Southwest Marin, California
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Males: 1,542 | (52.0%) |
Females: 1,424 | (48.0%) |
Median resident age: | 44.6 years |
California median age: | 33.3 years |
Zip code: 94941
Southwest Marin: | $119,392 |
CA: | $91,551 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $85,575 (it was $43,889 in 2000)
Southwest Marin CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: over $1,000,000 (it was $636,800 in 2000)
Southwest Marin: | over $1,000,000 |
CA: | $715,900 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: over $1,000,000; detached houses: over $1,000,000; townhouses or other attached units: over $1,000,000; in 2-unit structures: over $1,000,000; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $642,426; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $643,765; mobile homes: $318,350; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $175,455
Southwest Marin, CA residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Southwest Marin, CA
- 2,65689.0%White alone
- 1625.4%Hispanic
- 571.9%Two or more races
- 491.6%Asian alone
- 371.2%Black alone
- 110.4%Other race alone
- 70.2%American Indian alone
- 60.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 38.7 square miles.
Population density: 77 people per square mile (very low).
Southwest Marin CCD: | 0.5% ($3,407) |
California: | 0.8% ($1,564) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ross Valley, CA (6.1 miles , pop. 59,662).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Francisco, CA (13.7 miles , pop. 776,733).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (354.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 37.89 N, Longitude: 122.63 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 415
Here: | 3.7% |
California: | 5.1% |
- Professional, scientific, technical services (12.6%)
- Educational services (11.0%)
- Construction (10.0%)
- Health care (9.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.9%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.4%)
- Public administration (3.9%)
- Construction (15.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (12.8%)
- Educational services (8.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (7.3%)
- Health care (6.8%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (5.8%)
- Public administration (4.3%)
- Educational services (15.0%)
- Health care (12.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (12.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (5.0%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (4.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.0%)
- Top executives (5.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Carpenters (4.8%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3.3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.1%)
- Carpenters (7.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.8%)
- Top executives (5.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Physicians and surgeons (4.0%)
- Life and physical scientists (4.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Top executives (5.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.1%)
Average climate in Southwest Marin, California
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 63.2. This is about average.
City: | 63.2 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.284. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.284 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 5.77. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 5.77 |
U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 1.02. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.3 miles away from the city center.
City: | 1.02 |
U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 26.5. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 26.5 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 5.82. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 5.82 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 0.00290. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.00290 |
U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Earthquake activity:
Southwest Marin-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 7249% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 21.7 miles away from the city center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 71.6 miles away from the city center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 224.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 249.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 284.0 miles away from Southwest Marin center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 4/25/1992 at 18:06:04, a magnitude 7.2 (6.3 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW, Depth: 9.4 mi) earthquake occurred 186.8 miles away from the city center, causing $75,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Marin County (22) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 17, Storms: 9, Mudslides: 7, Winter Storms: 7, Landslides: 6, Drought: 1, Earthquake: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Southwest Marin:
- MILL VALLEY HEALTHCARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; MILL VALLEY, CA)
- THE REDWOODS (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; MILL VALLEY, CA)
- MARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 6 miles away; GREENBRAE, CA)
- KINDRED TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHAB-LARKSPUR (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; GREENBRAE, CA)
- THE TAMALPAIS (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; GREENBRAE, CA)
- SATELLITE DIALYSIS GREENBRAE (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; GREENBRAE, CA)
- ROSS GENERAL HOSPITAL (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; ROSS, CA)
Amtrak stations near Southwest Marin:
- 14 miles: SAN FRANCISCO FISHERMANS (SAN FRANCISCO, PIER 39) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 15 miles: SAN FRANCISCO SHOPPING (SAN FRANCISCO, 835 MARKET ST.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 15 miles: SAN FRANCISCO-FINANCIAL (SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA & DRUMM STS.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Southwest Marin:
- College of Marin (about 7 miles; Kentfield, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,489)
- University of San Francisco (about 13 miles; San Francisco, CA; FT enrollment: 9,190)
- Academy of Art University (about 15 miles; San Francisco, CA; FT enrollment: 12,352)
- San Francisco State University (about 15 miles; San Francisco, CA; FT enrollment: 24,644)
- City College of San Francisco (about 15 miles; San Francisco, CA; FT enrollment: 17,569)
- Contra Costa College (about 17 miles; San Pablo, CA; FT enrollment: 4,249)
- Berkeley City College (about 20 miles; Berkeley, CA; FT enrollment: 3,146)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Southwest Marin: Camp Eastwood (A), Van Wyck Camp (B), Pan Toll Ranger Station (C), Mountain Theater (D), Slide Ranch (E), Muir Beach Overlook (F), Marin Headlands Visitor Center (G), Haypress Campground (H), Hawk Campground (I), Green Gulch Farm (J), Bicentennial Campground (K), Battery Alexander Campground (L), Kirby Cove Campground (M), North Knee (N), Bare Nose (O), Lee Shansky Camp (P), Four Corners (Q), Audubon Canyon Ranch (R), Bootjack Camp (S), Pacific Energy and Resource Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Big Lagoon (A), Rodeo Lagoon (B), Haypress Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Bootjack Creek (A), Fern Creek (B), Laguna Creek (C), Spike Buck Creek (D), Pine Gulch Creek (E), Kent Creek (F), McCormick Creek (G), Redwood Creek (H), Rattlesnake Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Southwest Marin include: Agate Beach County Park (1), Mount Tamalpais State Park (2), Muir Woods National Monument (3), Bolinas Quail Refuge (4), Golden Gate National Recreation Area (5), Bolinas Lagoon Nature Preserve (6), Bolinas Park (7), Marin Headlands State Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Kirby Beach (A), Agate Beach (B), Muir Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.2 people |
California: | 2.9 people |
This place: | 37.4% |
Whole state: | 69.4% |
This place: | 9.1% |
Whole state: | 5.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
This place: | 8.9% |
Whole state: | 14.2% |
This place: | 4.9% |
Whole state: | 6.3% |
People in group quarters in Southwest Marin in 2000:
- 132 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 60 people in religious group quarters
- 39 people in other workers' dormitories
- 10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 8 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 3 people in military barracks, etc.
