Novato, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Novato Apartments for Rent

Total population: 52,095 (Urban population: 51,875, Rural population: 220 (all nonfarm))

Novato, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 18,975 (18,526 occupied: 12,512 owner occupied, 6,014 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	43%

Housing density: 685 houses/condos per square mile

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

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,348 (lower quartile is $1,102, upper quartile is $1,675)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,417

Median gross rent in Novato, CA in 2007: $1,398

Housing units in Novato with a mortgage: 8,798 (1,327 second mortgage, 1,627 home equity loan, 110 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,009

Novato,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $679,387 (it was $364,800 in 2000)

Novato:	$679,387
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $551,034 - $641,487

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $697,108
Here: $697,108
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $485,977
Here: $485,977
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $386,971
Here: $386,971
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $404,599
Here: $404,599
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $389,194
Here: $389,194
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $68,284
Here: $68,284
State: $59,450

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $63,652

Household type by relationship

Households: 46,810

In family households: 39,130 (9,278 male householders, 3,308 female householders)
10,023 spouses, 13,504 children (12,594 natural, 353 adopted, 557 stepchildren), 252 grandchildren, 477 brothers or sisters, 439 parents, 685 other relatives, 1,164 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,680 (2,514 male householders (1,725 living alone)), 3,454 female householders (2,954 living alone)), 1,712 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 985 (587 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,163 2-persons, 3,161 3-persons, 2,556 4-persons, 1,057 5-persons, 448 6-persons, 201 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,679 1-person, 1,089 2-persons, 125 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

7,916 married couples with children.
2,311 single-parent households (564 men, 1,747 women).

78.8% of residents of Novato speak English at home.
10.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
6.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 8,198 (17.2%)
(43.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
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 Novato, California:
	1 room: 40 2 rooms: 141 3 rooms: 465 4 rooms: 949 5 rooms: 2,423 6 rooms: 3,009 7 rooms: 2,424 8 rooms: 1,818 9 or more rooms: 1,243

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Novato, California:
	1 room: 412 2 rooms: 779 3 rooms: 1,125 4 rooms: 1,769 5 rooms: 962 6 rooms: 565 7 rooms: 237 8 rooms: 121 9 or more rooms: 44

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 558
1995 to 1998: 444
1990 to 1994: 790
1980 to 1989: 3,109
1970 to 1979: 5,873
1960 to 1969: 4,271
1950 to 1959: 2,826
1940 to 1949: 552
1939 or earlier: 552

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Novato:
	no bedroom: 76 1 bedroom: 375 2 bedrooms: 2,044 3 bedrooms: 5,720 4 bedrooms: 3,447 5 or more bedrooms: 850

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Novato:
	no bedroom: 457 1 bedroom: 1,466 2 bedrooms: 2,637 3 bedrooms: 1,136 4 bedrooms: 272 5 or more bedrooms: 46

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Novato in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 394 1 vehicle: 3,314 2 vehicles: 5,939 3 vehicles: 2,097 4 vehicles: 643 5 or more vehicles: 125

Cars and other vehicles available in Novato in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 642 1 vehicle: 2,438 2 vehicles: 2,154 3 vehicles: 552 4 vehicles: 116 5 or more vehicles: 112

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Novato, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 36
$30,000 to $34,999: 25
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 13
$50,000 to $59,999: 5
$60,000 to $69,999: 9
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 9
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 16
$125,000 to $149,999: 69
$150,000 to $174,999: 198
$175,000 to $199,999: 201
$200,000 to $249,999: 705
$250,000 to $299,999: 1276
$300,000 to $399,999: 3486
$400,000 to $499,999: 2519
$500,000 to $749,999: 1709
$750,000 to $999,999: 369
$1,000,000 or more: 158

Novato rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Novato:

Less than $100: 13 people
$100 to $149: 29
$150 to $199: 65
$200 to $249: 100
$250 to $299: 67
$300 to $349: 48
$350 to $399: 29
$400 to $449: 20
$450 to $499: 29
$500 to $549: 77
$550 to $599: 39
$600 to $649: 98
$650 to $699: 92
$700 to $749: 38
$750 to $799: 25
$800 to $899: 157
$900 to $999: 353
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,324
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,340
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,353
$2,000 or more: 957
No cash rent: 272

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,724 1990 to 1994: 1,559 1985 to 1989: 1,262 1980 to 1984: 905 1975 to 1979: 535 1970 to 1974: 472 1970 to 1974: 331 1965 to 1969: 1,410

