Marin County, CA

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2023 Population

258,765

0.66% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AAlex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAdam Schiff

Democratic Party

2023 Median Household Income

$142,785

0.539% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Marin County, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Marin County, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Marin County, CA was 2 cars per household.

Marin County, CA borders Contra Costa County, CA, San Francisco County, CA, Solano County, CA, and Sonoma County, CA.

About the photo: The twilight view from Chimney Rock, Point Reyes National Seashore.

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United States California San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

Economy

The economy of Marin County, CA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Marin County, CA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (22,218 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (15,751 people), and Retail Trade (12,276 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($250,001), Finance & Insurance ($177,750), and Information ($160,444).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marin County, CA, are Management Occupations (24,097 people), Sales & Related Occupations (13,994 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (10,069 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marin County, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marin County, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (22,218 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (15,751 people), and Retail Trade (12,276 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marin County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Marin County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Marin County, CA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 82.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (15.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.986%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

N/AJoseph R Biden Jr. (82.3%)
Democratic Party
N/ADonald J. Trump (15.8%)
Republican Party
N/AJo Jorgensen (0.986%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Marin County, CA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

N/AAlex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

N/AAdam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

The median tuition cost in N/A for private four year colleges is $49,821.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Marin County, CA have an average commute time of 28.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marin County, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Marin County, CA is $142,785. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Marin County, CA was Census Tract 1181 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 1192.02 and Census Tract 1230, with respective values of $250,001 and $250,001.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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65.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

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This chart shows the percentage of owner in Marin County, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1181
Census Tract 1192.02
Census Tract 1230

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Marin County, CA was Census Tract 1181 with a value of $250,001, followed by Census Tract 1192.02 and Census Tract 1230, with respective values of $250,001 and $250,001.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Marin County, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Marin County, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Marin County, CA is from Marin County, CA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Marin County, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (53.7%)
Worked At Home (27.9%)
Carpooled (7.72%)

In 2023, 53.7% of workers in Marin County, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.72%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marin County, CA have a longer commute time (28.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.64% of the workforce in Marin County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Marin County, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Marin County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Marin County, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Marin County, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Marin County, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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