San Anselmo, California demographics

San Anselmo, CA demographics: median age 45.6; 70.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · San Anselmo town, California · Incorporated town · GEOID 0664434. The survey estimates a population of 12,679 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in San Anselmo is 45.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.3 years. There are 5,224 households (±296). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	45.6 ±3.3	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	3,001 ±437	23.7% ±3.4 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	1,484 ±337	11.7% ±2.7 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	5,449 ±555	43.0% ±4.4 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,745 ±363	21.6% ±2.9 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	6,173 ±330	48.7% ±2.6 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	6,506 ±330	51.3% ±2.6 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	9,713 ±550	76.6% ±4.3 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	213 ±192 · low precision	1.7% ±1.5 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	183 ±143 · low precision	1.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	774 ±232	6.1% ±1.8 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	9 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	270 ±138 · low precision	2.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,517 ±371	12.0% ±2.9 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,352 ±436	89.5% ±3.4 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,327 ±444	10.5% ±3.5 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,224
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,925 ±228	56.0% ±3.0 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	190 ±110 · low precision	3.6% ±2.1 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	293 ±122	5.6% ±2.3 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,412 ±317	27.0% ±5.9 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	404 ±167	7.7% ±3.2 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,224
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,723 ±195	33.0% ±3.2 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,501 ±405	67.0% ±6.8 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,224
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,412 ±317	27.0% ±5.9 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,860 ±268	35.6% ±4.7 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	795 ±219	15.2% ±4.1 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	817 ±161	15.6% ±3.0 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	287 ±155 · low precision	5.5% ±3.0 pp · low precision	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	53 ±82 · low precision	1.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,679
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	11,466 ±263	90.4% ±2.1 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,213 ±267	9.6% ±2.1 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,000
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	10,750 ±404	89.6% ±3.0 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	438 ±257 · low precision	3.6% ±2.1 pp · low precision	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	38 ±46 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	15 ±24 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	112 ±113 · low precision	0.9% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	226 ±168 · low precision	1.9% ±1.4 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	33 ±54 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	199 ±201 · low precision	1.7% ±1.7 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	2 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	166 ±120 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	21 ±29 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,076
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	177 ±117 · low precision	2.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	691 ±237	7.6% ±2.6 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,204 ±287	13.3% ±3.1 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	600 ±183	6.6% ±2.0 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,654 ±361	40.3% ±3.6 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,750 ±387	30.3% ±4.1 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 12,544
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	11,588 ±319	92.4% ±2.4 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	590 ±245	4.7% ±2.0 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	277 ±153 · low precision	2.2% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	21 ±31 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	68 ±87 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

1.1% of San Anselmo residents (±0.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 97.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	San Anselmo	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	97.3% ±1.0 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.5% ±1.2 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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