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Marin County, California (CA)

County population in 2016: 260,651 (93% urban, 7% rural); it was 247,289 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 48,454
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 16,183
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 64,018
Renter-occupied apartments: 38,573 (it was 36,632 in 2000)
% of renters here:

36%
State:

44%

Land area: 520 sq. mi.

Water area: 308.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 501 people per square mile   (high).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Marin County: 152.4 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (40.4%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.9%), Educational, health and social services (10.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 59%
  • Government: 4%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 36%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%
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Races in Marin County, California:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (71.1%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (16.0%)
  • Asian alone (5.3%)
  • Two or more races (4.3%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (2.3%)
  • Some other race alone (0.7%)
Median resident age:  46.1 years
California median age:  36.4 years
Males: 126,528  (48.5%)
Females: 134,123  (51.5%)
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Marin County,CA real estate house value trend

Average household size:
Marin County:

2.0 people
California:

3 people
Estimated median household income in 2016: $103,845 ($71,306 in 1999)

This county:

$103,845
California:

$67,739

Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $1,831 (lower quartile is $1,403, upper quartile is $2,400)
This county:

$1831
State:

$1252


Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $974,600 (it was $493,300 in 2000)
Marin:

$974,600
California:

$477,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $735,200 - $1,482,500

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $1,374,842
Here:

$1,374,842
State:

$662,746

Townhouses or other attached units: $704,726
Here:

$704,726
State:

$572,965

In 2-unit structures: $1,424,550
Here:

$1,424,550
State:

$907,600

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $646,889
Here:

$646,889
State:

$578,996

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $554,014
Here:

$554,014
State:

$548,947

Mobile homes: $229,557
Here:

$229,557
State:

$109,501

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $554,762
Here:

$554,762
State:

$63,398
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $3,368
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $838

Institutionalized population: 6,299

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 12
  • Robberies: 46
  • Assaults: 111
  • Burglaries: 231
  • Thefts: 726
  • Auto thefts: 4

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 6
  • Robberies: 37
  • Assaults: 111
  • Burglaries: 211
  • Thefts: 682
  • Auto thefts: 5
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 437 buildings, average cost: $342,100
  • 2001: 191 buildings, average cost: $391,000
  • 2002: 281 buildings, average cost: $383,600
  • 2003: 641 buildings, average cost: $268,300
  • 2004: 599 buildings, average cost: $336,000
  • 2005: 499 buildings, average cost: $356,500
  • 2006: 356 buildings, average cost: $382,700
  • 2007: 268 buildings, average cost: $427,100
  • 2008: 192 buildings, average cost: $400,800
  • 2009: 112 buildings, average cost: $474,900
  • 2010: 121 buildings, average cost: $478,300
  • 2011: 98 buildings, average cost: $503,700
  • 2012: 118 buildings, average cost: $455,800
  • 2013: 170 buildings, average cost: $479,800
  • 2014: 194 buildings, average cost: $448,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Presidential Elections Results

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $8,222 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $4,995 (0.5%)

Marin County household income distribution in 2009 Marin County home values distribution Marin County contract rent distribution in 2009
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 7.8%
Marin County:

7.8%
California:

14.3%
(4.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.1% for Black residents, 23.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 35.0% for American Indian residents, 36.7% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 22.9% for other race residents, 8.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2016: 46.1 years old
(Males: 44.7 years old, Females: 47.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 50.8 years old, Black residents: 40.4 years old, American Indian residents: 42.4 years old, Asian residents: 45.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.8 years old, Other race residents: 30.0 years old)

Area name: San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marin County is $1227 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1536 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $2051 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ross Valley, San Rafael, Northeast Marin, Southeast Marin, Novato, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, Larkspur, Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, Northwest Marin.

Marin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Zip codeCityNumber of testsNumber of tests >= 4 pCi/L
94901San Rafael410
94903San Rafael272
94904Greenbrae182
94920Belvedere Tiburon200
94924Bolinas30
94925Corte Madera131
94930Fairfax80
94933Forest Knolls30
94937Inverness52
94939Larkspur120
94941Mill Valley432
94942Mill Valley10
94945Novato290
94946-Nicasio10
94947Novato403
94949Novato170
94950Olema10
94956Point Reyes Station30
94957Ross30
94960San Anselmo150
94965Sausalito280
94970Stinson Beach10
94973Woodacre10
94979San Anselmo10

2012 air pollution in Marin County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.339 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.022 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 12.8 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 8.1 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Bollinger County, Missouri , Kearny County, Kansas , Larue County, Kentucky , Lawrence County, Kentucky , Nelson County, Kentucky , Taylor County, Kentucky .

