Mill Valley, CA

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2022 Population

14,199

0.288% 1-year decline

2022 Median Age

47.1

1.67% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

4.65%

15.5% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$202,986

13.1% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$2M

15.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Mill Valley, CA had a population of 14.2k people with a median age of 47.1 and a median household income of $202,986. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Mill Valley, CA declined from 14,240 to 14,199, a −0.288% decrease and its median household income grew from $179,529 to $202,986, a 13.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mill Valley, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (7.78%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.11%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.73%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.58%).

None of the households in Mill Valley, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.8% of the residents in Mill Valley, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Mill Valley, CA was $2M, and the homeownership rate was 66.1%.

Most people in Mill Valley, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Mill Valley, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mill Valley, CA is home to a population of 14.2k people, from which 94.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 16.6% of Mill Valley, CA residents were born outside of the country (2.36k people).

In 2022, there were 10.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.7k people) in Mill Valley, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.1k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 583 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.8%

2022 Citizenship

95.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 94.8% of Mill Valley, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Mill Valley, CA was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mill Valley, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.7k ± 388
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.1k ± 323
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
583 ± 208

2.7%

Hispanic Population

384 people

2.7% of the people in Mill Valley, CA are hispanic (384 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Mill Valley, CA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

16.6%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.36k people

13.6%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.94k people

As of 2022, 16.6% of Mill Valley, CA residents (2.36k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mill Valley, CA was 13.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
201 ± 108
Gulf War (2001-)
51 ± 53
Korea
33 ± 38

Mill Valley, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.94 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Mill Valley, CA employs 6.66k people. The largest industries in Mill Valley, CA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,538 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (893 people), and Educational Services (709 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($227,308), Information ($206,667), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($188,661).

Employment

Occupations

6.66k

2022 Value

± 631

−4.3%

1 Year decline

± 14.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mill Valley, CA declined at a rate of −4.3%, from 6.96k employees to 6.66k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mill Valley, CA, are Management Occupations (1,692 people), Sales & Related Occupations (740 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (599 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mill Valley, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.66k

2022 Value

± 631

−4.3%

1 Year decline

± 14.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mill Valley, CA declined at a rate of −4.3%, from 6.96k employees to 6.66k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mill Valley, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,538 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (893 people), and Educational Services (709 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mill Valley, CA, though some of these residents may live in Mill Valley, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$160,558

Median earning men ± $24,506

$81,688

Median earning women ± $7,966

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($250,001), Construction ($197,941), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($194,188).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($211,125), Retail Trade ($180,144), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($157,250).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Vermont, Oregon, Colorado, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 51.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.18%).

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Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (51.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.9%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.18%)
Libertarian and Independent Party

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Senator Elections

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The following chart shows elected senators in the United States over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

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Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mill Valley, CA was $2M in 2022, which is 7.09 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $1.72M to $2M, a 15.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Mill Valley, CA is 66.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Mill Valley, CA have an average commute time of 31.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mill Valley, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$2M

Median Property Value 2022

±$N/A

$3,699

Median Property Taxes

±$349

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 Mill Valley, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

66.1%

Homeownership

2022

72.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 66.1% of the housing units in Mill Valley, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1270
Census Tract 1191

The following map shows all of the places in Mill Valley, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$202,986

Median Household Income

± $16,963

5.59k

Number of Households

± 511

In 2022, the median household income of the 5.59k households in Mill Valley, CA grew to $202,986 from the previous year's value of $179,529.

The following chart displays the households in Mill Valley, 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 Mill Valley, CA is from California.

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (53.1%)
Worked At Home (28.4%)
Carpooled (6.1%)

In 2022, 53.1% of workers in Mill Valley, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (28.4%) and those who carpooled to work (6.1%).

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

31.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mill Valley, CA have a longer commute time (31.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.15% of the workforce in Mill Valley, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mill Valley, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mill Valley, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.65% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mill Valley, CA (657 out of 14.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mill Valley, CA is White, followed by Two Or More 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

98.1% of the population of Mill Valley, CA has health coverage, with 62.6% on employee plans, 3.27% on Medicaid, 16.1% on Medicare, 15.8% on non-group plans, and 0.248% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Marin County, CA see 683 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.34% increase from the previous year (674 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 816 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 118 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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683 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Marin County, CA

Primary care physicians in Marin County, CA see an average of 683 patients per year. This represents a 1.34% increase from the previous year (674 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Marin County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.1% under 18 years, 12.8% between 18 and 34 years, 43% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47% were men and 53% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.92%

Uninsured

62.6%

Employer Coverage

3.27%

Medicaid

16.1%

Medicare

15.8%

Non-Group

0.248%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mill Valley, CA grew by 74.9% from 1.1% to 1.92%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mill Valley, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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