Novato, CA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	47,630	100.0

Male	23,033	48.4
Female	24,597	51.6

Under 5 years	2,802	5.9
5 to 9 years	3,115	6.5
10 to 14 years	3,243	6.8
15 to 19 years	2,770	5.8
20 to 24 years	2,124	4.5
25 to 34 years	5,984	12.6
35 to 44 years	8,278	17.4
45 to 54 years	8,035	16.9
55 to 59 years	3,023	6.3
60 to 64 years	2,062	4.3
65 to 74 years	3,122	6.6
75 to 84 years	2,212	4.6
85 years and over	860	1.8

Median age (years)	39.6	(X)

18 years and over	36,633	76.9
Male	17,383	36.5
Female	19,250	40.4
21 years and over	35,268	74.0
62 years and over	7,318	15.4
65 years and over	6,194	13.0
Male	2,503	5.3
Female	3,691	7.7

RACE
One race	45,756	96.1
White	39,414	82.8
Black or African American	948	2.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	246	0.5
Asian	2,479	5.2
Asian Indian	237	0.5
Chinese	835	1.8
Filipino	513	1.1
Japanese	252	0.5
Korean	217	0.5
Vietnamese	191	0.4
Other Asian ¹	234	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	82	0.2
Native Hawaiian	22	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	15	0.0
Samoan	14	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	31	0.1
Some other race	2,587	5.4
Two or more races	1,874	3.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	41,056	86.2
Black or African American	1,277	2.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	629	1.3
Asian	3,192	6.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	211	0.4
Some other race	3,282	6.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	47,630	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	6,229	13.1
Mexican	3,620	7.6
Puerto Rican	112	0.2
Cuban	43	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	2,454	5.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	41,401	86.9
White alone	36,336	76.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	47,630	100.0
In households	46,648	97.9
Householder	18,524	38.9
Spouse	9,770	20.5
Child	13,085	27.5
Own child under 18 years	10,227	21.5
Other relatives	2,078	4.4
Under 18 years	510	1.1
Nonrelatives	3,191	6.7
Unmarried partner	993	2.1
In group quarters	982	2.1
Institutionalized population	618	1.3
Noninstitutionalized population	364	0.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	18,524	100.0
Family households (families)	12,419	67.0
With own children under 18 years	5,952	32.1
Married-couple family	9,770	52.7
With own children under 18 years	4,435	23.9
Female householder, no husband present	1,907	10.3
With own children under 18 years	1,134	6.1
Nonfamily households	6,105	33.0
Householder living alone	4,661	25.2
Householder 65 years and over	1,714	9.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,285	33.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,251	22.9

Average household size	2.52	(X)
Average family size	3.01	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	18,994	100.0
Occupied housing units	18,524	97.5
Vacant housing units	470	2.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	51	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	18,524	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	12,515	67.6
Renter-occupied housing units	6,009	32.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.50	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.56	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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