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Tiburon

California · 8,881 residents (2025 est.) · 4.49 sq mi
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The short version

Tiburon is home to 9,012 people in California. That is roughly 135% ahead of the California median. The median household earns $232,969, about 183% above the national median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 80% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $2,000,000+, having more than doubled since 2000. The median age is 51.6, about 13 years above the US median.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $232,969, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
80% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Top-priced homes
median home value $2,000,000+, the Census reporting cap
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Tiburon

What changed most since 1990

  • Homes owned by their occupants66.2% → 74.9% (+8.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts

Among the 138 cities and towns in the San Francisco metro

  • 32nd in household income$232,969
  • 18th in share with a bachelor's degree80.1%
  • Tied for 1st in home value$2,000,000+
  • 109th in diversity score50.9

Its weight in Marin County

Tiburon's population equals 3.5% of Marin County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.8% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

9,012
+4%since 2000
from 8,666 in 2000
8,881 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
2,008 / sq mi
+4%since 2000
from 1,930 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
51.6
+14%since 2000
from 45.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
4.49 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
7K8K8K9K9K19902000201020202024Tiburon
20249K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.8%(343)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.1%(460)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(601)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(568)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 243.7%(335)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 344.6%(412)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.2%(916)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5417.2%(1,551)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.9%(1,345)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7416%(1,439)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 848.3%(748)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.3%(294)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$232,969
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $106,611 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
$146,116
+70%since 2000
from $85,966 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
87.3%
+17.6 ptssince 2009
from 69.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
1.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 3.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
0.484
−13%since 2010
from 0.557 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services16.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration10.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade6.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Information4.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance3.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Retail trade1.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

$2,000,000+
from $1,000,000+ in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
$3,500+
from $1,557 in 2000
US average: $1,442
74.9%
+5.1 ptssince 2000
from 69.8% in 2000
25.1% rent
11.7%
+4.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
2.56 people
+4%since 2009
from 2.45 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
27.2%
−8.3 ptssince 2009
from 35.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
37.6%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 33.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
8.6
+26%since 2009
from 6.8 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.
53
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic88.3%(7,656)
Black0.8%(72)
Hispanic / Latino3.7%(317)
Asian4.4%(381)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75.8%(6,828)
Black1.1%(99)
Hispanic / Latino5.8%(523)
Asian9.5%(852)
Other7.9%(710)
51
+92%since 2009
from 26 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
Mexican1.5%(137)
Guatemalan0.8%(71)
Salvadoran0.7%(67)
Argentine0.7%(66)
Spaniard0.7%(59)
Peruvian0.4%(36)
Ecuadorian0.3%(23)
Colombian0.2%(21)
Cuban0.2%(14)
Asian origin
Chinese3%(273)
Filipino2.8%(254)
Korean2.2%(199)
Japanese0.5%(41)
Sri Lankan0.2%(15)
Asian Indian0.2%(14)
Thai0.1%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
English21.4%(1,931)
German11.7%(1,052)
Irish10.6%(958)
Scottish4.4%(399)
Italian4.2%(380)
Norwegian3.8%(341)
Arab3.4%(310)
French2.6%(233)
Russian2.3%(209)
Polish2.1%(185)
American2%(183)
Brazilian1.9%(170)
+ 25 more ancestry groups with data
British1.8%(158)
Danish1.5%(138)
Bulgarian1.4%(129)
Greek1.4%(129)
Iranian1.3%(121)
Dutch1.1%(97)
Swedish1%(90)
Austrian1%(86)
Lithuanian0.8%(70)
Lebanese0.6%(58)
Turkish0.6%(51)
Palestinian0.5%(44)
Ukrainian0.5%(44)
Canadian0.4%(39)
Romanian0.4%(32)
Syrian0.3%(26)
Portuguese0.3%(26)
Hungarian0.2%(17)
Czech0.2%(15)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(15)
Croatian0.2%(14)
West Indian0.2%(14)
Jamaican0.2%(14)
Section 05

Education

80.1%
+10.4 ptssince 2000
from 69.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
98.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 98.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
44.4%
+10.8 ptssince 2000
from 33.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

29.2 min
+24%since 2000
from 23.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
42.3%
−20.5 ptssince 2009
from 62.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
5.3%
−6.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
4.1%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
42.7%
+28.8 ptssince 2009
from 13.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
3.7%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
1.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
1.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

10.5%
+4.2 ptssince 2011
from 6.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
57.3%
+4.0 ptssince 2011
from 53.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
65.6%
−5.8 ptssince 2020
from 71.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
7.4%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
71.3%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 61.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

50.6%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
49.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
23.2%
+9.0 ptssince 2009
from 14.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
1.6%
−7.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
7.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2012
from 8.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
1.9%
−2.0 ptssince 2013
from 3.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
99.5%
+6.5 ptssince 2017
from 93.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
100.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 98.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
88.8%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 87.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
77.4%
−3.0 ptssince 2016
from 80.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
4.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2016
from 4.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married24%(914)
Married67.9%(2,585)
Widowed1.2%(44)
Divorced6.9%(263)
Women 15+
Never married14.9%(565)
Married65.5%(2,490)
Widowed10.4%(395)
Divorced9.3%(352)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

1.9%
−2.0 ptssince 2013
from 3.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
65.3%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 63.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
26.4%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 28.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
25.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 24.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
6.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 7.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 0.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
88.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 87.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 29.5% 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)53.4%(62)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.1%(57)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(5)
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

Tiburon, decade by decade

Tiburon population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19907,532$182,079$1,200,037+62.9%19.3
20008,666$194,208$1,821,657+69.6%26.9
20108,962$211,804$1,438,572+80.2%34.3
20209,146$215,894$2,424,079+77.0%47.2
20249,012$232,969$2,000,000+80.1%50.9

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 Tiburon, California?

Tiburon, California has about 9,012 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Tiburon, California?

The typical household in Tiburon, California earns about $232,969 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Tiburon, California expensive?

In Tiburon, California, the median home is worth $2,000,000 or more, and the typical rent is $3,500 or more a month.

How educated are people in Tiburon, California?

About 80.1% of adults age 25 and over in Tiburon, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Tiburon, California?

About 1.9% of people in Tiburon, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Tiburon, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Tiburon, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,480 residents, a change of about 20 percent over that period.

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

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