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Marin County, CA

Demographic and economic profile of Marin County, CA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Marin County is a small, high-income county of 258,765 residents with a median household income of $149,091 and GDP per capita of $114,586, reflecting a knowledge-oriented economy concentrated in professional and personal services. The workforce skews older (median age 47.4) and highly educated, with 60.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though labor force participation is a relatively modest 62.7% and unemployment sits at 6.1%. Housing costs are among the highest in the region at a median home value of $1,390,000 and median rent of $2,584/month, and the county's population has contracted slightly by 0.6% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

256,400

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$149,091

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.6% since 2018

Marin County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone174,615 (67.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone27,605 (10.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race18,550 (7.2%)
  • Asian Alone16,031 (6.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races13,192 (5.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,670 (2.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish32,885
  2. 2.Other Indo-European7,369
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2,636
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic2,582
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island2,123

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

19.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

7,912

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$114,586

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$90,408

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services27,826
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance26,623
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)11,738
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing11,331
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services9,866

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations72,706
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations22,676
  3. 3.Service Occupations17,804
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,519
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,823

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Information (LQ 2.29×)5,432
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.77×)27,681
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.32×)11,136
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.15×)6,865
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.95×)10,531

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$1,390,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$2,584/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $2,000,000 or More20,723 (31.1%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99916,590 (24.9%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,99912,846 (19.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9998,326 (12.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9993,764 (5.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,156 (1.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$68,423

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone63,611 (51.8%)
  • Worked At Home38,661 (31.5%)
  • Carpooled8,743 (7.1%)
  • Public Transit4,443 (3.6%)
  • Walked4,304 (3.5%)
  • Bicycle1,501 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.