City of San Rafael

City Information:

• Date of Incorporation: February 18, 1874
• Form of Government
• Incorporated as a Charter City, effective July 1, 1913
• Council/Manager
• City Council consists of a directly elected Mayor and four council members, all elected to four year terms.
• Population: (1) 56,900
• Number of City employees: 541
• Election Results (2)
• Registered voters: 27,641
• Number of votes cast last general election: 10,067
• Percentage of registered voters voting: 36.42%

Geographic Data:

• Location: 17 miles north of San Francisco in Marin County
• Elevation: Ranges from sea level to 900 feet
• Area in square miles: 22 square miles, consisting of 17 square miles of land and 5 of water and tidelands

Department Statistics

• Police
• Number of stations: 1
• Number of sub-stations: 1
• Number of employees
• Sworn: 74
• Civilian: 31
• Ratio of sworn personnel per 1,000 population: 1.3 %
  (Ratio was 1.4% when presented in July 2001)
  
• Public Works
• Miles of streets: 176
• Number of major intersections with traffic signals: 94
• Number of street lights: 4,200
• Number of City trees: 52,000

• Community Services
• Parks: 19
• Number of acres (excludes open space locations): 141
• Ratio of park acreage per 1,000 population: 2.5 acres
• Recreation centers: 3
• Child Care centers: 9
• Baseball Stadiums: 1

• Library Services
• Number of volumes: 128,000
• Ratio of volumes per 1,000 population: 2.25 volumes
• Annual Circulation: 332,000
• Hours of service per week: 48
• Library facilities: 2

• Housing (3)
• Single family – Detached: 10,592
• Single family – Attached: 2,020
• Multi family: 10,297
• Mobile Homes: 489
• Total Units: 23,398
• Total Occupied: 22,810
• Percentage of Units Vacant: 2.51%
• Persons per Household: 2.41

Education:

• Elementary schools: 10
• Middle schools: 2
• High schools: 3
• Parochial schools: 9
• Colleges: 2

Other Data:

• Churches: (4) 42\
• Median Income: (5) $74,398
• Population By Age (5)
• 0-19: 22%
• 22-44: 39%
• 45-64: 25%
• 65 and older: 14%
• Ethnic breakdown (5)
• White 75.8%
• Hispanic 23.3%
• African-American 2.2%
• Asian 5.6%

Sources:

(1) California Department of Finance Estimates

(2) Marin County Registrar of Voters, December 2003

(3) California Department of Finance E5 Report, 2004

(4) Marin County Pacific Bell SMART Yellow Pages, May 2005

(5) 2000 U.S. Census

Additional Demographic Information: San Rafael Chamber of Commerce