CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sausalito

California · 7,152 residents · 1.76 sq mi

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Sausalito is a city of 7,152 people in California. This is an unusually credentialed place: 62% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $488,500. Households here earn about 69% more than in California as a whole. The median age is 42.2, about 9 years above the US median. Median household income runs $60,471, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

62% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,152

−2%vs 2000

vs 7,330 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 45.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.76 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.1%(220)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93%(216)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 141.3%(92)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 192%(144)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.8%(200)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.1%(1,509)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4424.6%(1,758)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5421.8%(1,560)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(692)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(455)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(250)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(56)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$60,471

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,469 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$48,996

−40%vs 2000

vs $81,040 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.9%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$488,500

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $660,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$937

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,660 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

48.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.1% in 2000

51.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.4%(6,556)

Black0.6%(46)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(244)

Asian4.1%(299)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(6,758)

Black1.3%(90)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(248)

Asian3.4%(245)

Other0.8%(59)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.8%(199)

Spaniard0.9%(64)

Central American0.5%(38)

Guatemalan0.4%(25)

South American0.3%(24)

Puerto Rican0.2%(14)

Dominican0.2%(11)

Colombian0.1%(10)

Peruvian0.1%(10)

Honduran0.1%(7)

Cuban0.1%(6)

Nicaraguan0.1%(6)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Ecuadorian0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.2%(159)

Korean1.8%(132)

Filipino1.2%(85)

Chinese0.9%(62)

Japanese0.3%(19)

Cambodian0.1%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Fijian0.3%(19)

Ancestry

English17.1%(1,219)

Irish14.8%(1,055)

German10.5%(752)

Italian6.5%(461)

Scottish4.8%(343)

French3.1%(222)

Polish2.9%(210)

American2.8%(197)

Swedish1.9%(139)

Russian1.7%(123)

Norwegian1.7%(122)

British1.6%(113)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss1.5%(110)

Hungarian1.2%(84)

Ukrainian1.1%(77)

Dutch1%(72)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(65)

Welsh0.8%(56)

Greek0.7%(51)

Danish0.7%(49)

Czech0.6%(45)

Canadian0.6%(44)

Portuguese0.5%(38)

Arab0.5%(36)

Romanian0.4%(32)

Lebanese0.4%(30)

Subsaharan African0.3%(24)

Brazilian0.3%(22)

Armenian0.3%(21)

Finnish0.3%(21)

Syrian0.2%(17)

Latvian0.2%(16)

Australian0.2%(12)

Belgian0.2%(12)

Iranian0.1%(9)

Slovene0.1%(9)

Croatian0.1%(8)

Austrian0.1%(7)

Israeli0.1%(7)

Lithuanian0.1%(7)

French Canadian0%(3)

West Indian0%(3)

Jamaican0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

61.7%

−8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

96.9%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 98.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

25.6%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.6 min

+48%vs 2000

vs 22.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.5%(911)

Married56.2%(1,574)

Widowed1%(28)

Divorced10.3%(287)

Women 15+

Never married35.6%(1,398)

Married38.4%(1,510)

Widowed12.7%(498)

Divorced13.4%(525)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.5%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 5.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.9%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 54.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.6%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 32.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 31.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.7%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 85.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.7%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% 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)11.9%(32)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.4%(20)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era69.5%(187)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.3%(25)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 269 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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