Demographics

Marin's population growth rate remains one of the lowest in the Bay Area and the state. The 2010 census showed the county's population to be 252,409, compared to 2000's census figure of 247,289. This has yielded a growth rate of around 2.07% for the decade. San Rafael's population grew from 56,063 in 2000 to 57,713 in 2010, a ten-year growth rate of 2.9%.

Marin Economic Statistical Reports from the Marin Economic Forum

Population

San Rafael

Total: 57,713

White: 70.6%

African-American: 2%

Asian: 6.1%

Hispanic or Latino of any Race: 30%

Other race: 16.8%

Median age 40.2

Marin

Total: 252,409

White: 80%

African-American: 2.8%

Asian: 5.5%

Hispanic: 15.5%

Other: 7.5%

Median Age: 44.5

Source: US Census 2010

Household Income

Marin
Mean: $124,863
Median: $83,867 (Source: 2010 Census)
San Rafael Median: $91,400 (Source: city-data.com)

College/Professional Degrees

San Rafael 38.4% (Source: Marin Profile 2005)
Marin 54.3% (Source: US Census 2010)

Housing Units

San Rafael Housing Units

Total 23,618
Detached 10,657
Attached 2,007
Multiple 2-4 2,459
Multiple 5 Plus 8,006
Mobile Homes 489
% Vacant 2.51
Persons Per Hshld. 2.47

Marin Housing Units

Total 108,850
Detached 65,893
Attached 8,674
Mobile Homes 2,134
% Vacant 4.08
Persons Per Hshld. 2.4

Source: California Department of Finance E5 Report, 2010

 

Median Home Price

Marin: $628,409 (DataQuick)

San Rafael: $560,000 (city-data.com)

Economic Development Organizations

San Rafael Chamber of Commerce
817 Mission Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 454-4163

Marin Economic Forum Reports
555 Northgate Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903

City of San Rafael (and Redevelopment Agency)
PO Box 151560 San Rafael, CA 94915-1560
(415) 485-3070

Marin's Largest Private-Sector Employers

(SR Chamber members are bold and linked)

1. Kaiser Permanente (1,803)

2. Marin General Hospital (1,100)

3. Fireman's Fund Insurance (950)

4. Autodesk (878)

5. BioMarin Pharmaceutical (871)

6. Safeway (840)

7. Comcast (620)

8. Macy's (380)

9. Bradley Real Estate (376)

10. MHN (350)

11. Dominican University of California (346)

12. Wells Fargo Bank (332)

13. Kentfield Rehabilitation & Specialty Hospital (315)

14. Community Action Marin (268)

15. Costco Wholesale (260)

Source: North Bay Business Journal Book of Lists, 2011