Marin County vs. San Francisco County
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Marin County (CA) San Francisco County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 259,666 883,305
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.9% 9.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 252,423 805,184
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 252,409 805,235
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.6% 4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.0% 13.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 22.3% 15.7%
Female persons, percent 51.1% 49.0%
White alone, percent 85.5% 52.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.8% 5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.0% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 6.5% 35.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.3% 0.5%
Two or More Races, percent 4.0% 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 16.1% 15.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 71.5% 40.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 11,373 24,038
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 18.4% 34.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 113,182 401,452
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 63.8% 37.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $959,200 $1,009,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $3,500 $3,473
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $866 $671
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,970 $1,805
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 26.9% 67.7%
Building permits, 2018 164 5,178
Households, 2014-2018 105,258 359,673
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.40 2.36
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.6% 85.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 22.7% 43.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.2% 91.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 90.5% 86.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 93.2% 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 58.8% 57.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.0% 5.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.4% 5.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.1% 70.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.9% 66.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 729,652 6,142,745
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,102,255 10,175,813
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,864,552 11,121,715
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,087,526 14,632,652
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $19,868 $17,718
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 32.5 33.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $110,217 $104,552
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $69,275 $64,157
Persons in poverty, percent 6.6% 10.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 10,070 34,518
Total employment, 2017 101,361 653,172
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 6,739,067 67,936,064
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.8% 4.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 38,060 100,087
All firms, 2012 39,815 116,803
Men-owned firms, 2012 19,795 63,864
Women-owned firms, 2012 15,500 40,135
Minority-owned firms, 2012 5,813 46,128
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 32,232 64,708
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 3,304 6,378
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 34,571 104,957
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 2.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 24.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.2%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 6.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 33.9% 30.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 485.1 17,179.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 520.31 46.87
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Marin county (CA) and San Francisco county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.