San Rafael, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for San Rafael, CA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 70,197. 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 SAN-RAFAEL-CA · San Rafael, CA 2 ZIPs · 70,197 pop · #1643/25278 · Marin County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-TOP
- INC-TOP $128,707
- RANK-TOP #1643/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Novato
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 58% owners
- POP-SMALL 70,197
- SPREAD-TIGHT 94901→94903
- HOME-TOP $1,354,950
Nearest income peer: Novato, CA ( $9,602 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 San Rafael
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest San Rafael on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Point Reyes St · lowest $82,205
Point Reyes St · lowest
$82,205 median HH income
- San Quentin · near
San Quentin · near
$115,192 median HH income
- Novato · near
Novato · near
$119,105 median HH income
- San Rafael · this city
San Rafael · this city
$128,707 median HH income
- Fairfax · near
Fairfax · near
$145,362 median HH income
- Sausalito · near
Sausalito · near
$146,946 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, San Rafael, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 6%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 70,197
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $128,707
- 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 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $128,707 and home value $1,354,950 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 52.3%.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.4%) for this income tier, rent $2,625 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within California, El Cerrito is the closest lower-income city and Templeton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for San Rafael.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside San Rafael differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in San Rafael: $115,330 in ZIP 94901 to $142,083 in 94903. 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
- 1.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 7.2 points
94901 to 94903
94903 to 94901
94903 to 94901
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
Lead ZIP 94901 skews compact San Rafael
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 94901 covers about 59% of San Rafael's 70,197 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in San Rafael
Citywide ZBP: 3,145 establishments, 39,498 employees , annual payroll $3,520,662k (~45 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 94901 (2,001 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (535) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .
ZIP Codes in San Rafael, CA
These ZIP codes sit in Marin County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in San Rafael. See the Marin County roll-up →
San Rafael sits in the lower half of Marin County on income: Mill Valley, San Anselmo and Belvedere Tiburon report more, Novato, San Quentin and Point Reyes Station report less. Belvedere Tiburon marks the far end of that range at $246,045, 91% above San Rafael.
Side-by-side: Compare 94901 vs 94903 →
San Rafael 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 San Rafael, .