Woodacre, California

Woodacre
Census-designated place
Woodacre from the east
Location in Marin County and the state of California
Woodacre Location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°00′46″N122°38′43″W / 38.01278°N 122.64528°W / 38.01278; -122.64528
Country	United States
State	California
County	Marin
Government
•  County Board	District 4 Dennis Rodoni [1]
•  State Senate	Mike McGuire (D)
•  Assembly	Stephanie Nguyen (D)
•  U.S. Congress	Jared Huffman (D) [2]
Area [3]
• Total	1.797 sq mi (4.653 km2)
• Land	1.797 sq mi (4.653 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation [4]	364 ft (111 m)
Population  (2020) [5]
• Total	1,410
• Density	780/sq mi (300/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	94973
Area codes	415/628
FIPS code	06-86216
GNIS feature ID	1652657

Woodacre is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Marin County, California, United States. The population was 1,410 at the 2020 census. ^[5]

Geography

The community is located at 38°00′46″N122°38′43″W / 38.01278°N 122.64528°W / 38.01278; -122.64528 ^[4] 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 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of Novato, ^[6] and 8 miles northwest of San Rafael; the nearest incorporated town is Fairfax, 4 miles (6 km) east-southeast. At 364 feet (111 m), Woodacre has the highest base elevation in Marin County. ^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all of it land. ^[3]

History

The community began when promoters subdivided the place in 1912. ^[6] In 1923, wildfires burned 35 of the 40 homes in Woodacre. ^[7] The first post office opened in 1925. ^[6]

Demographics

2010

The 2010 United States Census ^[8] reported that Woodacre had a population of 1,348. The population density was 750.3 inhabitants per square mile (289.7/km²). The racial makeup of Woodacre was 1,231 (91.3%) White, 3 (0.2%) African American, 4 (0.3%) Native American, 27 (2.0%) Asian, 4 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 10 (0.7%) from other races, and 69 (5.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 77 persons (5.7%).

The Census reported that 100% of the population lived in households.

There were 595 households, of which 144 (24.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 279 (46.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 54 (9.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 25 (4.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 49 (8.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 11 (1.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 163 households (27.4%) were made up of individuals, and 44 (7.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27. There were 358 families (60.2% of all households); the average family size was 2.72.

238 people (17.7%) were under the age of 18, 53 people (3.9%) aged 18 to 24, 262 people (19.4%) aged 25 to 44, 575 people (42.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 220 people (16.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.5 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

There were 639 housing units at an average density of 355.7 per square mile (137.3/km²), of which 74.6% were owner-occupied and 25.4% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.6%. 77.3% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 22.7% lived in rental housing units.

2000

At the 2000 census, ^[9] there were 1,393 people, 548 households and 381 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 763.6 inhabitants per square mile (294.8/km²). There were 570 housing units at an average density of 312.5 per square mile (120.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP inj 2010 was 88.0% non-Hispanic White, 0.2% non-Hispanic African American, 0.1% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.7% of the population.

There were 548 households, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.90.

23.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 38.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median household income was $62,917 and the median family income was $71,250. Males had a median income of $50,109 compared with $40,167 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $31,996. About 3.9% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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. ^[10]

Notable people

• Harold Jones (born 1940), drummer with Tony Bennett and Count Basie Orchestra ^[11]
• Jack Kornfield (born 1945), founded Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre in 1987
• Victor Moscoso (born 1936), known primarily for psychedelic posters and Zap Comix
• Gage Taylor (1942–2000), artist known for his psychedelic-inspired landscapes
• Robin Williams (1951–2014), actor; lived in Woodacre as a teenager
• William Windom (1923–2012), actor; retired to Woodacre and died there in 2012 ^[12]
• Clifford Geertz (1926-2006), cultural anthropologist; lived in Woodacre as a child and a teenager

References

1. "County of Marin District 4 webpage". County of Marin . Retrieved February 7, 2020.
2. "California's 2nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
3. "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodacre, California
5. "P1. Race – Woodacre CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
6. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 723. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.
7. "Forest Knolls VFD".
8. "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Woodacre CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
9. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
10. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Marin County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 28, 2023. - Text list
11. Hamlin, Jesse (September 7, 2004). "Basie disciple pays tribute to 'swingingest of the swingers' only way he knows how: let his sticks fly to that original jazz beat". SFGate. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
12. Eric Grode, "William Windom, Emmy Winner and TV Everyman, Dies at 88", The New York Times , August 19, 2012. (Accessed October 29, 2013)