Kentfield, California

{{short description|Community in California, US}} {{Redirect|Kentfield}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Kentfield, California | settlement_type = Unincorporated community Census-designated place | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_seal = | image_map = Marin_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Kentfield_Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 250x200px | map_caption = Location in Marin County and the state of California | pushpin_map = USA | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States | coordinates = {{coord|37|57|08|N|122|33|26|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flagu|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|California}} | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Marin | established_date = | leader_title = County Board | leader_name = District 2 Brian Colbert<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marincounty.gov/departments/board/district-2|title=District 2|publisher=Marin County, CA|access-date=September 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250930235816/https://www.marincounty.gov/departments/board/district-2|archive-date=September 30, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> | leader_title1 = Senate | leader_name1 = Mike McGuire (D) | leader_title2 = Assembly | leader_name2 = {{Representative|caad|12|fmt=sleader}} | leader_title3 = U. S. Congress | leader_name3 = {{Representative|cacd|2|fmt=usleader}}<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|2|access-date=March 8, 2013}}</ref>  | unit_pref = US | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_06.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=July 6, 2022}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = 3.046 | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = 3.027 | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = 0.019 | area_water_percent = 0.62 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis>{{gnis|1658892}}</ref> | elevation_m = 35 | elevation_ft = 115 | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0638114&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Kentfield CDP, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=July 6, 2022}}</ref> | population_total = 6808 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_density_km2 = | population_density_sq_mi = 2249.1 | timezone = PST | utc_offset = −8 | timezone_DST = PDT | utc_offset_DST = −7 | postal_code_type = ZIP codes | postal_code = 94904, 94914 (PO boxes) | area_code_type = Area codes | area_code = 415/628 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 06-38114 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 1658892 | website = }} '''Kentfield''' (formerly '''Ross Landing''', '''Tamalpais''', and '''Kent''')<ref name=CGN /> is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California, United States, just north of San Francisco. Kentfield is located {{convert|2|mi|0}} southwest of downtown San Rafael,<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|648}}</ref> at an elevation of 115 feet (35 m).<ref name=gnis /> For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Kentfield as a census-designated place (CDP). The CPD also includes the unincorporated part of neighboring Greenbrae.<ref>{{Cite map|title=Governmental Unit Reference Map (2025): Larkspur city, CA (GOVID: 10600040438)|date=2026-01-17|publisher=United States Census Bureau|publication-place=Washington, DC|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas26maps/st06_ca/incplace/p0640438_larkspur/BAS26P10600040438.pdf|access-date=2026-05-25}}</ref> The population was 6,808 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/> The ZIP codes are 94904 for street addresses, and 94914 for PO boxes, and are shared with Greenbrae.

==History== In 1857, James Ross (1812–1862) bought Rancho Punta de Quentin. Ross, a Scot who had arrived in San Francisco from Australia in 1848 and made his fortune in the wholesale liquor business, set up a trading post called "Ross Landing".<ref name=CGN /><ref>[http://www.moya-rhs.org/history.htm A Ross History Timeline] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309222303/http://www.moya-rhs.org/history.htm |date=March 9, 2010 }}</ref> Steamers would come up Corte Madera Creek to the landing there.<ref name=CGN /> Albert Emmett Kent bought the land from the Ross estate in 1871.<ref name=CGN /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.realtyofmarin.com/marin-communities/54-greenbrae-aamp-kentfield-overview.html|title = Greenbrae and Kentfield - Overview|access-date = November 6, 2014|website = Realty Of Marin|archive-date = November 6, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141106221055/http://www.realtyofmarin.com/marin-communities/54-greenbrae-aamp-kentfield-overview.html|url-status = dead}}</ref> Kent built an estate called Tamalpais, later applied to the nearby railroad station.<ref name=CGN /> His son, William Kent, was a US Congressman, philanthropist and founder of Muir Woods.<ref name=":0" />

