Marin City, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

3,195

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.4

2.13% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.1%

4.63% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$68,846

5.79% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$1.14M

Population & Diversity

Marin City, CA is home to a population of 3.2k people, from which 90.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 32.1% of Marin City, CA residents were born outside of the country (1.03k people).

In 2024, there were 1.18 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (993 people) in Marin City, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 845 White (Non-Hispanic) and 621 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.4%

2024 Citizenship

89%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.4% of Marin City, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Marin City, CA was 89%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Marin City, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Marin City, CA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
993 ± 355
White (Non-Hispanic)
845 ± 300
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
621 ± 292

15%

Hispanic Population

480 people

15% of the people in Marin City, CA are hispanic (480 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Marin City, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

32.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.03k people

35.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.29k people

As of 2024, 32.1% of Marin City, CA residents (1.03k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Marin City, CA was 35.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Marin City, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (2001-)

Most Common Service Period

97 ± 135

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Marin City, CA.

Economy

The economy of Marin City, CA employs 1.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Marin City, CA were Retail Trade (256 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (240 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (179 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($250,001), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($145,227).

Employment

Occupations

1.6k

2024 Value

± 374

−14.3%

1 Year decline

± 34.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marin City, CA declined at a rate of −14.3%, from 1.86k employees to 1.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Marin City, CA, are Management Occupations (313 people), Sales & Related Occupations (287 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (180 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Marin City, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.6k

2024 Value

± 374

−14.3%

1 Year decline

± 34.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Marin City, CA declined at a rate of −14.3%, from 1.86k employees to 1.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Marin City, CA, are Retail Trade (256 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (240 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (179 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Marin City, CA, though some of these residents may live in Marin City, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$95,395

Median earning men ± $71,526

$46,358

Median earning women ± $5,739

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($154,167), Retail Trade ($88,085), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($68,173).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($158,929), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,250), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($60,245).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Marin City, CA was $1.14M in 2024, which is 3.43 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.19M to $1.14M, a 3.61% decrease. The homeownership rate in Marin City, CA is 38.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Marin City, CA have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Marin City, CA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$1.14M

Median Property Value 2024

±$144,965

$567

Median Property Taxes

±$216

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Marin City, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Marin City, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

38.7%

Homeownership

2024

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 38.7% of the housing units in Marin City, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 41.4%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$68,846

Median Household Income

± $26,081

1.47k

Number of Households

± 343

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.47k households in Marin City, CA declined from $68,846 from the previous year's value of $73,077.

The following chart displays the households in Marin City, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (49.4%)
Worked At Home (27.9%)
Walked (14.6%)

In 2024, 49.4% of workers in Marin City, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.9%) and those who walked to work (14.6%).

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

22.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Marin City, CA have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.19% of the workforce in Marin City, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Marin City, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Marin City, CA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Marin City, CA (513 out of 3.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 75+ and then Males 65 - 74.

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

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

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

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

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