COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bolinas vs Mill Valley
PLACE A
Bolinas, California
VS
PLACE B
Mill Valley, California
Bolinas is 90% smaller than Mill Valley. Mill Valley earns more, with a median household income $105,587 higher. Mill Valley has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -8%).
BOLINASMILL VALLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,33413,799−90% vs Mill Valley
Population density2292,886−2,657
Population growth-8.5%2.4%−10.8 pts
Median age61.448.7+12.7
Male52.9%48.1%+4.8 pts
Female47.1%51.9%−4.8 pts
Foreign-born11.5%18.6%−7.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.1%80.1%−1.0 pts
Black0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.8%4.8%+8.1 pts
Asian0.7%8.3%−7.6 pts
Other7.3%6.1%+1.2 pts
Median household income$100,625$206,212−$105,587
Per capita income$88,935$118,725−$29,790
Poverty rate9.1%5.9%+3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5200.499+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher59.8%75.8%−16.0 pts
Graduate degree28.2%35.9%−7.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%8.8%−6.1 pts
Labor force participation53.2%60.7%−7.5 pts
Median home value$2,000,001$2,000,001Even
Median gross rent$1,924$3,278−$1,354
Owner-occupied75.4%66.2%+9.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate39.3%11.4%+27.9 pts
Rent-burdened households57.0%37.4%+19.6 pts
Average commute32.424.8+7.6
Worked from home27.7%40.0%−12.3 pts
Public transit to work6.3%1.6%+4.6 pts
Uninsured1.7%3.7%−2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024