Humidity & wind
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Population
51,947
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$1,032,500
Owner-occupied units
Novato, CA
California · 38.085° N, 122.548° W · 27 sq mi
Novato is a city in California, with a population of 51,947 and about 1,898 residents per square mile. The median household earns $115,736 a year, and the median home is worth $1,032,500.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
27 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,898
People per square mile
Rank by population
#852
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#501
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$115,736
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,506
Per month
Homeownership
66.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
28.1 min
One way
People
Median age
47.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
48.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
23.7%
Households
20,056
2.58 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 22.6%
Professional & business services 17.6%
Retail trade 10.7%
Arts, food & hospitality 8.2%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Novato
- San Rafael, CA8 mi · 59,410
- Petaluma, CA12 mi · 59,688
- Richmond, CA14 mi · 114,861
- Vallejo, CA16 mi · 123,287
- Berkeley, CA20 mi · 121,911
- Napa, CA20 mi · 76,562
- Santa Rosa, CA26 mi · 179,437
- Daly City, CA27 mi · 101,261
Cities about the same size
- Ocoee, FL51,932
- Collierville, TN51,909
- Levittown, NY51,904
- Goose Creek, SC52,010
- Diamond Bar, CA51,884
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- Westchester, FL52,032
- Burien, WA51,859
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838