Unemployment in September 2015:
Here:

3.1%
California:

5.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 14,513
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 59.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 50,408 (44.2% naturalized citizens)

Marin County:

19.3%
Whole state:

27.2%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 2010 or later: 7,658
  • 2000 to 2009: 12,751
  • 1990 to 1999: 12,176
  • 1980 to 1989: 9,998
  • 1970 to 1979: 5,091
  • Before 1970: 9,898
Note: State values scaled to Marin County population

Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.1%

Marin County marital status for males Marin County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 70,268
  • One, attached: 10,048
  • Two: 2,608
  • 3 or 4: 5,725
  • 5 to 9: 7,288
  • 10 to 19: 5,359
  • 20 to 49: 5,453
  • 50 or more: 4,611
  • Mobile homes: 1,252
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 273

Housing units in Marin County with a mortgage: 48,502 (1,332 second mortgage, 11,182 home equity loan, 379 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17,821

Here:

73.8% with mortgage
State:

71.1% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Marin County

ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic77,11430
Other12,11950
Mainline Protestant9,45848
Evangelical Protestant8,81771
Orthodox1,5253
Black Protestant7752
None142,601-
Marin County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 64
Marin County:

2.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
California:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 15
This 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.
California:

1.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 295
This county:

11.95 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.42 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Marin County:

7.0%
California:

7.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Marin County:

17.1%
State:

21.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

17.1%
State:

17.9%

Agriculture in Marin County:

Average size of farms: 593 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $169,396
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1176.10
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.66%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.40%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $139,596
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.79%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.21%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $52,525
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 71.65%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 23.51
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 29.11%
Vegetables: 88 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 288 acres

Earthquake activity:

Marin County-area historical earthquake activity is near California state average. It is 726% 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 23.1 miles away from Marin County 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 75.0 miles away from the county center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 246.1 miles away from the county center
On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 229.1 miles away from the county center
On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 286.6 miles away from Marin County center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 4/25/1992 at 18:06:04, a magnitude 7.2 (6.3 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW, Depth: 9.4 mi) earthquake occurred 182.0 miles away from the county center, causing $75,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • California Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 29, 2006 to April 16, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1646: June 05, 2006, FEMA Id: 1646, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • California Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: December 17, 2005 to January 03, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1628: February 03, 2006, FEMA Id: 1628, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • California Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3248: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3248, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • California Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 02, 1998 to April 30, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1203: February 09, 1998, FEMA Id: 1203, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • California Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: December 28, 1996 to April 01, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1155: January 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1155, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows, Incident Period: February 13, 1995 to April 19, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1046: March 12, 1995, FEMA Id: 1046, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Landslide, Flood
  • California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows, Incident Period: January 03, 1995 to February 10, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1044: January 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 1044, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Landslide, Flood
  • California Severe Freeze, Incident Period: December 19, 1990 to January 03, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-894: February 11, 1991, FEMA Id: 894, Natural disaster type: Freeze
  • California Loma Prieta Earthquake, Incident Period: October 17, 1989 to December 18, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-845: October 18, 1989, FEMA Id: 845, Natural disaster type: Earthquake
  • California SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: February 12, 1986 to March 10, 1986, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-758: February 21, 1986, FEMA Id: 758, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Marin County (17) is greater than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 9, Landslides: 4, Mudslides: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Drought: 1, Earthquake: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Class of Workers in 2016 (%)

Most common industries in 2016 (%)
Males Females
  • Health care and social assistance (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Health care and social assistance (19%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Other services, except public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
Most common occupations in 2016 (%)
Males Females
  • Management occupations (20%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations (5%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (5%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
  • Management occupations (18%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

  • Mexico (17%)
  • Guatemala (13%)
  • El Salvador (4%)
  • United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (4%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • India (3%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Marin County (%):

  • Irish (6%)
  • German (6%)
  • Italian (5%)
  • English (5%)
  • European (5%)
  • American (4%)
  • Russian (2%)

Marin County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 89,983 (71.2%)
  • Carpooled: 11,692 (9.2%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 2,113 (1.7%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 92 (0.1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 308 (0.2%)
  • Ferryboat: 196 (0.2%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,259 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle: 1,920 (1.5%)
  • Walked: 4,207 (3.3%)
  • Worked at home: 14,662 (11.6%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)


People in group quarters in Marin County, California in 2000:

  • 6,212 people in state prisons
  • 1,704 people in nursing homes
  • 724 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 609 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 451 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 424 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 293 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 257 people in religious group quarters
  • 221 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 173 people in other group homes
  • 91 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 78 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 78 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 33 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 31 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 25 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 22 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 18 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 16 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 7 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 6 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 6 people in homes for the physically handicapped

People in group quarters in Marin County, California in 2010:

  • 4,854 people in state prisons
  • 1,019 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 855 people in college/university student housing
  • 615 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 570 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 266 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 259 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 217 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 216 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 81 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 46 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 26 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 12 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 6 people in maritime/merchant vessels
  • 2 people in correctional residential facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $109,849.

