Muir Beach vs Tomales

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

Muir Beach and Tomales 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 192 in Tomales). Muir Beach has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $852,500 in Tomales). Since 2019, Muir Beach's population has grown faster (+18.8% vs +0.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Muir Beach	Tomales
Population	399	192
Median age	61.2 yrs	65.5 yrs
Median household income	$157,500	—
Median home value	$2,000,001	$852,500
Median gross rent	$2,188	—
Housing units	203	113
Homeownership rate	89.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.3%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Muir Beach	Tomales
Population	336 → 399 (+18.8%)	191 → 192 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$156,250 → $157,500 (+0.8%)	—
Median home value	$1,450,000 → $2,000,001 (+37.9%)	$554,200 → $852,500 (+53.8%)
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

Tomales

Population

191192

Median home value

$554,200$852,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Muir Beach	Tomales
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	6.0%	29.7%
25 to 34	6.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	6.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.8%	5.7%
55 to 64	25.6%	0.0%
65 to 74	20.1%	59.9%
75 and over	15.5%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Muir Beach	Tomales
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	100.0%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Muir Beach	Tomales
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	3.4%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree	31.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	42.5%	38.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Muir Beach	Tomales
Drove alone	50.8%	11.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	61.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	46.6%	26.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Muir Beach	Tomales
1-unit, detached	96.6%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.7%
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	Tomales
Poverty rate	10.0%	58.9%
Average household size	2.15	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1960	1938