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San AnselmoCA

San Anselmo, CA is a 13K-resident city in Marin County with a median household income of $173,641.

Marin County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for San Anselmo, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. San Anselmo has a population larger than 16% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $1,576,700.

Data updated 2026-09-04

13K
Population (place)
Bottom 17%
By size
$173,641
Median income (place)
$1,576,700
Median home (place)
7.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on San Anselmo

San Anselmo posts a median household income higher than 96% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 4%
by median income, US cities

Where San Anselmo income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$173,641 Top 4% higher than 96% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

San Anselmo $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading San Anselmo, CA beyond the headline numbers

San Anselmo sits inside Marin County, California, at roughly 37.97°N, -122.56°W. Population 12,653, $173,641 median household income. Median home value $1,576,700, median rent $2,797. Poverty rate 7.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 7.4%, poverty in San Anselmo, CA runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in San Anselmo costs around 9.1 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

35.1% of San Anselmo workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, obesity departs furthest from its peer median: 20.7% in San Anselmo, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

3% of San Anselmo workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 45.6 years, San Anselmo's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for San Anselmo from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
12,653
San Anselmo · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$173,641
+94% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$1,576,700
+281% vs avg
Median Age (place)
45.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Marin County): San Anselmo's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
258K+1%
Median Income
$149,091+64%
Median Home Value
$1,507,300+93%
Poverty Rate
8.3%+8%
Unemployment
6.1%-20%

Economics

Economics indicators for San Anselmo, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,797/mo
Poverty Rate
7.4% -40% vs avg
Unemployment 7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 70.6%
Work From Home 35.1%
Public Transit 3%

Population

White 76.6%
African American 1.7%
Asian 6.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 5.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
30.2%
Short Sleep Duration
28%
Obesity
20.7%
Binge Drinking
16.6%
Physical Inactivity
14.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
13.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
10.8%
Current Asthma
9.8%
Diabetes
8.6%
Current Smoking
7.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 78.6%
Annual Checkup 75%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
5.3%
Lack of Health Insurance
3.3%
Stroke
2.7%

What alerts and safety updates affect San Anselmo?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for San Anselmo right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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San Anselmo: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

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  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of San Anselmo, CA? ▼
San Anselmo, CA has a population of 12,653 people, located in Marin County, California.
What is the median household income in San Anselmo? ▼
The median household income in San Anselmo, CA is $173,641 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 7.4%.
What is the median home value in San Anselmo? ▼
The median home value in San Anselmo, CA is $1,576,700. Median rent is $2,797/month.
What are the top health concerns in San Anselmo? ▼
The top health indicators in San Anselmo include High Blood Pressure (30.2%), Short Sleep Duration (28%), Obesity (20.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in San Anselmo? ▼
The median age in San Anselmo, CA is 45.6 years. 70.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for San Anselmo, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (7.4% here).

Arlington, VA 7.4% Rio Rancho, NM 7.4% New Braunfels, TX 7.4% Atascocita, TX 7.4%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($173,641 here).

Erie, CO $173,349 New City, NY $173,046 Gainesville, VA $174,410 Seaford, NY $172,557

Compare San Anselmo with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using San Anselmo's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Marin County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.