6.24% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($88,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.24%
California average:

5.03%


0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,219 average AGI)
Marin County:

0.08%
California average:

0.07%

4.54% relocated from other counties in California ($61,013 average AGI)
1.62% relocated from other states ($26,377 average AGI)
Marin County:

1.62%
California average:

1.68%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from San Francisco County, CA  1.39% ($125,493 average AGI)
from Sonoma County, CA  0.72% ($51,874)
from Alameda County, CA  0.42% ($69,715)
from Contra Costa County, CA  0.40% ($71,324)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.24% ($94,904)
from San Mateo County, CA  0.21% ($92,884)
from Santa Clara County, CA  0.15% ($80,738)


6.24% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($74,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.24%
California average:

5.12%


0.15% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,107 average AGI)
Marin County:

0.15%
California average:

0.10%

4.43% relocated to other counties in California ($48,146 average AGI)
1.65% relocated to other states ($23,941 average AGI)
Marin County:

1.65%
California average:

1.74%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Sonoma County, CA  0.98% ($65,660 average AGI)
to San Francisco County, CA  0.95% ($76,018)
to Contra Costa County, CA  0.40% ($64,580)
to Alameda County, CA  0.39% ($57,786)
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.28% ($63,544)
to San Mateo County, CA  0.22% ($86,769)
to Solano County, CA  0.19% ($49,871)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 9.8

Births per 1000 population in Marin County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 7.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Marin County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Marin County

Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 11.9%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 5.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Marin County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Marin County


Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 39,629 (35,957 aged, 3,672 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 4,842 (10%)

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)

Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)

Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)

Most common underlying causes of death in Marin County, California in 1999 - 2014:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,950)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,668)
  • Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (1,391)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,260)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,081)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,038)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (907)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (693)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (660)
  • Unspecified dementia (563)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.5. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 133.2. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 46.0
  • Suffocation - 32.0
  • Poisoning - 26.8
  • Fall - 14.0
  • Other - 14.5

Household type by relationship:

Households: 260,651
  • In family households: 199,542 (35,405 male householders, 30,164 female householders)
    53,999 spouses, 67,797 children (63,959 natural, 1,584 adopted, 2,254 stepchildren), 2,096 grandchildren, 1,018 brothers or sisters, 1,696 parents, 3,336 other relatives, 4,031 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 53,571 (15,696 male householders (11,278 living alone)), 25,068 female householders (21,735 living alone)), 12,807 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 7,538

Size of family households: 30,290 2-persons, 16,353 3-persons, 11,736 4-persons, 5,532 5-persons, 1,378 6-persons, 280 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 33,013 1-person, 5,740 2-persons, 849 3-persons, 584 4-persons, 180 5-persons, 398 6-persons.

40,019 married couples with children.
9,517 single-parent households (3,798 men, 5,719 women).

76.7% of residents of Marin speak English at home.
13.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
6.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,269,972,000 ($5,162 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $47,925,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $576,754,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $286,717,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,404,000
Federal grants: $278,842,000
Federal procurement contracts: $51,502,000 ($9,576,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $73,751,000 ($5,752,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,386,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $24,075,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,376,379,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 14,643
Here:

59 per 1000 residents
State:

77 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 9,625
Here:

39 per 1000 residents
State:

34 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +7,681
Here:

+31 per 1000 residents
State:

+39 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -12,768
Here:  -52 per 1000 residents
State:  -18 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Marin County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 37.69 millions of gallons per day (41% from ground, 59% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.8
State:

