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San Rafael CA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	56,063	563 (of 25,150) (98%)	133 (of 1081) (88%)
Average Income	$60,994	2,277 (91%)	229 (79%)
Median House Value	$477,100	287 (99%)	90 (92%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	75.8%	19,965 (of 25,150) (21%)	564 (of 1081) (48%)
% Black Population	2.2%	7,729 (69%)	329 (70%)
% Hispanic Population	23.3%	1,800 (93%)	433 (60%)
% Asian Population	5.6%	1,084 (96%)	307 (72%)
% American Indian Population	0.6%	7,216 (71%)	816 (25%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	84.7%	8,382 (of 25,150) (67%)	460 (of 1081) (57%)
% College Graduates	43.6%	1,619 (94%)	150 (86%)
% Never Married	31.1%	3,014 (88%)	225 (79%)
% Married	48.0%	20,928 (17%)	889 (18%)
% Seperated	2.0%	8,849 (65%)	540 (50%)
% Divorced	12.0%	7,285 (71%)	334 (69%)
% Foreign Born	28.1%	693 (97%)	226 (79%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	22,963	558 (of 25,150) (98%)	109 (of 1081) (90%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	11.1%	15,985 (36%)	297 (73%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	5.4%	12,928 (49%)	266 (75%)
Average Rooms in House	4.8	21,779 (13%)	677 (37%)
% Households with No Car	7.4%	10,915 (57%)	424 (61%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	14.2%	17,411 (31%)	871 (19%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	4.7%	483 (98%)	103 (90%)
Median House Value	$477,100	287 (99%)	90 (92%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	1.8%	13,658 (46%)	389 (64%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	17.3%	665 (97%)	151 (86%)
Average Monthly Rent	$1,040	806 (97%)	164 (85%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	65.1%	9,254 (of 25,150) (63%)	340 (of 1081) (69%)
% Drive Alone to Work	63.8%	22,755 (10%)	895 (17%)
% Take Public Transportation	12.4%	473 (98%)	25 (98%)
% Walk to Work	3.2%	9,722 (61%)	332 (69%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	30.7	4,243 (83%)	278 (74%)
% Households making less than $10,000	6.7%	16,834 (33%)	586 (46%)
% Households making over $200,000	7.7%	1,059 (96%)	121 (89%)
Median Household Income	$60,994	2,277 (91%)	229 (79%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.5%	12,783 (49%)	669 (38%)
Per Capita Income	$35,762	1,150 (95%)	131 (88%)
Male Worker Income	$50,650	2,021 (92%)	228 (79%)
Female Worker Income	$39,912	1,085 (96%)	181 (83%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	5.6%	15,562 (38%)	695 (36%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	10.2%	13,127 (48%)	606 (44%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	San Francisco, California	13 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.92

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Goleta, California	0.95
Santa Cruz, California	0.90
Brookline, Massachusetts	0.88
Novato, California	0.88
White Plains, New York	0.87
Encinitas, California	0.87
Camarillo, California	0.87
Petaluma, California	0.87
Lake Forest, California	0.87
Redondo Beach, California	0.86

San Rafael CA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Houses Worth Between $500,000 and $999,999	3,846	36
Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1,786	57
Houses Worth Between $300,000 and $499,999	4,449	88
Renters Paying between $1,000 and $1,499 a Month	3,655	100
Houseowners with a Mortgage Over $2,000	4,430	101

San Rafael CA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
People Who Take Public Transportation to Work	3,519	22
Houses Worth Between $500,000 and $999,999	3,846	23
Percent of People Who Take Public Transportation to Work	12.4%	25
Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1,786	29
Russian People	1,698	31

San Rafael CA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Native Population	71.9%	24,421
Percent of People Born in U.S.	70.9%	24,371
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	14.3%	24,007
Percent of Houses Worth Between $50,000 and $99,999	0.1%	23,697
Percent Single Race Population	95.5%	23,482

San Rafael CA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Percent 10 to 14 year Old Population	5.0%	985
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	41.6%	970
Percent Family Households	57.1%	969
Percent In Household Population	96.4%	967
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	0	967

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	San Rafael CA	Goleta, California
Total Population	55,204	56,063
Average Age	38.2	38.5
Average Income	$60,314	$60,994
Median House Value	$425,700	$477,100
% White Population	78.6%	75.8%
% Black Population	1.3%	2.2%
% Asian Population	6.4%	5.6%
% Hispanic Population	22.3%	23.3%

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