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Population (year 2000): 47,630. Estimated
population in July 2005: 50,335 (+5.7% change)
Males: 23,033 (48.4%), Females: 24,597 (51.6%)
Marin County
Zip codes:
94945,
94947,
94949.
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $63,453 (year 2000)
Median house value: $381,400 (year 2000)
Races in Novato:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.3%)
- Hispanic (13.1%)
- Other race (5.4%)
- Two or more races (3.9%)
- Black (2.0%)
- Chinese (1.8%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Filipino (1.1%)
- Japanese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (15.5%), German (15.3%),
English (12.3%), Italian (10.8%), French (4.2%), United States
(3.3%).
Elevation: 18 feet
Land area: 27.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Novato
- High school or higher: 90.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.2%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Novato city
- Never married: 24.5%
- Now married: 55.1%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 12.1%
17.2% Foreign born (7.5% Latin America, 4.5%
Asia, 4.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +73 (+0.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Novato:
- NOVATO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (1625 HILL RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Novato:
- KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SAN
RAFAEL, CA)
- MARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GREENBRAE,
CA)
- KENTFIELD MEDICAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
KENTFIELD, CA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Novato:
- SONOMA COUNTY (about 33 miles; SANTA ROSA, CA; ID:
STS)
- METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 36 miles; OAKLAND,
CA; ID: OAK)
- SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL (about 36 miles; SAN
FRANCISCO, CA; ID: SFO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Novato:
- GNOSS FIELD (about 3 miles; NOVATO, CA; ID: DVO)
- PETALUMA MUNI (about 12 miles; PETALUMA, CA; ID:
O69)
- SONOMA VALLEY (about 13 miles; SCHELLVILLE/SONOMA,
CA; ID: 0Q3)
Amtrak stations near Novato:
- 12 miles: PETALUMA (100 FAIRGROUNDS DR.) - Bus
Station. Services: snack bar, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 19 miles: RICHMOND (16TH ST. & MACDONALD AVE.).
Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, call for taxi service, public
transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Novato:
- CHRISTIAN LIFE INTERNATIONAL BIBLE COLLEGE
(Location: 1370 S NOVATO BLVD; Private, not-for-profit)
- COLUMBIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (Location: 105
DIGITAL DR; Private, for-profit; Offers Doctor's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Novato:
- COLLEGE OF MARIN (about 10 miles; KENTFIELD, CA;
Full-time enrollment: 3,919)
- CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE (about 18 miles; SAN PABLO, CA;
FT enrollment: 3,626)
- SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ROHNERT
PARK, CA; FT enrollment: 6,445)
- UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO (about 24 miles; SAN
FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 7,199)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN FRANCISCO (about 24
miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 3,517)
- ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SAN
FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 4,548)
- GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY-SAN FRANCISCO (about 24
miles; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; FT enrollment: 3,092)
Public high schools in Novato:
- NOVATO HIGH (Students: 1,134; Location: 625
ARTHUR ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SAN MARIN HIGH (Students: 1,062; Location: 15
SAN MARIN DR.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MARIN SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
(Students: 111; Location: 1850 IGNACIO BLVD.; Grades: 09
- 12)
- MARIN OAKS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 59;
Location: 611 ARTHUR STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Novato:
- NORTH BAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 144;
Location: 6965 REDWOOD BOULEVARD; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Novato:
- SINALOA MIDDLE (Students: 765; Location: 2045
VINEYARD ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HILL MIDDLE (Students: 588; Location: 720
DIABLO AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SAN JOSE MIDDLE (Students: 520; Location:
1000 SUNSET PKWY.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- RANCHO ELEMENTARY (Students: 489; Location:
1430 JOHNSON ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- SAN RAMON ELEMENTARY (Students: 460;
Location: 45 SAN RAMON; Grades: KG - 05)
- OLIVE ELEMENTARY (Students: 402; Location:
629 PLUM ST.; Grades: KG - 05)
- PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 400;
Location: 755 SUTRO AVE.; Grades: KG - 05)
- LYNWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 396; Location:
1320 LYNWOOD DR.; Grades: KG - 05)
- LU SUTTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 394;
Location: 1800 CENTER ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- LOMA VERDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 357;
Location: 399 ALAMEDA DE LA LOMA; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Novato:
- GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 266;
Location: 1180 LYNWOOD DRIVE; Grades: PK - 5)
- OUR LADY OF LORETTO SCHOOL (Students: 237;
Location: 1811 VIRGINIA AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF NOVATO (Students: 55;
Location: 1466 S NOVATO BLVD PO BOX 1921; Grades: PK -
KG)
- NOVATO SDA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 37;
Location: 495 SAN MARIN DR; Grades: KG - 8)
- ROBINS NEST OF NOVATO (Students: 17;
Location: 1990 NOVATO BLVD; Grades: PK - KG)
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