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1970-1990 Data
Marin County
           
  Census 2000   2006 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 247,289 100.0%   248,742 100.0%
In households 235,803 95.4%   N/A  
In group quarters 11,486 4.6%   N/A  
     
RACE    
White 207,800 84.0%   203,333 81.7%
Black or African American 7,142 2.9%   7,853 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,061 0.4%   642 0.3%
Asian 11,203 4.5%   14,472 5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 388 0.2%   478 0.2%
Some other race 11,116 4.5%   15,661 6.3%
Two or more races 8,579 3.5%   6,303 2.5%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 27,351 11.1%   32,615 13.1%
Not Hispanic or Latino 219,938 88.9%   216,127 86.9%
White 194,254 78.6%   188,715 75.9%
Black or African American 6,946 2.8%   7,415 3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 630 0.3%   293 0.1%
Asian 11,078 4.5%   14,172 5.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 330 0.1%   445 0.2%
Some other race 718 0.3%   776 0.3%
Two or more races 5,982 2.4%   4,311 1.7%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 206,129 83.4%   201,204 80.9%
Foreign born 41,160 16.6%   47,538 19.1%
Naturalized citizen 17,086 6.9%   21,554 8.7%
Not a citizen 24,074 9.7%   25,984 10.4%
     
SEX    
Male 122,552 49.6%   124,772 50.2%
Female 124,737 50.4%   123,970 49.8%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 13,396 5.4%   13,780 5.5%
5 to 17 years 36,787 14.9%   35,362 14.2%
18 to 64 years 163,672 66.2%   162,932 65.5%
65 years and over 33,432 13.5%   36,668 14.7%
Median age 41.3 X   43.6 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 100,650 100.0%   100,201 100.0%
Family households 60,679 60.3%   59,179 59.1%
Families with children under 18 27,662 27.5%   28,111 28.1%
Average household size 2.34 X   2.38 X
Average family size 2.90 X   2.97 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 104,990 100.0%   107,993 100.0%
Occupied housing units 100,650 95.9%   100,201 92.8%
Owner-occupied housing units 64,024 63.6%   65,129 65.0%
Renter-occupied housing units 36,626 36.4%   35,072 35.0%
Vacant housing units 4,340 4.1%   7,792 7.2%
1 unit, detached housing 63,666 60.6%   66,947 62.0%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 514,600 X   901,900 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,162 X   1,442 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 71,306 X   81,761 X
Median family income (dollars) 88,934 X   102,866 X
Per capita income (dollars) 44,962 X   49,145 X
Individuals in poverty 15,601 6.6%   20,531 8.3%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 183,694 100.0%   180,442 100.0%
High school graduate 22,857 12.4%   25,424 14.1%
Bachelor's degree 56,549 30.8%   53,097 29.4%
Graduate or professional degree 37,699 20.5%   41,105 22.8%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 32.3 X   27.8 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 126,646 100.0%   123,936 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 96,495 76.2%   96,071 77.5%
Drove alone 82,898 65.5%   80,844 65.2%
Carpooled 13,597 10.7%   15,227 12.3%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 12,797 10.1%   9,784 7.9%
Bus or trolley bus 9,259 7.3%   7,389 6.0%
Streetcar or trolley car 22 0.0%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 117 0.1%   54 0.0%
Railroad 101 0.1%   0 0.0%
Ferryboat 3,230 2.6%   2,341 1.9%
Taxicab 68 0.1%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 427 0.3%   123 0.1%
Bicycle 1,233 1.0%   1,385 1.1%
Walked 3,835 3.0%   3,331 2.7%
Other means 732 0.6%   1,412 1.1%
Worked at home 11,127 8.8%   11,830 9.5%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 128,855 100.0%   129,417 100.0%
Management, professional and related 67,674 52.5%   61,819 47.8%
Service 15,446 12.0%   21,436 16.6%
Sales and office 31,867 24.7%   30,409 23.5%
Farming, fishing & forestry 374 0.3%   171 0.1%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 7,706 6.0%   9,717 7.5%
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,788 4.5%   5,865 4.5%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 22,420 17.4%   22,420 17.3%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, 2006 American Community Survey
 
 
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