Muir Beach vs San Geronimo

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

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

San Geronimo has the higher population (562 vs 399 in Muir Beach). San Geronimo has the higher median household income ($206,375 vs $157,500 in Muir Beach). Muir Beach has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,220,800 in San Geronimo).

Population, income & housing

	Muir Beach	San Geronimo
Population	399	562
Median age	61.2 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$157,500	$206,375
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,220,800
Median gross rent	$2,188	—
Housing units	203	195
Homeownership rate	89.2%	88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.3%	87.8%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Muir Beach	San Geronimo
Population	336 → 399 (+18.8%)	399 → 562 (+40.9%)
Median household income	$156,250 → $157,500 (+0.8%)	$112,277 → $206,375 (+83.8%)
Median home value	$1,450,000 → $2,000,001 (+37.9%)	$877,200 → $1,220,800 (+39.2%)
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

San Geronimo

Population

399562

Median household income

$112,277$206,375

Median home value

$877,200$1,220,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Muir Beach	San Geronimo
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.0%	18.9%
18 to 24	6.0%	21.5%
25 to 34	6.8%	3.9%
35 to 44	6.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.8%	23.8%
55 to 64	25.6%	12.1%
65 to 74	20.1%	5.3%
75 and over	15.5%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Muir Beach	San Geronimo
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	96.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
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%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Muir Beach	San Geronimo
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	3.4%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	12.2%
Bachelor's degree	31.8%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	42.5%	77.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Muir Beach	San Geronimo
Drove alone	50.8%	76.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	46.6%	18.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Muir Beach	San Geronimo
1-unit, detached	96.6%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	17.4%
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	San Geronimo
Poverty rate	10.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.15	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	28	18
Median year structure built	1960	1977