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Sausalito, California: commercial real estate data.
Sausalito is a Census city of 7,141 people across 1.76 square miles of land, in Marin County. Median household income is $182,357, 59.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sausalito
What Sausalito is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.76 sq mi
- Water area0.49 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,048
- County holding the largest share of its areaMarin County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sausalito
How many people live in Sausalito
- Population7,141
- Median age55.6
- Population under 18474 plus or minus 129
- Share under 186.6 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Population 65 and over2,405
- Share 65 and over33.7 percent
- Households3,976
- Family households1,667
- Share of households that are families41.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sausalito
Income and work in Sausalito
- Median household income$182,357
- Per capita income$137,244
- Civilian labor force4,561
- Employed4,194
- Unemployed367 plus or minus 185
- Unemployment rate8.0 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over6,298
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher76.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree36.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sausalito
Housing in Sausalito
- Housing units4,510
- Occupied units3,976
- Vacant units534 plus or minus 158
- Vacancy rate11.8 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied2,370
- Renter occupied1,606
- Ownership rate59.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,894,600 plus or minus $418,178
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.0 percent
- Single family units2,732
- Share single family60.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,759
- Share in buildings of two or more39.0 percent
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sausalito
How Sausalito gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,224
- Commuting under 15 minutes613 plus or minus 197
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,067 plus or minus 217
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.0 percent
- Drove alone40.4 percent
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport5.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home45.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sausalito
SBA loans in Sausalito (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$9,359,800
- Average approval$584,988
- Median approval$176,000
- Largest approval$3,100,000
- Jobs supported118
- Jobs per approval7.4
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sausalito, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sausalito
SBA loans in Sausalito (504)
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$11,570,000
- Average approval$1,051,818
- Median approval$910,000
- Largest approval$1,680,000
- Jobs supported56
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sausalito, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sausalito
Flood risk in Sausalito
- NFIP communityCity of Sausalito
- NFIP community number060182
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date08/15/17
The City of Sausalito participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060182 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Marin County, not Sausalito
Marin County context, not Sausalito figures
- Establishments in Marin County10,049
- Covered employment, Marin County110,934
- Average annual pay, Marin County$93,552
- Housing units permitted, Marin County158
Every figure in this section is published for Marin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sausalito.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Sausalito questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sausalito, California?
7,141, in 3,976 households. Sausalito city covers 1.76 square miles of land, which is 4,048 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sausalito in?
Marin County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Sausalito?
$182,357. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,894,600. Median gross rent is $3,501 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sausalito businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $9.4 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $176,000, plus 11 504 approvals worth $11.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sausalito, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sausalito borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sausalito. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sausalito in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sausalito appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sausalito, city of, community 060182, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Sausalito figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Marin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Sausalito.
Is zoning published for Sausalito?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.