The name of the railroad station was changed to Kent in the 1890s, and finally to Kentfield with the opening of the first post office in 1905.<ref name="CGN" />

==Geography== Kentfield is located on the eastern slopes of Mount Tamalpais. It is at {{Coord|37|57|08|N|122|33|26|W|region:US-CA_type:city(6351)|notes=.<ref name=gnis />}} It is bordered to the north by Ross, to the northeast by San Rafael, and to the south by Larkspur.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.0|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqmi|2}}, or 0.62%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/>

==Climate== The National Weather Service reports that Kentfield's warmest month is July, with an average high of {{convert|82.7|F}} and an average low of {{convert|53.0|F}}. December is the coolest month, with an average high of {{convert|54.8|F}} and an average low of {{convert|41.3|F}}. The highest temperature on record was {{convert|112|F}} on July 11, 1913. The lowest temperature recorded was {{convert|17|F}} on December 31, 1915.<ref name="NWS"/> Annually, there are an average of 19.6 days with highs of {{convert|90|°F}} or higher and 1.3 days with highs of {{convert|100|°F|1}} or more. Freezing temperatures ({{convert|32|°F|disp=or}} or below) occur an average of 3.8 days each year.<ref name="NOAA"/>

Kentfield has one of the highest average rainfall totals of any community in the San Francisco Bay Area; normally {{convert|47.98|in|mm|abbr=off|sp=us}} of rain falls each year on an average of 68.9 days. The most rainfall in a month was {{convert|26.95|in|mm|abbr=on}} in February 1986 and the most in 24 hours was {{convert|11.56|in|mm|abbr=on}} on January 21, 1967. Although heavy snow sometimes falls on nearby Mount Tamalpais, snow is rare in Kentfield; however, trace amounts were reported on January 28 and December 13, 1972.

{{Weather box | location = Kentfield, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1902–present | single line = Y | Jan record high F = 79 | Feb record high F = 84 | Mar record high F = 91 | Apr record high F = 97 | May record high F = 102 | Jun record high F = 110 | Jul record high F = 112 | Aug record high F = 106 | Sep record high F = 110 | Oct record high F = 101 | Nov record high F = 89 | Dec record high F = 79 | Jan avg record high F = 66.3 | Feb avg record high F = 72.0 | Mar avg record high F = 77.6 | Apr avg record high F = 85.3 | May avg record high F = 90.3 | Jun avg record high F = 97.8 | Jul avg record high F = 97.5 | Aug avg record high F = 98.0 | Sep avg record high F = 97.3 | Oct avg record high F = 90.2 | Nov avg record high F = 75.8 | Dec avg record high F = 65.3 | year avg record high F = 102.2 | Jan high F = 56.6 | Feb high F = 61.1 | Mar high F = 65.1 | Apr high F = 68.7 | May high F = 73.5 | Jun high F = 79.6 | Jul high F = 82.5 | Aug high F = 83.0 | Sep high F = 82.1 | Oct high F = 75.8 | Nov high F = 63.6 | Dec high F = 56.4 | year high F = 70.7 | Jan mean F = 49.2 | Feb mean F = 52.2 | Mar mean F = 54.8 | Apr mean F = 57.5 | May mean F = 61.5 | Jun mean F = 65.8 | Jul mean F = 67.9 | Aug mean F = 68.3 | Sep mean F = 67.4 | Oct mean F = 62.9 | Nov mean F = 54.5 | Dec mean F = 49.1 | year mean F = 59.3 | Jan low F = 41.9 | Feb low F = 43.2 | Mar low F = 44.4 | Apr low F = 46.3 | May low F = 49.5 | Jun low F = 52.0 | Jul low F = 53.2 | Aug low F = 53.6 | Sep low F = 52.7 | Oct low F = 50.0 | Nov low F = 45.4 | Dec low F = 41.7 | year low F = 47.8 | Jan avg record low F = 32.2 | Feb avg record low F = 33.8 | Mar avg record low F = 36.1 | Apr avg record low F = 38.5 | May avg record low F = 43.4 | Jun avg record low F = 46.5 | Jul avg record low F = 48.5 | Aug avg record low F = 48.7 | Sep avg record low F = 46.6 | Oct avg record low F = 41.9 | Nov avg record low F = 35.3 | Dec avg record low F = 31.7 | year avg record low F = 29.9 | Jan record low F = 18 | Feb record low F = 21 | Mar record low F = 24 | Apr record low F = 29 | May record low F = 33 | Jun record low F = 37 | Jul record low F = 37 | Aug record low F = 37 | Sep record low F = 34 | Oct record low F = 28 | Nov record low F = 25 | Dec record low F = 17 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 8.77 | Feb precipitation inch = 8.72 | Mar precipitation inch = 6.00 | Apr precipitation inch = 2.61 | May precipitation inch = 1.40 | Jun precipitation inch = 0.36 | Jul precipitation inch = 0.00 | Aug precipitation inch = 0.05 | Sep precipitation inch = 0.09 | Oct precipitation inch = 1.98 | Nov precipitation inch = 4.63 | Dec precipitation inch = 9.78 | year precipitation inch = 44.39 | Jan precipitation days = 11.5 | Feb precipitation days = 11.0 | Mar precipitation days = 10.6 | Apr precipitation days = 6.2 | May precipitation days = 3.7 | Jun precipitation days = 1.1 | Jul precipitation days = 0.2 | Aug precipitation days = 0.2 | Sep precipitation days = 0.9 | Oct precipitation days = 3.7 | Nov precipitation days = 7.5 | Dec precipitation days = 11.6 | year precipitation days = 68.2 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |source = NOAA<ref name="NWS">{{cite web |url=http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mtr |publisher=National Weather Service, San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey |title=NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data |access-date=October 4, 2017 |archive-date=October 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026211635/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mtr |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="NOAA">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00044500&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020|access-date=2022-05-25}}</ref> }}

