Novato, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Novato, CA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 58,652. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet NOVATO-CA · Novato, CA 3 ZIPs · 58,652 pop · #2262/25278 · Marin County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-TOP
- INC-TOP $119,105
- RANK-TOP #2262/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over San Quentin
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 68% owners
- POP-SMALL 58,652
- SPREAD-TIGHT 94945→94947
- HOME-TOP $1,097,400
Nearest income peer: San Quentin, CA ( $3,913 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Novato
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Novato on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Point Reyes St · lowest $82,205
Point Reyes St · lowest
$82,205 median HH income
- Bolinas · near
Bolinas · near
$101,458 median HH income
- San Quentin · near
San Quentin · near
$115,192 median HH income
- Novato · this city
Novato · this city
$119,105 median HH income
- San Rafael · near
San Rafael · near
$128,707 median HH income
- Fairfax · near
Fairfax · near
$145,362 median HH income
- Belvedere Tibu · highest
Belvedere Tibu · highest
$246,045 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Novato, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 9%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 58,652
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $119,105
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $119,105 and home value $1,097,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 50.0%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Novato as a pure owner town.
Within California, Cloverdale is the closest lower-income city and Granada Hills the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Novato.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Novato differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Novato: $107,790 in ZIP 94945 to $128,766 in 94947. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.2×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.1×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 2 points
94945 to 94947
94947 to 94949
94945 to 94949
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Novato residents split across a short ZIP set
No ZIP owns Novato: the largest, 94947, is only about 41% of 58,652 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Novato
Citywide ZBP: 1,875 establishments, 22,717 employees , annual payroll $2,138,559k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 94945 (763 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (324) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Novato, CA
These ZIP codes sit in Marin County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Novato. See the Marin County roll-up →
Novato sits in the lower half of Marin County on income: San Rafael, Mill Valley and San Anselmo report more, San Quentin, Point Reyes Station and Bolinas report less. Belvedere Tiburon marks the far end of that range at $246,045, 107% above Novato.
Side-by-side: Compare 94947 vs 94949 →
Novato roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Novato, .