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Marin County
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 247,289 100.0%   246,507 100.0%
In households 235,803 95.4%   236,269 95.8%
In group quarters 11,486 4.6%   10,238 4.2%
     
RACE    
White 207,800 84.0%   201,161 81.6%
Black or African American 7,142 2.9%   7,883 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,061 0.4%   977 0.4%
Asian 11,203 4.5%   13,602 5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 388 0.2%   568 0.2%
Some other race 11,116 4.5%   15,502 6.3%
Two or more races 8,579 3.5%   6,814 2.8%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 27,351 11.1%   32,657 13.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino 219,938 88.9%   213,850 86.8%
White 194,254 78.6%   186,260 75.6%
Black or African American 6,946 2.8%   7,708 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 630 0.3%   266 0.1%
Asian 11,078 4.5%   13,398 5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 330 0.1%   521 0.2%
Some other race 718 0.3%   495 0.2%
Two or more races 5,982 2.4%   5,202 2.1%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 206,129 83.4%   200,875 81.5%
Foreign born 41,160 16.6%   45,632 18.5%
Naturalized citizen 17,086 6.9%   19,558 7.9%
Not a citizen 24,074 9.7%   26,074 10.6%
     
SEX    
Male 122,552 49.6%   122,959 49.9%
Female 124,737 50.4%   123,548 50.1%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 13,396 5.4%   13,747 5.6%
5 to 17 years 36,787 14.9%   34,723 14.1%
18 to 64 years 163,672 66.2%   161,143 65.4%
65 years and over 33,432 13.5%   36,894 15.0%
Median age 41.3 X   43.8 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 100,650 100.0%   100,489 100.0%
Family households 60,679 60.3%   61,114 60.8%
Families with children under 18 27,662 27.5%   27,839 27.7%
Average household size 2.34 X   2.35 X
Average family size 2.90 X   2.94 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 104,990 100.0%   107,927 100.0%
Occupied housing units 100,650 95.9%   100,489 93.1%
Owner-occupied housing units 64,024 63.6%   65,592 65.3%
Renter-occupied housing units 36,626 36.4%   34,897 34.7%
Vacant housing units 4,340 4.1%   7,438 6.9%
1 unit, detached housing 63,666 60.6%   66,456 61.6%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 514,600 X   895,100 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   83,732 X
Median family income (dollars) 88,934 X   104,750 X
Per capita income (dollars) 44,962 X   51,950 X
Individuals in poverty 15,601 6.6%   17,133 7.0%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 183,694 100.0%   180,462 100.0%
High school graduate 22,857 12.4%   25,118 13.9%
Bachelor's degree 56,549 30.8%   55,935 31.0%
Graduate or professional degree 37,699 20.5%   40,635 22.5%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 32.3 X   28.2 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 126,646 100.0%   121,198 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 96,495 76.2%   92,581 76.4%
Drove alone 82,898 65.5%   80,598 66.5%
Carpooled 13,597 10.7%   11,983 9.9%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 12,797 10.1%   9,044 7.5%
Bus or trolley bus 9,259 7.3%   6,680 5.5%
Streetcar or trolley car 22 0.0%   27 0.0%
Subway or elevated 117 0.1%   36 0.0%
Railroad 101 0.1%   62 0.1%
Ferryboat 3,230 2.6%   2,239 1.8%
Taxicab 68 0.1%   126 0.1%
Motorcycle 427 0.3%   571 0.5%
Bicycle 1,233 1.0%   1,640 1.4%
Walked 3,835 3.0%   4,017 3.3%
Other means 732 0.6%   969 0.8%
Worked at home 11,127 8.8%   12,250 10.1%
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 128,855 100.0%   126,267 100.0%
Management, professional and related 67,674 52.5%   61,516 48.7%
Service 15,446 12.0%   19,741 15.6%
Sales and office 31,867 24.7%   30,327 24.0%
Farming, fishing & forestry 374 0.3%   249 0.2%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 7,706 6.0%   8,995 7.1%
Production, transportation, and material moving 5,788 4.5%   5,439 4.3%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 22,420 17.4%   22,267 17.6%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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