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Lucas Valley-Marinwood

California · 6,473 residents · 5.73 sq mi
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With 6,473 people, Lucas Valley-Marinwood is a city in California. Households here earn about 103% more than in California as a whole. 70% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $1,445,600. Households take in $200,761 a year at the median, 144% more than the country as a whole. At a median age of 49.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $200,761, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
70% 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 Lucas Valley-Marinwood

What changed most since 1990

  • White share87.9% → 79.3% (−8.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Median age38.3 → 49.8 (+11.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
  • Hispanic share4.6% → 8.5% (+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts

Among the 138 cities and towns in the San Francisco metro

  • 48th in household income$200,761
  • 50th in share with a bachelor's degree70.0%
  • 61st in home value$1,445,600
  • 112th in diversity score44.6

Its weight in Marin County

Lucas Valley-Marinwood's population equals 2.5% of Marin County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.3% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.2% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

6,473
+2%since 2000
from 6,357 in 2000
1990 – 2024
1,129 / sq mi
+2%since 2000
from 1,109 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
49.8
+16%since 2000
from 43.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
5.73 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
6K6K6K7K7K19902000201020202024Lucas Valley-Marinwood
20246K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 50.5%(31)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.9%(449)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(426)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.3%(475)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 241.7%(112)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 348.8%(569)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 447.4%(478)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5421.7%(1,406)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.8%(764)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413.2%(852)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 8411.6%(750)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.5%(161)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$200,761
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $85,444 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
$103,811
+170%since 2000
from $38,423 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
76.0%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 69.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
4.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 3.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
0.472
+12%since 2010
from 0.422 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade6.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Information6.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services5%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food3.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Finance & insurance2.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade1.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

$1,445,600
+76%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $451,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
$3,500+
from $1,364 in 2000
US average: $1,442
83.3%
−2.6 ptssince 2000
from 85.9% in 2000
16.7% rent
4.6%
+4.6 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
2.56 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.63 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
26.5%
−11.1 ptssince 2009
from 37.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
45.7%
−9.2 ptssince 2009
from 54.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
7.2
−9%since 2009
from 8.0 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
68
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic86%(5,464)
Black0.8%(50)
Hispanic / Latino4.2%(267)
Asian5.9%(376)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic79.3%(5,133)
Black0.9%(58)
Hispanic / Latino8.5%(552)
Asian7.3%(474)
Other4%(256)
45
+41%since 2009
from 32 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.2%(208)
Venezuelan1.3%(84)
Honduran0.6%(42)
Spaniard0.6%(42)
Salvadoran0.6%(37)
Puerto Rican0.4%(26)
Nicaraguan0.4%(26)
Colombian0.3%(21)
Asian origin
Japanese1.6%(105)
Filipino1.6%(102)
Cambodian0.4%(27)
Chinese0.4%(25)
Korean0.3%(18)
Ancestry
English17.7%(1,146)
German15.7%(1,014)
Irish13.9%(902)
Italian5.6%(363)
American5.3%(342)
Iranian2.7%(178)
Russian2.5%(161)
Swedish2.1%(139)
Norwegian2%(127)
Dutch1.9%(122)
Australian1.7%(107)
French1.6%(104)
+ 22 more ancestry groups with data
British1.3%(87)
Swiss1.2%(77)
Danish1%(62)
Polish1%(62)
Ukrainian0.9%(59)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(58)
Croatian0.8%(50)
Welsh0.7%(43)
West Indian0.6%(42)
Hungarian0.5%(33)
Scottish0.5%(30)
Canadian0.4%(29)
Turkish0.4%(26)
Czech0.4%(23)
Bulgarian0.3%(19)
Austrian0.2%(15)
Israeli0.2%(14)
Portuguese0.2%(14)
Serbian0.2%(14)
Latvian0.1%(9)
Section 05

Education

70.0%
+12.6 ptssince 2000
from 57.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
97.6%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 95.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
24.4%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 22.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

24.8 min
−15%since 2000
from 29.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
54.8%
−22.4 ptssince 2009
from 77.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
9.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
1.5%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
30.6%
+22.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
1.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
1.6%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
2.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

2.4%
−4.8 ptssince 2011
from 7.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
56.8%
−5.5 ptssince 2011
from 62.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.3%
−9.5 ptssince 2020
from 83.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
12.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
77.4%
+27.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

38.6%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 46.9% in 2009
61.4%
+8.2 ptssince 2009
from 53.1% in 2009
13.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
2.2%
−10.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
11.1%
+5.2 ptssince 2012
from 5.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
3.5%
−3.0 ptssince 2013
from 6.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
97.0%
+4.2 ptssince 2017
from 92.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.5%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 98.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
94.7%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 93.5% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
86.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2016
from 84.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
4.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 5.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married17%(361)
Married73.2%(1,556)
Widowed0.6%(12)
Divorced9.3%(197)
Women 15+
Never married27.3%(941)
Married47.3%(1,627)
Widowed5.6%(193)
Divorced19.8%(680)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

3.5%
−3.0 ptssince 2013
from 6.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
59.8%
−2.6 ptssince 2020
from 62.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
21.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 20.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
28.7%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 26.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
9.8%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 12.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.1%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 0.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
79.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 79.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 35.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.2%(20)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era62.1%(72)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.3%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 116 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

Lucas Valley-Marinwood, decade by decade

Lucas Valley-Marinwood population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19905,982$156,012$802,34350.9%27.7
20006,357$155,649$821,93157.4%31.9
20106,094$157,719$1,200,20062.7%41.4
20206,259$191,325$1,277,24769.2%53.3
20246,473$200,761$1,445,60070.0%44.6

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California?

Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California has about 6,473 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California?

The typical household in Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California earns about $200,761 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California expensive?

In Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California, the median home is worth about $1,445,600, and the typical rent is $3,500 or more a month.

How educated are people in Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California?

About 70.0% of adults age 25 and over in Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California?

About 4.2% of people in Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 491 residents, a change of about 8 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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