4.0

Year house built

  • 2014 or later: 545
  • 2010 to 2013: 1,147
  • 2000 to 2009: 5,417
  • 1990 to 1999: 7,727
  • 1980 to 1989: 12,735
  • 1970 to 1979: 19,213
  • 1960 to 1969: 22,567
  • 1950 to 1959: 21,103
  • 1940 to 1949: 8,622
  • 1939 or earlier: 13,809
Note: State values scaled to Marin population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Marin County, California
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Note: State values scaled to Marin County population
  • 1 room: 522
  • 2 rooms: 563
  • 3 rooms: 2,324
  • 4 rooms: 5,931
  • 5 rooms: 11,756
  • 6 rooms: 16,244
  • 7 rooms: 10,477
  • 8 rooms: 7,959
  • 9+ rooms: 10,547
  • 1 room: 3,227
  • 2 rooms: 3,785
  • 3 rooms: 9,775
  • 4 rooms: 11,284
  • 5 rooms: 4,304
  • 6 rooms: 3,781
  • 7 rooms: 2,035
  • 8 rooms: 790
  • 9+ rooms: 1,029
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Marin County, California
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Note: State values scaled to Marin County population
  • no bedroom: 562
  • 1 bedroom: 1,888
  • 2 bedrooms: 11,970
  • 3 bedrooms: 29,027
  • 4 bedrooms: 18,126
  • 5+ bedrooms: 4,750
  • no bedroom: 3,594
  • 1 bedroom: 12,513
  • 2 bedrooms: 15,170
  • 3 bedrooms: 6,418
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,842
  • 5+ bedrooms: 473
Cars and other vehicles available in Marin County, California in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Note: State values scaled to Marin County population
  • no vehicle: 1,280
  • 1 vehicle: 15,546
  • 2 vehicles: 29,923
  • 3 vehicles: 13,152
  • 4 vehicles: 3,881
  • 5+ vehicles: 2,541
  • no vehicle: 3,534
  • 1 vehicle: 18,338
  • 2 vehicles: 12,787
  • 3 vehicles: 4,168
  • 4 vehicles: 575
  • 5+ vehicles: 608

86% of Marin County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in California.

Marin County:

86.3%
State average:

86.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 128,170
  • Other state: 78,486
  • Northeast: 29,738
  • Midwest: 22,180
  • South: 15,490
  • West: 11,078

Year Householders Moved Into Unit

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Marin County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (80.1%)
  • Electricity (13.4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4.0%)
  • Wood (1.3%)
  • Solar energy (0.7%)
  • No fuel used (0.3%)
  • Other fuel (0.2%)
  • Utility gas (57.9%)
  • Electricity (36.4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.2%)
  • No fuel used (1.6%)
  • Wood (1.3%)
  • Solar energy (0.5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,366
Here:

17.1%
California:

7.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,279
Here:

18.5%
California:

7.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,302
Here:

16.3%
California:

15.5%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Marin County government finances - Expenditure in 2006:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $27,553,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,374,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $2,716,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $972,000
    Solid Waste Management: $876,000
    Housing and Community Development: $733,000
    Parks and Recreation: $321,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $208,000
    Regular Highways: $23,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $69,524,000
    General - Other: $51,415,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $36,191,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $35,551,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $21,931,000
    Police Protection: $21,795,000
    Correctional Institutions: $18,304,000
    Financial Administration: $18,285,000
    Local Fire Protection: $18,064,000
    Central Staff Services: $14,871,000
    Parks and Recreation: $12,758,000
    Regular Highways: $12,135,000
    Libraries: $9,576,000
    Corrections - Other: $8,890,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $6,077,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,135,000
    Sewerage: $5,078,000
    Air Transportation: $2,392,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,901,000
    Housing and Community Development: $390,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $0
  • Employee Retirement - Corporate Stocks: $560,341,000
    Benefit Payments: $70,203,000
    Total Cash and Deposits: $39,001,000
    Withdrawals: $822,000
    Securities - Mortgages: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,113,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $18,384,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $788,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $8,509,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,024,000
    Health - Other: $1,035,000
    Correctional Institutions: $990,000
    Regular Highways: $424,000
    Libraries: $316,000
    Financial Administration: $307,000
    Local Fire Protection: $215,000
    Solid Waste Management: $184,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $153,000
    Police Protection: $115,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $75,000
    Air Transportation: $62,000
    General Public Building: $34,000
    Parks and Recreation: $28,000
    Corrections - Other: $22,000
    Central Staff Services: $12,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $11,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $181,290,000

Marin County government finances - Revenue in 2006:

  • Charges - All Other: $19,519,000
    Sewerage: $6,349,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $4,824,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,196,000
    Air Transportation: $743,000
    Regular Highways: $5,000
    Hospital Public: $0
  • Employee Retirement - Earnings on Investments (calculated): $147,231,000
    From Parent Local Government: $43,627,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $13,043,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $6,380,000
    Air Transportation: $1,662,000
    All Other: $1,275,000
    General Local Government Support: $114,000
    Education: $97,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $4,423,000
    All Other: $1,598,000
    Transit Utilities: $856,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,088,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $8,485,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $4,782,000
    Special Assessments: $4,408,000
    Rents: $1,632,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $51,348,000
    All Other: $44,723,000
    Health and Hospitals: $29,593,000
    Education: $22,643,000
    General Local Government Support: $16,666,000
    Highways: $5,382,000
    Sewerage: $652,000
  • Tax - Property: $156,521,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $4,590,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $4,101,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,205,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,559,000
    Other License: $1,330,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $561,000

