Black Point-Green Point, California Population and Demographics
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Black Point-Green Point is a Census-designated place in Marin County, California, with a population of 1,655. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 83.60% of residents identify as white, 0.00% as Black or African American, 0.00% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 11.00% as Asian, 0.00% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 2.70% as Hispanic or Latino, and 2.80% as some other race or combination of races.
Nationally, some 61.1% of Americans identify as white, 12.3% as Black or African American, 0.7% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.4% as Asian, 0.2% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 17.8% as Hispanic or Latino, and 2.6% as some other race or combination of races.
Census respondents are also asked to report ancestry. Some of the most commonly reported ancestries in Black Point-Green Point include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Greek. Measured by location quotient — comparing the Census-designated place share to the national share — some of the most highly concentrated ancestries in Census-designated place are Greek, Scandinavian, and Lithuanian.
An estimated 93.40% of Black Point-Green Point residents are native-born, meaning they were born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area, or abroad to a U.S. citizen. Of the 6.60% of the population that is foreign-born, 82.60% have become naturalized U.S. citizens. Nationwide, 86.5% of Americans are native-born. And of the 13.5% of Americans who are foreign-born, 48.5% have become naturalized U.S. citizens.
The population of Black Point-Green Point is older than the United States as a whole. The median age is 52 years, 14.1 years more than the national median age of 37.9 years. An estimated 21.70% of the population is 65 years and over, compared to 15.2% of the U.S. population.
Family and household composition also varies heavily across the United States. In Black Point-Green Point, 67.00% of households are occupied by married-couple families, compared to the 48.3% national figure. Some 5.00% of households are occupied by single male householders, 0.00% by single female householders, and 28.00% by non-family occupants. Nationwide, 4.9% of households are occupied by single male householders, 12.6% by single female householders, and 34.3% by non-family occupants. An estimated 76.80% of heads of household own their homes, compared to the national homeownership rate of 63.8%.
English is by far the most commonly spoken language in California and across the U.S. as a whole. Similarly, in Black Point-Green Point, 95.6% of local residents aged 5 and up speak English exclusively, or, if they are multilingual, speak English very well. For context, 81.9% of the 5 and older population across California only speaks English, or speak it very well, and 91.5% of the same age group nationwide do.
Residents of Black Point-Green Point are more likely than the typical American to be married. Of all local residents aged 15 and older, 62.3% are currently married, compared to 48.1% of Americans nationwide in the same age group. Across California as a whole, 46.8% of residents 15 and older are married.
Divorce is slightly less common in Black Point-Green Point than it is across the U.S. as a whole. According to Census estimates, 10.3% of residents 15 and older are divorced — compared to 10.8% of the U.S. population in the same age group. In California, 9.3% of the 15 and older population is divorced.
An estimated 21.8% of Black Point-Green Point residents 15 and older have never married, compared to one-third of all Americans in the same age group.
In Black Point-Green Point, 4.4% of the 18 and older civilian population are veterans — compared to 7.5% of adult civilians nationwide and 5.4% of the civilian population in all of California.
In Black Point-Green Point, adults are more likely to have a high school education than the typical American adult, and are also more likely to have a four-year college education. Among Black Point-Green Point residents 25 and older, 96.10% have a high school diploma or equivalent, and 59.30% have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 87.7% and 31.5% of adults nationwide, respectively. Across California, 82.9% of adults have graduated high school, and 33.3 have a bachelor’s degree.
The typical household in Black Point-Green Point earns $129,167 a year, about $68,900 more than the national median of $60,293 and $57,900 more than the median household income across the state of $71,228.
Serious financial hardship is less common in Black Point-Green Point than it is nationwide. The local poverty rate stands at 1.80%, while the national poverty rate is 14.1%. Across the state as a whole, 14.3% of the population lives below the poverty line.
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