Population & Demographics
San Rafael, CA
San Rafael is home to 60,433 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 25,022 resident workers commute each day.
60,433 residents
Median age 43.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
San Rafael population & demographics
Who lives in San Rafael — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in San Rafael
How San Rafael breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
Race across San Rafael
Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across San Rafael.
These figures are for San Rafael proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How San Rafael commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
San Rafael
25,022 commutes, one dot at a time
San Rafael
Where 25,022 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in San Rafael, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into San Rafael.
Top industries
The sectors that employ San Rafael’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
Internet options for San Rafael
The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.
FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).