Marin County government finances - Debt in 2006:

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $206,140,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $202,338,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,802,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $0

Marin County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2006:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $451,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $347,381,000
    Total Federal Securities: $263,913,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $192,882,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,160,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 3,795
  • Number of aged recipients: 828
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,967
  • Number of recipients under 18: 145
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,427
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,223
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,634
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,216
Marin County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1994
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Marin County Fatal accident statistics for 1995 - 2014
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 51 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED284$488,8771,615$539,2549,475$447,429361$313,94214$4,233,500661$403,3656$178,667
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED33$504,061238$535,3151,093$476,26628$266,7861$600,000101$375,9804$35,250
APPLICATIONS DENIED46$418,891310$512,4942,394$529,158104$281,8563$1,958,333257$379,5689$141,444
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN40$439,800242$551,2231,361$497,51084$306,3570$0124$416,9682$137,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS8$489,00065$506,569406$493,69212$268,1671$750,00025$453,7200$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 38 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED87$399,43715$467,333
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED31$405,4195$537,200
APPLICATIONS DENIED23$441,9578$412,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN9$455,3333$302,333
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS3$690,6670$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

Most common first names in Marin County, CA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John1,34775.2 years
Mary1,12381.3 years
William1,08574.4 years
Robert1,02772.6 years
James80672.2 years
Helen66982.3 years
George64476.9 years
Margaret63681.5 years
Charles60076.9 years
Joseph58176.9 years
Most common last names in Marin County, CA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith38578.0 years
Johnson30077.0 years
Miller19578.3 years
Brown19177.1 years
Jones17776.5 years
Williams17475.9 years
Anderson17177.0 years
Wilson14077.5 years
Taylor13376.7 years
Martin11875.1 years
Businesses in Marin County, CA
NameCountNameCount
24 Hour Fitness4Kohl's1
7-Eleven11Lane Furniture1
AT&T7LensCrafters2
Abercrombie & Fitch1Little Caesars Pizza1
Ace Hardware6Long John Silver's1
Aerosoles1Macy's3
Ann Taylor3Marriott2
Apple Store1Marshalls1
Applebee's1MasterBrand Cabinets17
Audi1Mazda1
BMW1McDonald's4
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill1Men's Wearhouse2
Banana Republic1Motel 61
Barnes & Noble1Motherhood Maternity3
Baskin-Robbins1New Balance6
Bath & Body Works1Nike27
Bebe1Nissan1
Bed Bath & Beyond1Nordstrom1
Ben & Jerry's1Office Depot1
Best Western2Old Navy1
Big O Tires1Outback1
Blockbuster2Outback Steakhouse1
Brookstone1Pac Sun1
Burger King4Panda Express1
CVS8Panera Bread1
Carl\s Jr.1Payless3
Chevrolet1Penske2
Chico's1Pier 1 Imports1
Chipotle1Pottery Barn1
Clarks1Pottery Barn Kids1
Cold Stone Creamery1Quiznos1
Costco1RadioShack4
Crate & Barrel1Rite Aid5
Curves4Safeway8
DHL7Sears4
Decora Cabinetry1Sephora1
Dennys1Sprint Nextel3
Domino's Pizza2Staples2
Eddie Bauer1Starbucks21
Ethan Allen1Subaru1
Express1Subway13
Extended Stay Deluxe1T-Mobile6
FedEx73Taco Bell4
Foot Locker1Talbots1
Forever 211Target1
GNC5The Cheesecake Factory1
GameStop2Toyota2
Gap3Toys"R"Us2
Goodwill2Trader Joe's3
Gymboree3Travelodge2
H&M1True Value1
H&R Block5U-Haul5
Hilton1UPS67
Home Depot1Urban Outfitters1
Honda1Vans6
Hot Topic1Verizon Wireless1
IHOP2Victoria's Secret1
J. Jill1Volkswagen1
J.Crew1Vons8
Jack In The Box2Walgreens4
Jamba Juice4Wendy's1
JoS. A. Bank1Whole Foods Market4
Jones New York6YMCA2
Justice1Z Gallerie1
KFC3

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  • #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
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  • #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
  • #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
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