Corte Madera is home to 10,077 people in California. That is roughly 135% ahead of the California median. The median household earns $232,763, about 183% above the national median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 79% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $1,755,200, having roughly tripled since 2000. Renters pay $3,500+ a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $232,763, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
79% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 76%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Corte Madera
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree47.0% → 79.3%(+32.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$128,094 → $232,763(+82%)US over the same years: +14%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$831,864 → $1,755,200(+111%)US over the same years: +67%
Corte Madera's population equals 3.9% of Marin County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9.6%(32)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.4%(35)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.7%(163)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II13.1%(44)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 335 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Corte Madera, decade by decade
Corte Madera population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,272
$128,094
$831,864
47.0%
22.7
2000
9,100
$145,439
$1,000,089
63.3%
33.9
2010
9,253
$145,008
$1,250,118
64.5%
44.4
2020
10,222
$185,564
$1,563,651
73.1%
55.9
2024
10,077
$232,763
$1,755,200
79.3%
59.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
