers"
#96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Professional and related occupations:"

#1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"
#34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
#52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
#73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
#94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"

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