Demographics of Sausalito city, California

Sausalito city, California had 7,019 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −237 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sausalito city, in four figures

7,019
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,141 ±37.; −3.3%
Change since July 2020: −237 people.; 55.6 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $182,357 ±$14,313
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.

Sausalito city, California's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sausalito 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

Sausalito city, California's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sausalito 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	7,256	100.0	100.0
2021	7,229	99.6	100.2
2022	7,126	98.2	100.7
2023	7,054	97.2	101.6
2024	7,063	97.3	102.5
2025	7,019	96.7	103.1

Population of Sausalito city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,256	—
2021	7,229	−27
2022	7,126	−103
2023	7,054	−72
2024	7,063	+9
2025	7,019	−44

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 55.6 ±2.8: for men 54.3 ±6.7 and for women 57.1 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sausalito city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	269 ±100	3.8% ±1.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	205 ±81	2.9% ±1.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	142 to 596	2.0% to 8.4%	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,847 ±315	25.9% ±4.4	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,046 ±313	28.7% ±4.4	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,405 ±351	33.7% ±4.9	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $182,357 ±$14,313, and income per person $137,244 ±$13,908, 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 Sausalito city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	129 to 393	3.3% to 9.9%	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	386 ±121	9.7% ±3.0	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	227 ±107	5.7% ±2.7	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	271 ±110	6.8% ±2.7	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	516 ±149	13.0% ±3.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	748 ±240	18.8% ±5.9	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,567 ±222	39.4% ±4.9	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 Sausalito city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	568 ±260	8.0% ±3.6	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 50	0% to 10.8%	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	132 to 486	3.6% to 12.8%	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	39 to 449	1.5% to 15.4%	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 Sausalito city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sausalito city	California	United States
Housing units	4,510 ±301	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.2% ±1.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.8% ±3.4	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.6% ±5.8	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.4% ±5.0	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,894,600 ±$418,178	$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	1964 ±4	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Sausalito city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	569 ±186	8.0% ±2.6	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,797 ±265	81.2% ±3.7	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 63	0% to 0.9%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	482 ±203	6.7% ±2.8	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	0% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	234 ±100	3.3% ±1.4	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 Sausalito city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	3,005 ±390	42.1% ±5.5	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,978 ±371	41.7% ±5.2	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	131 ±63	1.8% ±0.9	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,027 ±201	14.4% ±2.8	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	660 ±161	9.2% ±2.3	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	367 ±126	5.1% ±1.8	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Sausalito city among the places of California

572nd 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 Sausalito city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Heber CDP	7,312 ±970
Boyes Hot Springs CDP	7,247 ±1,280
Earlimart CDP	7,214 ±980
Mammoth Lakes town	7,214 ±14
Mecca CDP	7,184 ±996
Sausalito city	7,141 ±37
East Foothills CDP	7,139 ±1,022
Rancho Calaveras CDP	7,131 ±968
Oceano CDP	7,128 ±951
Taft city	7,125 ±17
Fowler city	7,094 ±25

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by median home value
No. 7 Places by per capita income
No. 59 Places by median household income
No. 89 Places by median age

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