Larkspur vs Novato

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

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

Novato has the higher population (52,689 vs 12,856 in Larkspur). Larkspur has the higher median household income ($134,744 vs $112,193 in Novato). Larkspur has the higher median home value ($1,805,100 vs $1,007,100 in Novato).

Population, income & housing

	Larkspur	Novato
Population	12,856	52,689
Median age	49.9 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$134,744	$112,193
Median home value	$1,805,100	$1,007,100
Median gross rent	$2,867	$2,422
Housing units	6,475	21,257
Homeownership rate	48.2%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.4%	47.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Larkspur	Novato
Population	12,319 → 12,856 (+4.4%)	55,642 → 52,689 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$109,426 → $134,744 (+23.1%)	$101,342 → $112,193 (+10.7%)
Median home value	$1,309,200 → $1,805,100 (+37.9%)	$782,500 → $1,007,100 (+28.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,080 → $2,867 (+37.8%)	$2,045 → $2,422 (+18.4%)

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

Novato

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Larkspur	Novato
Under 5	4.6%	4.6%
5 to 17	12.8%	16.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	5.9%
25 to 34	6.8%	8.4%
35 to 44	9.2%	12.0%
45 to 54	15.7%	14.1%
55 to 64	18.4%	15.0%
65 to 74	11.5%	14.0%
75 and over	12.5%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Larkspur	Novato
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	56.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	6.2%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.9%
Two or more races	8.2%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	27.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Larkspur	Novato
No high school diploma	3.4%	9.2%
High school graduate	7.5%	15.1%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	36.0%	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	33.4%	18.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Larkspur	Novato
Drove alone	55.3%	67.0%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.0%
Public transit	3.8%	4.2%
Walked	3.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.7%
Worked from home	28.9%	17.7%
Other means	0.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Larkspur	Novato
1-unit, detached	37.6%	58.1%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	12.1%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	28.5%	10.3%
20 or more units	18.2%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Larkspur	Novato
Poverty rate	7.1%	9.0%
Average household size	2.06	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1971	1974