What percentage of people rent in Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CA, 2020–2024
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16.7% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 414 renting households against 2,058 that own their home.

In Lucas Valley-Marinwood, the share of households that rent went from 11.4% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (+5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.7% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 414 (±162)
Median renter income: $142,979 (±$63,292)

Who rents and who owns in Lucas Valley-Marinwood

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lucas Valley-Marinwood	Marin County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.7% (±6.5 points)	35.3% (±1.1 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	414 (±162)	36,402 (±1,167)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,058 (±269)	66,616 (±1,123)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$142,979 (±$63,292)	$87,278 (±$4,979)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$222,292 (±$34,784)	$196,165 (±$5,844)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Lucas Valley-Marinwood, the renter share is lower than in Marin County (35.3%).

It is also lower than in California (44.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Marin County, Lucas Valley-Marinwood ranks 19 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 879 of 1,076.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Lucas Valley-Marinwood has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	11.4% (±4.0 points)	16.7% (±6.5 points)	+5.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$137,931 (±$22,483)	$200,761 (±$42,266)	+45.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Lucas Valley-Marinwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lucas Valley-Marinwood
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lucas Valley-Marinwood	—	16.7% (±6.5 points)	—
Sleepy Hollow	2.1 mi	12.3% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Novato	3.4 mi	33.9% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Fairfax	3.7 mi	31.1% (±6.7 points)	Higher
San Anselmo	4.1 mi	31.6% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Woodacre	4.2 mi	6.7% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Santa Venetia	4.7 mi	29.6% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Ross	5.4 mi	13.1% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
San Rafael	5.6 mi	47.0% (±2.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Woodacre, CA (6.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Novato, CA (33.9%), Fairfax, CA (31.1%), San Anselmo, CA (31.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Marin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
13	Santa Venetia	29.6% (±10.4 points)
14	Tiburon	25.1% (±6.4 points)
15	Bolinas	24.6% (±11.8 points)
16	Lagunitas-Forest Knolls	23.6% (±14.2 points)
17	Inverness	21.6% (±11.5 points)
18	Kentfield	19.1% (±4.3 points)
19	Lucas Valley-Marinwood	16.7% (±6.5 points)
20	Black Point-Green Point	14.7% (±8.9 points)
21	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley	14.6% (±4.1 points)
22	Ross	13.1% (±5.7 points)
23	Sleepy Hollow	12.3% (±14.6 points)
24	Woodacre	6.7% (±7.0 points)

Showing 12 of 24 places in Marin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lucas Valley-Marinwood is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lucas Valley-Marinwood

How many renters are there in Lucas Valley-Marinwood?

Lucas Valley-Marinwood has an estimated 414 (±162) renting households, 16.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lucas Valley-Marinwood?

In Lucas Valley-Marinwood, the share of households that rent went from 11.4% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (+5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lucas Valley-Marinwood?

A renting household in Lucas Valley-Marinwood has 2.3 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lucas Valley-Marinwood?

The median renting household in Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CA has an income of $142,979 (±$63,292) a year, against $222,292 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Lucas Valley-Marinwood CDP, California (place:44399, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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