Corte Madera vs Larkspur

A side-by-side comparison of Corte Madera and Larkspur: population, income, housing, and more.

Corte Madera and Larkspur are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Larkspur has the higher population (12,856 vs 10,101 in Corte Madera). Corte Madera has the higher median household income ($220,771 vs $134,744 in Larkspur). Larkspur has the higher median home value ($1,805,100 vs $1,702,000 in Corte Madera).

Population, income & housing

	Corte Madera	Larkspur
Population	10,101	12,856
Median age	44.2 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$220,771	$134,744
Median home value	$1,702,000	$1,805,100
Median gross rent	$3,468	$2,867
Housing units	4,147	6,475
Homeownership rate	69.4%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.8%	69.4%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Corte Madera	Larkspur
Population	9,838 → 10,101 (+2.7%)	12,319 → 12,856 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$149,439 → $220,771 (+47.7%)	$109,426 → $134,744 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$1,200,300 → $1,702,000 (+41.8%)	$1,309,200 → $1,805,100 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,642 → $3,468 (+31.3%)	$2,080 → $2,867 (+37.8%)

Corte Madera

Population

9,83810,101

Median household income

$149,439$220,771

Median home value

$1,200,300$1,702,000

Median gross rent

$2,642$3,468

Larkspur

Population

12,31912,856

Median household income

$109,426$134,744

Median home value

$1,309,200$1,805,100

Median gross rent

$2,080$2,867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Corte Madera	Larkspur
Under 5	7.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	18.4%	12.8%
18 to 24	4.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	8.4%	6.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	9.2%
45 to 54	17.3%	15.7%
55 to 64	13.5%	18.4%
65 to 74	10.1%	11.5%
75 and over	8.2%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Corte Madera	Larkspur
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	73.1%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.2%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	2.2%	1.3%
Two or more races	6.1%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.2%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Corte Madera	Larkspur
No high school diploma	1.3%	3.4%
High school graduate	7.4%	7.5%
Some college or associate's	14.5%	19.7%
Bachelor's degree	40.3%	36.0%
Graduate or professional degree	36.5%	33.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Corte Madera	Larkspur
Drove alone	40.6%	55.3%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.8%
Public transit	5.2%	3.8%
Walked	1.9%	3.6%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.9%
Worked from home	42.0%	28.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Corte Madera	Larkspur
1-unit, detached	71.2%	37.6%
1-unit, attached	8.3%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	28.5%
20 or more units	4.1%	18.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Corte Madera	Larkspur
Poverty rate	5.0%	7.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	34	30
Median year structure built	1960	1971