Novato

Population: 52,689
Median household income: $112,193
Median home value: $1,007,100

Located in Marin County, California, Novato is a community with a population of 52,689. At $112,193, its median household income sits below Marin County's $142,785.

Between 2019 and 2023, Novato's population declined 5.3% from 55,642 to 52,689, while its median home value rose 28.7% from $782,500 to $1,007,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 56.4% of the population. 67.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 52,689
Median age: 47.8 yrs
Median household income: $112,193
Median home value: $1,007,100
Median gross rent: $2,422
Housing units: 21,257
Homeownership rate: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

55,64252,689

Median household income

$101,342$112,193

Median home value

$782,500$1,007,100

Median gross rent

$2,045$2,422

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	55,642	$101,342	$782,500	$2,045
2020	53,781	$101,629	$804,900	$1,975
2021	53,214	$107,975	$839,700	$2,102
2022	53,055	$110,948	$936,100	$2,323
2023	52,689	$112,193	$1,007,100	$2,422

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,445	4.6%
5 to 17	8,422	16.0%
18 to 24	3,111	5.9%
25 to 34	4,428	8.4%
35 to 44	6,333	12.0%
45 to 54	7,434	14.1%
55 to 64	7,897	15.0%
65 to 74	7,402	14.0%
75 and over	5,217	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,715	56.4%
Black or African American	1,593	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	0.1%
Asian	3,447	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	453	0.9%
Two or more races	3,188	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,252	27.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate15.1%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree29.3%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,580	9.2%
High school graduate	5,849	15.1%
Some college or associate's	10,913	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	11,345	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7,024	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone67.0%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit4.2%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home17.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,241	67.0%
Carpooled	1,695	7.0%
Public transit	1,026	4.2%
Walked	482	2.0%
Bicycle	170	0.7%
Worked from home	4,283	17.7%
Other means	348	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,033	25.2%
15 to 29 min	6,368	31.9%
30 to 44 min	4,317	21.6%
45 to 59 min	2,309	11.6%
60+ min	1,935	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 9.0% (4,726 of 52,522)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,812	67.6%
Nonfamily households	6,619	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,431	96.1%
Vacant	826	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,383	65.5%
Renter-occupied	7,048	34.5%

1-unit, detached58.1%

1-unit, attached12.1%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units10.4%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,353	58.1%
1-unit, attached	2,562	12.1%
2 to 4 units	1,309	6.2%
5 to 19 units	2,195	10.3%
20 or more units	2,202	10.4%
Mobile home & other	636	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0652582
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0.62 sq mi
Center point: 38.0851, -122.5483