Southwest Marin, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 54, Rural population: 2,879 (24 farm, 2,855 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,821 (1,237 occupied: 747 owner occupied, 490 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	43%

Housing density: 47 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,440 (lower quartile is $980, upper quartile is $2,454)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,265

Median gross rent in Southwest Marin, CA in 2007: $1,608

Housing units in Southwest Marin with a mortgage: 458 (66 second mortgage, 55 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 188

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,862,656 (it was $636,800 in 2000)

Southwest Marin:	$1,862,656
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $1,188,159 - $2,361,178

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $1,606,638
Here: $1,606,638
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $2,420,334
Here: $2,420,334
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $1,280,941
Here: $1,280,941
State: $702,713

Mobile homes: $207,500
Here: $207,500
State: $59,450

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $202,500
Here: $202,500
State: $63,652

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,711

In family households: 1,941 (455 male householders, 185 female householders)
503 spouses, 624 children (566 natural, 28 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 41 other relatives, 90 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 770 (297 male householders (204 living alone)), 247 female householders (177 living alone)), 226 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 222 (25 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 289 2-persons, 147 3-persons, 125 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 381 1-person, 127 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

350 married couples with children.
100 single-parent households (30 men, 70 women).

88.9% of residents of Southwest Marin speak English at home.
6.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 274 (9.3%)
(42.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.2
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Southwest Marin, California:
	1 room: 16 2 rooms: 57 3 rooms: 79 4 rooms: 107 5 rooms: 169 6 rooms: 154 7 rooms: 65 8 rooms: 46 9 or more rooms: 54

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southwest Marin, California:
	1 room: 47 2 rooms: 78 3 rooms: 79 4 rooms: 116 5 rooms: 105 6 rooms: 46 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 18
1995 to 1998: 15
1990 to 1994: 54
1980 to 1989: 163
1970 to 1979: 339
1960 to 1969: 354
1950 to 1959: 321
1940 to 1949: 217
1939 or earlier: 340

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Southwest Marin:
	no bedroom: 18 1 bedroom: 127 2 bedrooms: 270 3 bedrooms: 226 4 bedrooms: 85 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southwest Marin:
	no bedroom: 71 1 bedroom: 127 2 bedrooms: 183 3 bedrooms: 89 4 bedrooms: 18 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Southwest Marin in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 19 1 vehicle: 198 2 vehicles: 335 3 vehicles: 161 4 vehicles: 27 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Southwest Marin in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 18 1 vehicle: 237 2 vehicles: 163 3 vehicles: 49 4 vehicles: 19 5 or more vehicles: 4

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Southwest Marin, CA:

Less than $10,000: 1
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 1
$50,000 to $59,999: 1
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 1
$150,000 to $174,999: 3
$175,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 to $249,999: 15
$250,000 to $299,999: 3
$300,000 to $399,999: 4
$400,000 to $499,999: 2
$500,000 to $749,999: 44
$750,000 to $999,999: 52
$1,000,000 or more: 616

Southwest Marin rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Southwest Marin:

Less than $100: 1 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 1
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 2
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 7
$500 to $549: 3
$550 to $599: 1
$600 to $649: 13
$650 to $699: 8
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 15
$800 to $899: 24
$900 to $999: 20
$1,000 to $1,249: 67
$1,250 to $1,499: 58
$1,500 to $1,999: 64
$2,000 or more: 142
No cash rent: 38

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 50 1990 to 1994: 75 1985 to 1989: 27 1980 to 1984: 19 1975 to 1979: 20 1970 to 1974: 17 1970 to 1974: 19 1965 to 1969: 47

Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.9%
Number of people working at home: 174 (10.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 135
5 to 9 minutes: 182
10 to 14 minutes: 181
15 to 19 minutes: 116
20 to 24 minutes: 55
25 to 29 minutes: 50
30 to 34 minutes: 119
35 to 39 minutes: 31
40 to 44 minutes: 101
45 to 59 minutes: 188
60 to 89 minutes: 255
90 or more minutes: 100

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,095 (65%)
Carpooled: 170 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 4 (0%)
Railroad: 5 (0%)
Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 13 (1%)
Bicycle: 68 (4%)
Walked: 134 (8%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 174 (10%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 78
$10,000 to $14,999: 40
$15,000 to $19,999: 45
$20,000 to $24,999: 57
$25,000 to $29,999: 59
$30,000 to $34,999: 46
$35,000 to $39,999: 40
$40,000 to $44,999: 61
$45,000 to $49,999: 35
$50,000 to $59,999: 91
$60,000 to $74,999: 127
$75,000 to $99,999: 124
$100,000 to $124,999: 84
$125,000 to $149,999: 84
$150,000 to $199,999: 78
$200,000 or more: 135

First ancestries reported:

English: 438

Other groups: 313

Irish: 263

German: 196

European: 160

United States or American: 126

Italian: 116

Scottish: 98

Russian: 85

Norwegian: 84

French (except Basque): 81

Scotch-Irish: 59

Swedish: 55

Polish: 52

Welsh: 48

Dutch: 43

British: 36

Austrian: 27

Swiss: 20

Portuguese: 19

Canadian: 18

Danish: 16

Hungarian: 16

Czech: 15

Eastern European: 14

Northern European: 13

French Canadian: 12

Celtic: 12

Greek: 9

Ukrainian: 8

Arab:: 6

Croatian: 6

Lithuanian: 5

Arab/Arabic: 4

Scandinavian: 4

Finnish: 3

Czechoslovakian: 3

African: 3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3

Subsaharan African:: 3

New Zealander: 2

Latvian: 2

Lebanese: 2

Slavic: 2

Slovene: 2

Armenian: 2

Haitian: 2

Yugoslavian: 2

Pennsylvania German: 1

Romanian: 1

Iranian: 1

Jamaican: 1

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

Mexico (27%)
United Kingdom (24%)
Canada (10%)
Germany (5%)
Other Western Europe (4%)
Honduras (3%)
Chile (3%)

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

This state: 1454
Northeast: 404
Midwest: 359
South: 185
West: 210

61% of Southwest Marin residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 38
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 28
High school graduate (or equivalency): 160
Less than 1 year of college: 35
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 184
Associate degree: 62
Bachelor's degree: 359
Master's degree: 137
Professional school degree: 107
Doctorate degree: 42

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 3
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 18
High school graduate (or equivalency): 76
Less than 1 year of college: 52
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 151
Associate degree: 57
Bachelor's degree: 341
Master's degree: 177
Professional school degree: 66
Doctorate degree: 23

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $81,609
Black householders: $56,722
Asian householders: $70,285
Some other race householders: $42,801
Two or more races householders: $70,410
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $87,257

Southwest Marin household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Southwest Marin household income for Two or more races householders

Southwest Marin household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Southwest Marin marital status for males

Southwest Marin marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,970,589
Black or African American householders: $658,130
Asian householders: $950,633
Two or more races householders: $2,803,051
Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,828,140

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,528
One, attached: 98
Two: 148
3 or 4: 7
5 to 9: 12
Mobile homes: 24
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $452,953

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Southwest Marin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%) Electricity (28%) Wood (27%) Utility gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%) Wood (18%) Utility gas (12%) Solar energy (1%) No fuel used (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 92

Here:	24.7%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 45

Here:	29.4%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17

Here:	15.9%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninst.)

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