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1990= 6030 |2000= 6351 |2010= 6485 |2020= 6808 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref> 1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126025002/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf| archive-date=January 26, 2025}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250202095153/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf| archive-date=February 2, 2025}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311213742/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf| archive-date=March 11, 2025}}</ref> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304013034/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf| archive-date=March 4, 2025}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 4, 2025|via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404180724/https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050629/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf| archive-date= April 4, 2025}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428023259/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf| archive-date=April 28, 2025}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317202706/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf| archive-date= March 17, 2025}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126024959/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf | archive-date=January 26, 2025}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219112141/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf | archive-date=February 19, 2025}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322000358/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.pdf| archive-date=March 22, 2025}}</ref><ref name=1960CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322000356/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf | archive-date=March 22, 2025}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250226084958/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf | archive-date=February 26, 2025}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126024959/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf | archive-date=January 26, 2025}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126025005/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf| archive-date=January 26, 2025}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322000357/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf| archive-date=March 22, 2025}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau |via= Wayback Machine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328034325/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf| archive-date=March 28, 2025}}</ref> 2020 | align = right }}

Kentfield first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census.<ref name=1990CensusCA/>

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Kentfield CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Kentfield CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0638114&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kentfield CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0638114&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kentfield CDP, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0638114&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020 |- |White alone (NH) |5,897 |5,729 |style='background: #ffffe6; |5,530 |92.85% |88.34% |style='background: #ffffe6; |81.23% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |22 |33 |style='background: #ffffe6; |33 |0.35% |0.51% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.48% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |10 |6 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2 |0.16% |0.09% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03% |- |Asian alone (NH) |135 |223 |style='background: #ffffe6; |313 |2.13% |3.44% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.60% |- |Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) |7 |7 |style='background: #ffffe6; |5 |0.11% |0.11% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07% |- |Other race alone (NH) |12 |15 |style='background: #ffffe6; |46 |0.19% |0.23% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.68% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |127 |173 |style='background: #ffffe6; |426 |2.00% |2.67% |style='background: #ffffe6; |6.26% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |141 |299 |style='background: #ffffe6; |453 |2.22% |4.61% |style='background: #ffffe6; |6.65% |- |'''Total''' |'''6,351''' |'''6,485''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''6,808 ''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Kentfield had a population of 6,808 and a population density of {{convert|2,249.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A38114&in=state%3A06|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A38114&in=state%3A06|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> The age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% aged 18 to 24, 15.5% aged 25 to 44, 30.7% aged 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

