Demographics

 

Marin County

 

 

TOTAL POPULATION

47,630

100.0%

In households

46,648

97.9%

In group quarters

982

2.1%

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

White

39,414

82.8%

Black or African American

948

2.0%

American Indian and Alaska Native

246

0.5%

Asian

2,479

5.2%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

82

0.2%

Some other race

2,587

5.4%

Two or more races

1,874

3.9%

 

 

 

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

 

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

6,229

13.1%

Not Hispanic or Latino

41,401

86.9%

White

36,336

76.3%

Black or African American

893

1.9%

American Indian and Alaska Native

113

0.2%

Asian

2,442

5.1%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

71

0.1%

Some other race

147

0.3%

Two or more races

1,399

2.9%

 

 

 

SEX

 

 

Male

23,033

48.4%

Female

24,597

51.6%

 

 

 

AGE

 

 

Under 5 years

2,802

5.9%

5 to 17 years

8,195

17.2%

18 to 64 years

30,439

63.9%

65 years and over

6,194

13.0%

Median age

39.6

X

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS

 

 

Total households

18,524

100.0%

Family households

12,419

67.0%

Families with children under 18

5,952

32.1%

Average household size

2.52

X

Average family size

3.01

X

 

 

 

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

 

 

Total housing units

18,994

100.0%

Occupied housing units

18,524

97.5%

Owner-occupied housing units

12,515

67.6%

Renter-occupied housing units

6,009

32.4%

Vacant housing units

470

2.5%

1 unit, detached housing

10,928

57.6%

Median value owner occupied unit (dollars)

381,400

X

Median gross rent (dollars)

1,146

X

 

 

 

INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999

 

 

Median household income (dollars)

63,453

X

Median family income (dollars)

74,434

X

Per capita income (dollars)

32,402

X

Individuals in poverty

2,622

5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

 

 

Population 25 and over

33,603

100.0%

High school graduate

6,029

17.9%

Bachelor's degree

8,333

24.8%

Graduate or professional degree

4,111

12.2%

 

 

 

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

 

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

34.8

X

 

 

 

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION

 

 

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

24,873

100.0%

Management, professional and related

10,800

43.4%

Service

3,553

14.3%

Sales and office

6,985

28.1%

Farming, fishing & forestry

14

0.1%

Construction, extraction, and maintenance

1,919

7.7%

Production, transportation, and material moving

1,602

6.4%

 

 

 

CLASS OF WORKER

 

 

Self-employed workers

2,783

11.2%