Marin County, CA

Welcome to Marin County.

Marin County has a population of 260.5 thousand and a total area (land and water combined) of 828.2 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 42%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $35.7 billion.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Marin County voted six out of six times for Democrats and zero time for Republicans.

The largest city in the county is San Rafael.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	64.26%	28.32%	++
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	73.43%	25.48%	++
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	77.98%	20.25%	+++
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	74.26%	22.96%	+++
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	78.05%	15.63%	+++
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	82.33%	15.79%	+++
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	42%

Government Enterprises	7%	5%
Private Industries	93%	46%
Agriculture	<1%	0%
Mining	<1%	0%
Utilities	<1%	0%
Construction	4%	7%
Manufacturing	26%	91%
– Durable	1%	23%
– Nondurable	26%	94%
Trade	8%	0%
– Wholesale	2%	0%
– Retail	6%	42%
Transportation	1%	0%
Information	5%	37%
Finance & Insurance	4%	18%
Real Estate	17%	50%
Professional & Business Services	13%	32%
Educational Services	1%	19%
Healthcare & Social Services	6%	22%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	3%	122%
Accommodation & Food Services	3%	12%
Other Services²	2%	16%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	37	85
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings	64	88
📺 Electronics & Appliance	22	83
🛒 Grocery Stores	121	92
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	20	78
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	68	87
⛽ Gasoline Stations	45	81
👕 Clothing Stores	101	88
👠 Shoe Stores	9	57
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry	19	76
🏸 Sporting Goods	43	90
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers	12	79
🏬 Department Stores	17	71
💐 Florists	10	78
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops	26	84
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies	17	78
🍺 Bars & Taverns	30	84
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	284	93
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	186	89
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	252	92
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	53	89
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	25%	$1,057,800	N/A
Top 20%	55%	$592,600	More than $250,000
Next highest 20%	22%	$236,300	More than $250,000
Middle 20%	13%	$142,600	$181,200
Second lowest 20%	7%	$79,800	$107,200
Bottom 20%	3%	$27,900	$53,900
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		70%	$202,200
Self-Employment		22%	$89,700
Investment Income¹		43%	$65,700
Social Security		35%	$26,100
Supplemental Security		3%	$11,500
Public Assistance		2%	Below $10,000
Retirement		26%	$52,600
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	<1%	1%	3%	5%
$25K – $49K	<1%	2%	3%	5%
$50K – $99K	1%	3%	6%	9%
$100K – $199K	<1%	6%	11%	10%
$200K & more	<1%	9%	19%	8%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$101,300	$63,000
African-American	$52,400	$37,400
Hispanic	$38,600	$30,300
Asian	$86,800	$55,000

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$34,700	$23,000
Highschool & GED	$53,400	$36,900
Some College to Associate’s	$68,700	$41,200
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$119,400	$77,500
Graduate Degree	$165,400	$101,300

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$143,700	$93,900
STEM²	$138,000	$111,500
Gray-Collar³	$115,400	$14,100
Pink-Collar⁴	$37,100	$25,400
Sales⁵	$98,400	$41,400
Blue-Collar⁶	$38,700	$25,200
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche	+
Coastal Flooding	++	$
Cold Waves
Drought	+	$
Earthquake	++	$$
Hail	+
Heat Waves	+	$
Hurricane
Ice Storm
Landslide	+	$
Lightning	+
Riverine Flooding	++	$$
Strong Wind	+
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami	+
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+	$
Winter Weather
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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