Demographics of Larkspur city, California

Larkspur city, California had 12,620 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −415 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Larkspur city, in four figures

12,620
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,854 ±26.; −3.2%
Change since July 2020: −415 people.; 51.2 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $140,417 ±$33,906
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.

Larkspur city, California's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Larkspur city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Larkspur city, California's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Larkspur city, 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	13,035	100.0	100.0
2021	12,960	99.4	100.2
2022	12,772	98.0	100.7
2023	12,693	97.4	101.6
2024	12,737	97.7	102.5
2025	12,620	96.8	103.1

Population of Larkspur city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,035	—
2021	12,960	−75
2022	12,772	−188
2023	12,693	−79
2024	12,737	+44
2025	12,620	−117

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.2 ±1.9: for men 49.8 ±3.3 and for women 51.8 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Larkspur city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	563 ±151	4.4% ±1.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,574 ±256	12.2% ±2.0	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,020 ±317	7.9% ±2.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,279 ±333	17.7% ±2.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,150 ±489	32.3% ±3.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,268 ±391	25.4% ±3.0	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $140,417 ±$33,906, and income per person $107,185 ±$10,446, 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 Larkspur city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	466 ±196	7.7% ±3.2	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	597 ±205	9.9% ±3.4	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	776 ±214	12.9% ±3.5	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	568 ±214	9.4% ±3.5	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	658 ±160	10.9% ±2.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	432 ±133	7.2% ±2.2	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,521 ±322	41.9% ±5.0	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Larkspur city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	890 ±315	7.0% ±2.5	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 164	0% to 7.6%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	497 ±213	7.9% ±3.3	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	312 ±131	7.2% ±2.9	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 Larkspur city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Larkspur city	California	United States
Housing units	6,431 ±310	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.6% ±6.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.9% to 10.0%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	46.5% ±3.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	53.5% ±5.8	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,996,600 ±$170,908	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$3,001 ±$204	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±2	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 Larkspur city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,137 ±368	8.8% ±2.9	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,415 ±569	73.2% ±4.4	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.3%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	859 ±291	6.7% ±2.3	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	67 to 335	0.5% to 2.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,229 ±390	9.6% ±3.0	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 Larkspur city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	5,898 ±401	45.9% ±3.1	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,770 ±459	37.1% ±3.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	63 to 247	0.5% to 1.9%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,031 ±343	15.8% ±2.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,088 ±231	8.5% ±1.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	943 ±266	7.3% ±2.1	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%.

Larkspur city among the places of California

433rd 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 Larkspur city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Emeryville city	13,081 ±24
Grand Terrace city	13,078 ±57
Lake Los Angeles CDP	13,051 ±1,427
Carpinteria city	13,036 ±25
Palos Verdes Estates city	12,925 ±44
Larkspur city	12,854 ±26
Solana Beach city	12,823 ±31
Kingsburg city	12,755 ±45
Marysville city	12,726 ±23
San Anselmo town	12,679 ±37
Bonita CDP	12,652 ±1,680

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by median home value
No. 1 Places in California by median home value
No. 3 Places in California by median rent
No. 5 Places by median rent
No. 11 Places in California by median age
No. 16 Places in California by per capita income

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026