Novato, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,375 (5.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 589
5 to 9 minutes: 2291
10 to 14 minutes: 2681
15 to 19 minutes: 2228
20 to 24 minutes: 1920
25 to 29 minutes: 866
30 to 34 minutes: 2594
35 to 39 minutes: 676
40 to 44 minutes: 1253
45 to 59 minutes: 3659
60 to 89 minutes: 2967
90 or more minutes: 1489

Novato mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 17,287 (70%)
Carpooled: 3,148 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,749 (7%)
Subway or elevated: 16 (0%)
Ferryboat: 281 (1%)
Taxi: 17 (0%)
Motorcycle: 106 (0%)
Bicycle: 89 (0%)
Walked: 401 (2%)
Other means: 119 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,375 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 766
$10,000 to $14,999: 544
$15,000 to $19,999: 669
$20,000 to $24,999: 704
$25,000 to $29,999: 717
$30,000 to $34,999: 823
$35,000 to $39,999: 978
$40,000 to $44,999: 788
$45,000 to $49,999: 852
$50,000 to $59,999: 1719
$60,000 to $74,999: 2345
$75,000 to $99,999: 2632
$100,000 to $124,999: 1749
$125,000 to $149,999: 1191
$150,000 to $199,999: 1070
$200,000 or more: 1007

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 10383

Irish: 4993

German: 4298

Italian: 4224

English: 3758

United States or American: 1573

French (except Basque): 1024

Russian: 994

Swedish: 881

Norwegian: 858

Scottish: 780

Polish: 770

Scotch-Irish: 673

European: 550

Portuguese: 509

Swiss: 404

Danish: 403

Greek: 361

Dutch: 305

French Canadian: 278

Welsh: 250

British: 244

Yugoslavian: 232

Iranian: 221

Northern European: 182

Subsaharan African:: 181

Scandinavian: 181

Hungarian: 156

Brazilian: 143

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 140

Armenian: 137

Canadian: 126

Croatian: 120

Afghan: 113

Arab:: 110

Haitian: 108

Ukrainian: 107

Austrian: 104

Czech: 89

Basque: 81

Finnish: 71

Slovak: 68

Czechoslovakian: 66

Eastern European: 64

Lithuanian: 58

Romanian: 57

Kenyan: 56

Israeli: 49

Ethiopian: 48

African: 45

Belgian: 44

Maltese: 34

Estonian: 32

Jamaican: 32

Lebanese: 31

Iraqi: 31

Other Subsaharan African: 21

Slavic: 20

Pennsylvania German: 20

New Zealander: 19

Arab/Arabic: 18

Other Arab: 16

Australian: 16

Egyptian: 14

Serbian: 13

South African: 11

Slovene: 8

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

Mexico (23%)
United Kingdom (6%)
El Salvador (6%)
Philippines (4%)
Guatemala (4%)
Germany (4%)
Canada (4%)

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

This state: 24966
Northeast: 3794
Midwest: 5128
South: 2508
West: 2495

56% of Novato residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% 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: 134
Nursery to 4th grade: 82
5th and 6th grade: 208
7th and 8th grade: 158
9th grade: 173
10th grade: 153
11th grade: 165
12th grade, no diploma: 405
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,593
Less than 1 year of college: 1,148
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,173
Associate degree: 1,077
Bachelor's degree: 3,961
Master's degree: 1,452
Professional school degree: 554
Doctorate degree: 330

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 172
Nursery to 4th grade: 77
5th and 6th grade: 159
7th and 8th grade: 278
9th grade: 243
10th grade: 186
11th grade: 133
12th grade, no diploma: 455
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,436
Less than 1 year of college: 1,447
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,474
Associate degree: 1,630
Bachelor's degree: 4,372
Master's degree: 1,189
Professional school degree: 372
Doctorate degree: 214

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $77,486
Black householders: $60,982
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $38,674
Asian householders: $82,055
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $74,021
Some other race householders: $72,923
Two or more races householders: $71,547
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $49,139

Novato household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Novato household income for Black householders

Novato household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Novato household income for Asian householders

Novato household income for Some other race householders

Novato household income for Two or more races householders

Novato household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Novato marital status for males

Novato marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $711,233
Black or African American householders: $676,407
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $577,330
Asian householders: $696,148
Some other race householders: $554,981
Two or more races householders: $799,881
Hispanic or Latino householders: $667,095

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,928
One, attached: 2,604
Two: 243
3 or 4: 920
5 to 9: 1,001
10 to 19: 837
20 to 49: 722
50 or more: 1,008
Mobile homes: 693
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Median worth of mobile homes: $112,682

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Novato:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (15%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (58%) Electricity (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 564

Here:	10.9%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 295

Here:	10.8%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 358

Here:	14.7%
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)

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