San Rafael vs Tamalpais-Homestead Valley

A side-by-side comparison of San Rafael and Tamalpais-Homestead Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

San Rafael and Tamalpais-Homestead Valley are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Rafael has the higher population (60,604 vs 12,153 in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley). Tamalpais-Homestead Valley has the higher median household income ($238,158 vs $109,317 in San Rafael). Tamalpais-Homestead Valley has the higher median home value ($1,811,100 vs $1,246,200 in San Rafael).

Population, income & housing

	San Rafael	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
Population	60,604	12,153
Median age	43.5 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$109,317	$238,158
Median home value	$1,246,200	$1,811,100
Median gross rent	$2,346	$2,990
Housing units	24,212	4,776
Homeownership rate	51.8%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.4%	79.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Rafael	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
Population	58,775 → 60,604 (+3.1%)	11,689 → 12,153 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$91,742 → $109,317 (+19.2%)	$163,071 → $238,158 (+46.0%)
Median home value	$923,100 → $1,246,200 (+35.0%)	$1,243,500 → $1,811,100 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,937 → $2,346 (+21.1%)	$2,808 → $2,990 (+6.5%)

San Rafael

Population

58,77560,604

Median household income

$91,742$109,317

Median home value

$923,100$1,246,200

Median gross rent

$1,937$2,346

Tamalpais-Homestead Valley

Population

11,68912,153

Median household income

$163,071$238,158

Median home value

$1,243,500$1,811,100

Median gross rent

$2,808$2,990

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Rafael	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
Under 5	4.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.9%	19.9%
18 to 24	8.8%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	4.2%
35 to 44	13.4%	14.7%
45 to 54	13.4%	15.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	15.2%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.1%
75 and over	9.9%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Rafael	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	52.5%	79.1%
Black or African American	2.3%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	6.0%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.4%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.5%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	34.7%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Rafael	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
No high school diploma	15.7%	1.2%
High school graduate	13.8%	6.0%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	13.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	36.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21.6%	43.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Rafael	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
Drove alone	50.4%	42.7%
Carpooled	13.0%	7.4%
Public transit	6.8%	5.1%
Walked	4.5%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.4%
Worked from home	22.9%	40.8%
Other means	1.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Rafael	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
1-unit, detached	46.9%	90.1%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	14.7%	3.2%
20 or more units	16.3%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	San Rafael	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
Poverty rate	10.9%	3.9%
Average household size	2.51	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1968	1963