For population 15 years and over in Southwest Marin:
- Never married: 33.1%
- Now married: 49.3%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 3.5%
- Divorced: 14.1%
For population 25 years and over in Southwest Marin:
- High school or higher: 94.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 25.8%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.9 minutes
Here: | 10.4 |
California average: | 16.1 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Southwest Marin, CA (based on Marin County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 77,114 | 30 |
Other | 12,119 | 50 |
Mainline Protestant | 9,458 | 48 |
Evangelical Protestant | 8,817 | 71 |
Orthodox | 1,525 | 3 |
Black Protestant | 775 | 2 |
None | 142,601 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Marin County: | 2.59 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
California: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Marin County: | 0.61 / 10,000 pop. |
California: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 1.30 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Marin County: | 11.95 / 10,000 pop. |
California: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. |
Marin County: | 7.0% |
California: | 7.3% |
Here: | 17.1% |
State: | 21.3% |
Marin County: | 17.1% |
State: | 17.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Southwest Marin:
- KCBS (740 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KTRB (860 AM; 50 kW; MODESTO, CA; Owner: PAPPAS RADIO OF CALIFORNIA, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KIQI (1010 AM; 35 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF SAN FRANCISCO LICENSE CORP.)
- KNEW (910 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
- KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
- KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)
- KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
- KYCY (1550 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KSFO (560 AM; 5 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
- KFRC (610 AM; 5 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF LOS ANGELES)
- KABL (960 AM; 5 kW; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KMZT (1510 AM; 8 kW; SAN RAFAEL, CA; Owner: MOUNT WILSON FM BROADCASTERS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Southwest Marin:
- KSFB-FM (100.7 FM; SAN RAFAEL, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KDFC-FM (102.1 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KISQ (98.1 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KEAR (106.9 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KSOL-FM2 (98.9 FM; SAUSALITO, ETC., CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
- KOIT-FM (96.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KKSF (103.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KFOG (104.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KFFG LICO, INC)
- KSOL (98.9 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
- KYLD (94.9 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KMEL (106.1 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KZBR (95.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KBLX-FM (102.9 FM; BERKELEY, CA; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS - CA, INC.)
- KFRC-FM (99.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY KFRC-FM, INC.)
- KQED-FM (88.5 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KQED, INC.)
- KALW (91.7 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST.)
- KSAN (107.7 FM; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
- KITS (105.3 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KIOI (101.3 FM; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KKSF-FM1 (103.7 FM; PLEASANTON, ETC., CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Southwest Marin:
- KQED (Channel 9; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KQED, INC.)
- KGO-TV (Channel 7; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO TELEVISION, INC.)
- KPIX-TV (Channel 5; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- KTVU (Channel 2; OAKLAND, CA; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
- KRON-TV (Channel 4; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SAN FRANCISCO, INC.)
- KMTP-TV (Channel 32; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: MINORITY TELEVISION PROJECT)
- KBHK-TV (Channel 44; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: VIACOM TELEVISION STATIONS GROUP OF SAN FRANCISCO INC.)
- KBWB (Channel 20; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KBWB LICENSE, INC.)
- KFSF (Channel 66; VALLEJO, CA; Owner: TELEFUTURA SAN FRANCISCO LLC)
- KCNS (Channel 38; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: WRAY, INC.)
- KCSM-TV (Channel 60; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
- KTSF (Channel 26; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: LINCOLN BROADCASTING COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA LP)
- 41.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 28.0%Electricity
- 26.8%Wood
- 2.4%Utility gas
- 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 36.7%Electricity
- 30.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 17.8%Wood
- 12.0%Utility gas
- 1.4%Solar energy
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Southwest Marin compared to California state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
Southwest Marin on our top lists:
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally ill (population 1,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in religious group quarters (population 1,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other workers' dormitories (population 1,000+)"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest percentage of family households, population 1,000+"
- #28 (94941) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers reporting profit/loss from business in 2012 (pop 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"