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Marin County · California

ZIP code 94940

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 94940 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
275

ZCTA residents

Median income

Household, past 12 months

Median home

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
7.25%

California state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 94940 sits in Marin County, California and is home to 275 people. Median household income is , the median home is worth and median gross rent is . 54.5% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7.25% (California state rate).

County
Marin County

FIPS 06041

State
California (CA)

1,803 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 94940

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
275ZIP 94940 residents
Median household income
Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
57.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
54.5%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 94940

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
7.25%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$7Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$73Before any exemptions

California levies 7.25% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
0%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 94940 compares

ZIP 94940 against the median ZIP in Marin County and across California.

MeasureZIP 94940County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$138,379$89,916
Median home value$1,475,450$628,900
Median gross rent$2,538$1,851
Population2752,15115,085-98%

Medians are computed across the 29 ZIP areas in Marin County and the 1803 ZIP areas in California.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1803 California ZIP areas.

Income

Not published

Home value

Not published

Population

larger than 10% of 1,803 state ZIPs

#1,614

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Marin County.

ZIP 94940 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 94940?
ZIP 94940 lies mostly in Marin County, California. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 94940?
California charges 7.25% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 94940 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth against the typical California ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94940, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.