Community Organizations and Services
Population and by Age 1980-2015
1980 3200
1990 3345
2000 3797
2010 3656
2015 3707
Total population
Under 5 years
215 693
220 599
169 764
135 582
70
5-19 years 20-64 years
603
2104
2321
2590
2397
2178
65 years and over
188
205
274
542
856
The Valley Population is Aging There were 507 more people living in the Valley in 2015 than 35 years earlier. However, the number of young children ages 0-5 years dropped substantially: in 2015 there were 145 fewer 0-5 year-olds in the Valley than in 1980. At the same time the population of senior adults, 65 years of age and over, grew dramatically from 188 in 1980 to 856 in 2015. By 2015, one in four Valley residents was 65 years and over. The Valley is considerably less ethnically diverse than Marin County as a whole. Eighty-eight percent of Valley residents were white non-Hispanic compared with 72% county-wide. Five percent of Valley residents were Latino or Hispanic; that population group accounted for 16% of the County’s population. Only 2.9% of the Valley’s population were black or Afri- can American and 1.8% were Asian. Social and Economic Characteristics of the Valley Population Of the 1,643 households in the Valley in 2015, 57% were families and 30% of the households were single people living by themselves. Of the 490 single-person households, 172 were 65 years of age and over. One in five Valley households had children under 18 years. There were 358 men and 590 women who were widowed, divorced or separated living in the Val- ley accounting for 30% of the population 15 years and over. The equivalent percent in the County was 20% Household income in the Valley is below the Marin County average. Median annual household income in the Valley in 2015 was nearly $11,000 a year less than the County-wide average ($82,540 vs. $93,257). One in six Valley households had incomes less than $35,000 a year. Seventy-two percent of residents 16 years of age and over were in the labor force. Median earnings for male full-time workers was $62,075 compared with $52,350 for women. Ninety-four percent of the population had health insurance coverage. Twenty-six percent of Valley workers were self-employed compared with 15% in the County. Two-thirds of people 25 years and over in the Valley had earned a Bachelor’s Degree or higher. Fifty-four percent of Valley residents were born in California. Thirty-five percent were born in another state. Housing in the Valley The Census Bureau recorded 1,776 housing units in the Valley in 2015 of which 1,643 (93%) were occupied. Twenty-nine percent of Valley homes were rentals, compared to 38% countywide. More than 90% of Valley homes were single family units. The Census Bureau recorded a 0% vacancy rate for rental in the Valley in 2015 and 2.9% county-wide Homes in the Valley are on average older than elsewhere in Marin. Eighty-nine percent of Valley houses were built
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