Woodacre, California


Woodacre is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Marin County, California, United States. The population was 1,410 at the 2020 census.

Geography

The community is located at in the eastern half of the San Geronimo Valley of central Marin County. San Geronimo and Lagunitas-Forest Knolls are to its west. Woodacre is located south-southwest of Novato, and 8 miles northwest of San Rafael; the nearest incorporated town is Fairfax, east-southeast. At, Woodacre has the highest base elevation in Marin County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, all of it land.

History

The community began when promoters subdivided the place in 1912. In 1923, wildfires burned 35 of the 40 homes in Woodacre. The first post office opened in 1925.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Woodacre had a population of 1,410. The population density was. The racial makeup of Woodacre was 86.2% White, 0.3% African American, 0.6% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.9% from other races, and 9.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.9% of the population.
The whole population lived in households. There were 612 households, out of which 20.9% included children under the age of 18, 48.0% were married-couple households, 6.9% were cohabiting couple households, 23.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 28.8% of households were one person, and 17.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.3. There were 386 families.
The age distribution was 16.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% aged 18 to 24, 14.9% aged 25 to 44, 32.1% aged 45 to 64, and 31.8% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 52.9years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males.
There were 650 housing units at an average density of, of which 612 were occupied. Of these, 75.8% were owner-occupied, and 24.2% were occupied by renters.

2023 estimates

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $225,521, and the per capita income was $87,336. About 4.5% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line.

Education

Almost all of the community is in the Lagunitas Elementary School District while a small portion is in the Ross Valley Elementary School District. All of it is in the Tamalpais Union High School District.

Notable people