Larkspur vs San Anselmo

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

Larkspur and San Anselmo 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 12,711 in San Anselmo). San Anselmo has the higher median household income ($170,457 vs $134,744 in Larkspur). Larkspur has the higher median home value ($1,805,100 vs $1,524,300 in San Anselmo).

Population, income & housing

	Larkspur	San Anselmo
Population	12,856	12,711
Median age	49.9 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$134,744	$170,457
Median home value	$1,805,100	$1,524,300
Median gross rent	$2,867	$2,750
Housing units	6,475	5,398
Homeownership rate	48.2%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.4%	70.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Larkspur	San Anselmo
Population	12,319 → 12,856 (+4.4%)	12,525 → 12,711 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$109,426 → $134,744 (+23.1%)	$128,212 → $170,457 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$1,309,200 → $1,805,100 (+37.9%)	$1,066,800 → $1,524,300 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,080 → $2,867 (+37.8%)	$1,930 → $2,750 (+42.5%)

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

San Anselmo

Population

12,52512,711

Median household income

$128,212$170,457

Median home value

$1,066,800$1,524,300

Median gross rent

$1,930$2,750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Larkspur	San Anselmo
Under 5	4.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	12.8%	18.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	4.4%
25 to 34	6.8%	7.0%
35 to 44	9.2%	13.8%
45 to 54	15.7%	15.4%
55 to 64	18.4%	14.3%
65 to 74	11.5%	12.9%
75 and over	12.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Larkspur	San Anselmo
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	77.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.2%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	1.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	8.2%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Larkspur	San Anselmo
No high school diploma	3.4%	2.4%
High school graduate	7.5%	7.2%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	36.0%	41.6%
Graduate or professional degree	33.4%	29.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Larkspur	San Anselmo
Drove alone	55.3%	55.9%
Carpooled	6.8%	2.9%
Public transit	3.8%	4.8%
Walked	3.6%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.9%	1.7%
Worked from home	28.9%	29.2%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Larkspur	San Anselmo
1-unit, detached	37.6%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	28.5%	6.0%
20 or more units	18.2%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Larkspur	San Anselmo
Poverty rate	7.1%	5.3%
Average household size	2.06	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1971	1954