Demographics of Corte Madera town, California

Corte Madera town, California had 9,929 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −273 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Corte Madera town, in four figures

9,929
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,077 ±20.; −2.7%
Change since July 2020: −273 people.; 45.9 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $232,763 ±$36,730
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Corte Madera town, California's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Corte Madera town, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Corte Madera town, California's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Corte Madera town, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,202	100.0	100.0
2021	10,159	99.6	100.2
2022	10,038	98.4	100.7
2023	9,964	97.7	101.6
2024	9,985	97.9	102.5
2025	9,929	97.3	103.1

Population of Corte Madera town, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,202	—
2021	10,159	−43
2022	10,038	−121
2023	9,964	−74
2024	9,985	+21
2025	9,929	−56

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.9 ±3.1: for men 43.9 ±3.7 and for women 46.8 ±3.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Corte Madera town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	707 ±235	7.0% ±2.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,869 ±400	18.5% ±4.0	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	503 ±222	5.0% ±2.2	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,832 ±362	18.2% ±3.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,274 ±466	32.5% ±4.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,892 ±319	18.8% ±3.2	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $232,763 ±$36,730, and income per person $126,428 ±$14,588, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Corte Madera town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	107 to 375	2.7% to 9.3%	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	89 to 325	2.2% to 8.0%	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	113 to 349	2.8% to 8.6%	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	137 to 439	3.4% to 10.8%	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	344 ±148	8.5% ±3.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	435 ±163	10.8% ±4.0	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,290 ±281	56.7% ±5.9	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Corte Madera town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	195 to 739	1.9% to 7.3%	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 225	0% to 8.7%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	92 to 474	1.9% to 9.5%	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	17 to 143	0.8% to 5.6%	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Corte Madera town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Corte Madera town	California	United States
Housing units	4,171 ±274	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.8% ±8.9	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.4% to 6.0%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.8% ±4.9	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.2% ±6.8	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,755,200 ±$182,579	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±3	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Corte Madera town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,224 ±451	12.1% ±4.5	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,079 ±615	70.2% ±6.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 310	0% to 3.1%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	320 to 1,050	3.2% to 10.4%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 488	0% to 4.8%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	709 ±297	7.0% ±2.9	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Corte Madera town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	5,482 ±556	54.4% ±5.5	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,177 ±444	31.5% ±4.4	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	177 to 599	1.8% to 5.9%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,030 ±279	10.2% ±2.8	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	848 ±241	8.4% ±2.4	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	17 to 347	0.2% to 3.4%	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Corte Madera town among the places of California

497th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Corte Madera town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
San Diego Country Estates CDP	10,223 ±949
Country Club CDP	10,161 ±1,185
Potomac Park CDP	10,138 ±1,494
Blackhawk CDP	10,137 ±958
Rio Vista city	10,102 ±57
Corte Madera town	10,077 ±20
East Whittier CDP	9,990 ±850
Golden Hills CDP	9,891 ±1,471
Madera Acres CDP	9,846 ±1,448
Crestline CDP	9,835 ±1,547
Orange Cove city	9,695 ±42

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026