Marin County,California

Marin County

Marin county is located in west California. Marin county has 520.31 square miles of land area and 307.89 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Marin county population is 252,409, which has grown 2.07% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 9.99% and is much lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Marin county median household income is $89,268 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 25.19% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 21.51% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Marin county median house value is $868,000 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 68.67% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 75.37% and is higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Marin county is much better than the state average in quality. The Marin county area codes are 415, 707.

Population 252,409 (2010), rank #26
Population Growth 2.07% since 2000, rank #51
Population Density: 304.77/sq mi, rank #15
Median Household Income: $89,268 at 2006-2010—25.19% increase since 2000, rank #1
Median House Price: $868,000 at 2006-2010—68.67% increase since 2000, rank #1
Time Zone: Pacific GMT -8:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area: 520.31 sq mi, rank #55
Water Area: 307.89 sq mi (37.18%), rank #9
State: California
Area: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
School District:
Area Code: 415, 707

Marin County Population and Races

As of 2010, the total population of Marin County is 252,409, which is 2.07% more than it was in 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 9.99% and is much lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. The Marin County population density is 304.77 people per square mile, which is higher than the state average density of 227.58 people per square mile and is much higher than the national average density of 81.32 people per square mile. The most prevalent race in Marin County is white, which represent 80.01% of the total population. The average Marin County education level is higher than the state average and is higher than the national average.

Marin County Income and Careers

As of 2010, the per capita income of Marin County is $51,045, which is much higher than the state average of $27,353 and is much higher than the national average of $26,059. Marin County median household income is $89,268, which has grown by 25.19% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 21.51% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Marin County residents spend 24.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.3 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 23.7 minutes.

Marin County Housing

As of 2006-2010, median price of a house in Marin County is $868,000, which is much higher than the state average of $370,900 and is much higher than the national average of $179,900. The Marin County median house value has grown by 68.67% since 2000. The growth rate for the price of a house in Marin County is lower than the state average rate of 75.37% and is higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. The median year that a house in Marin County was built is 1965, which is older than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1973 and is older than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1975.

County population in 2012: 256,069 (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: 491 people per square mile

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Marin County: 147.0 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Races in Marin County, California:
White Non-Hispanic Alone (72.8%)
Hispanic or Latino (15.5%)
Asian alone (5.4%)
Two or more races (2.9%)
Black Non-Hispanic Alone (2.6%)