County profile
Marin County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#165 of 3,127 US counties by GDP44th-percentile growthmore diversified than 95% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$36.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
106,249
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
10,049
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$91.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
253,694
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$149.1k±$4.5k
Bachelor's degree+
61.1%±1.3%
Poverty rate
8.3%±0.7%
Business applications
3,749 · 2025
Retail establishments
923
36.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1RhConsumer Cyclical$3.4B55C2BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.Healthcare$3.2B85A3Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.Healthcare$673.0M58C4Blend Labs, Inc.Technology$123.6M52D5Hennessy Advisors, Inc.Financial Services$35.5M70B6Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.Real Estate$31.5M65B7Innolog Holdings CorporationTechnology$5.1M——8Saguaro Holdings Corp.Energy$64.6k——9Claritas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$0——10Westamerica BancorporationFinancial Services———11Bank of Marin BancorpFinancial Services———12FIGX Capital Acquisition Corp.Financial Services———13Redwood Trust, Inc.Real Estate———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care28%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation17%
Professional services12%
Construction12%
Other services9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
253,694
residents · 2025 · -2.9% since 2020
Income per capita $190.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−14,290
International migration+6,227
Natural change+234
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$30.7B2019
$31.0B2020
$33.1B2021
$34.1B2022
$35.5B2023
$36.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$1.5M±$27.3k
Median gross rent
$2.7k/mo±$83/mo
Vacancy rate
8.1%±0.6%
Affordability
16.6× wages
Residential permits
$86.9M
149 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
96.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$3.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 99Earthquake 99Coastal flooding 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
15692016
16082017
16962018
16992019
16632020
17762021
19982022
20592023
21042024
20872025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -44% since 20212652021
3022022
3042023
1582024
1492025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
22.6 km
I-580
Nearest freight rail
14.3 km
SMRT
Nearest port
21.8 km
MORRIS TUG & BARGE COMPANY
Nearest commercial airport
49.0 km
CHARLES M SCHULZ/SONOMA COUNTY
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR13 filings from 7 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$91.0k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Marin?
Marin's economy produced $36.9B in 2024, growing 3.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.