Muir Beach vs Nicasio

A side-by-side comparison of Muir Beach and Nicasio: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Muir Beach has the higher population (399 vs 113 in Nicasio). Nicasio has the higher median household income ($236,250 vs $157,500 in Muir Beach). Muir Beach has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $2,000,000 in Nicasio).

Population, income & housing

	Muir Beach	Nicasio
Population	399	113
Median age	61.2 yrs	53.2 yrs
Median household income	$157,500	$236,250
Median home value	$2,000,001	$2,000,000
Median gross rent	$2,188	—
Housing units	203	40
Homeownership rate	89.2%	94.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.3%	81.9%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Muir Beach	Nicasio
Population	336 → 399 (+18.8%)	71 → 113 (+59.2%)
Median household income	$156,250 → $157,500 (+0.8%)	$233,750 → $236,250 (+1.1%)
Median home value	$1,450,000 → $2,000,001 (+37.9%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,000 (-0.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,655 → $2,188 (+32.2%)	—

Muir Beach

Population

336399

Median household income

$156,250$157,500

Median home value

$1,450,000$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$1,655$2,188

Nicasio

Population

71113

Median household income

$233,750$236,250

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Muir Beach	Nicasio
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.0%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	19.5%
25 to 34	6.8%	3.5%
35 to 44	6.3%	3.5%
45 to 54	7.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	25.6%	27.4%
65 to 74	20.1%	16.8%
75 and over	15.5%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Muir Beach	Nicasio
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Muir Beach	Nicasio
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	3.4%	15.3%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	2.8%
Bachelor's degree	31.8%	48.6%
Graduate or professional degree	42.5%	33.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Muir Beach	Nicasio
Drove alone	50.8%	55.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.4%
Public transit	0.0%	4.3%
Walked	2.6%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	46.6%	17.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Muir Beach	Nicasio
1-unit, detached	96.6%	95.0%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Muir Beach	Nicasio
Poverty rate	10.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.15	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	28	50
Median year structure built	1960	1980