Sausalito Community 'Snapshot'

							                 Sausalito Community ‘Snapshot’
   (Population Statistics Based on 2000 Census -unless otherwise
                                noted)

Demographics
Total Population- 7,330
Median Age – 45.4
    3%- Under 5 years
    1.4% - 5 to 9 years
    1.7% - 10 to 14 years
    1.7% - 15 to 19 years
    1.9% - 20 to 24 years
    18.1% - 25 to 34 years
    21.4% - 35 to 44 years
    22.3% - 45 to 54 years
    10.2 %- 55 – 59 years
    6.0% - 60 to 64 years
    7.5% - 65 to 74 years
    3.7% - 75 to 84 years
    1.0% - 85 years and over
Total Households – 4,254
    3.9% single-parent households
Language and ethnicity
    16.0 % speak Language other than English at home
    84.3 % are native born
    15.7% are foreign born
    91.7% White
    .7% African American
    4.2% Asian
    3.3% Hispanic



Economic and Social Information
Income
    $81,040 – Per capital Income (in 1999)
    $87,469 – Median household income (in 1999)
    $123,467 -Median family income (in 1999)
    374 persons in poverty (data from 1999)
Housing
    49.1 % Owner-occupied units
    50.9 % Renter-occupied units
Industry
    28.5% Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and
      waste management services
    15.3% Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
    11.9% Educational, health and social services
    9.9% Information
    9.6% Retail trade
    4.5% Manufacturing
    3.5% Construction
    1.2% Wholesale trade
    .4 % Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting, and mining

Employment
    76.8% in labor force (population 16 years and over)
    Of those in labor force, 66.9 % are management / professional,
       7.4% service occupations, 20.9% sales & office occupations,
       4.7% in construction, production, transportation, fishing, farming, &
       forestry
    21.9% are self-employed, 6.4 % Government workers, 71.5 % Private
       wage & salary workers
Education
    98% High School grad or higher
    69.9% Bachelor’s degree or higher
School enrollment
637 children 3 years and over enrolled in school
    9.4% Nursery school, preschool
    1.4% Kindergarten
    21.0% Elementary school (grades 1-8)
    17.6% High School (grades 9-12)
    50.5% College or graduate school
Schools (including schools in Marin City)
    3 pre-school / kindergarten (Children’s Cultural Center of Marin
       (Montessori), Sausalito Nursery School, Sparrow Creek Montessori
       School
    2 elementary schools (K-6) (Bayside Elementary, Willow Creek
       Academy (charter) (K-6). Bayside has a library.
    1 middle school (7-8) (Martin Luther King Academy) (has a library)
    1 College Prep High School (9-12) (The Marin School) (has a library)
Politics
    5,018 registered voters
    2,482 Democrats
    957 Republicans
    1,318 Declined to state
Recreational amenities
    Sausalito Recreation Department, parks, playgrounds, tennis courts,
      bicycle lanes, beaches, boat launch, fishing
    Yacht clubs, boating rental/ charter facilities, boating instruction
      schools
Cultural resources
    Bookstores, museums, art galleries, artist studios, annual art
      festival, opera and jazz concerts, three-screen movie house,

Sources of information in Sausalito (other than public library)
   Newspapers: Marin Scope, Marin Independent Journal, San
     Francisco Chronicle, Pacific Sun
   Radio- Radio Sausalito (16.10 AM)
   Television- local cable station and local news from network stations
   Internet
   In-the Loop- Local news /events compiled by City of Sausalito and
     emailed to an Email distribution list of residents
   School libraries at Bayside Elementary, Martin Luther King Academy
     and Marin School

Community Service Organizations
Civic Clubs
    Sausalito Woman’s Club
    Sausalito Lion’s Club
    Sausalito Rotary
Foundations
    Sausalito Foundation
Business
    Chamber of Commerce
Support Groups for Institutions
    Friends of the Sausalito Library
    Sausalito Library Foundation
    Bay Model Association
    Bayside/MLK PTA
    Sausalito Schools Foundation
    Sausalito Sister City Committee
    Bee St. Housing
Churches
    Christ Episcopal
    Sausalito Presbyterian
    Star of the Sea Catholic
    Sausalito Christian Fellowship
    Open Door Ministries
Neighborhood Associations
    Galilee Harbor Community Association
    Floating Homes Association
Arts Groups
    Sausalito Art Festival

Historical Groups
    Sausalito Historical Society
Recreational Groups
    Sausalito Little League
    Sausalito Yacht Club
    Remington Dog Park