The census reported that 6,788 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 18 people (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 2 people (0.0%) were institutionalized. 98.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.2% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DP"/><ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A38114&in=state%3A06|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 2,540 households, of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 62.4% were married-couple households, 4.1% were cohabiting couple households, 21.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present, and 11.9% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 21.2% of households were one person, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67. There were 1,872 families (73.7% of all households).<ref name="Census2020DP"/><ref name="Census2020DHC"/>

There were 2,674 housing units at an average density of {{convert|883.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}, of which 5.0% were vacant and 95.0% were occupied. Of the occupied units, 75.6% were owner-occupied and 24.4% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3%, and the rental vacancy rate was 5.0%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/><ref name="Census2020PL"/>

===Demographic estimates=== In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 13.1% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 85.6% spoke only English at home, 5.6% spoke Spanish, 5.1% spoke other Indo-European languages, 3.0% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.7% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 99.0% were high school graduates and 77.2% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kentfield CDP, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=1600000US0638114 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 22, 2025}}</ref>

===Income and poverty=== The median household income in 2023 was $231,875, and the per capita income was $136,840. About 1.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kentfield CDP, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0638114 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 22, 2025}}</ref>

===2010 census=== The 2010 United States census<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0638114|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715030016/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0638114|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Kentfield CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Kentfield had a population of 6,485. The population density was {{convert|2,132.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Kentfield was 5,908 (91.1%) White, 35 (0.5%) African American, 10 (0.2%) Native American, 224 (3.5%) Asian, 7 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 95 (1.5%) from other races, and 206 (3.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 299 persons (4.6%).

The Census reported that 6,463 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 13 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 9 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,572 households, out of which 893 (34.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,562 (60.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 200 (7.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 78 (3.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 83 (3.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 25 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 600 households (23.3%) were made up of individuals, and 285 (11.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51. There were 1,840 families (71.5% of all households); the average family size was 2.97.

The population was spread out, with 1,660 people (25.6%) under the age of 18, 265 people (4.1%) aged 18 to 24, 1,092 people (16.8%) aged 25 to 44, 2,206 people (34.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,262 people (19.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

There were 2,758 housing units at an average density of {{convert|907.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 1,948 (75.7%) were owner-occupied, and 624 (24.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.1%. 5,202 people (80.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,261 people (19.4%) lived in rental housing units. ==Educational institutions== Most of Kentfield is in the Kentfield Elementary School District, while portions are in the Larkspur Elementary School District and the Ross Elementary School District. All of Kentfield is in the Tamalpais Union High School District.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06041_marin/DC20SD_C06041.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Marin County, CA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2023-04-28}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06041_marin/DC20SD_C06041_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

===Anthony G. Bacich Elementary School=== A.G. Bacich Elementary School is a California Distinguished School that hosts grades TK-4. During the 2009–2010 school year, Bacich Elementary School served approximately 600 children. The school is racially homogeneous, with 91% white. The next largest ethnicity is Asian, at 5%. As of 2010, there were 41 teachers. As of 2009, Bacich has an Academic Performance Index of 946 out of 1000, putting it in the top ranking in the state of California.

===Adeline E. Kent Middle School=== Adeline E. Kent Middle School is a co-ed California Distinguished School and a California Gold Ribbon School that hosts grades 5–8. As of 2014 it enrolled 522 students. The school is racially homogeneous, with over 90% white. The next largest ethnicity is Asian, at 3%. The school consists of 38 classrooms, as well as a multipurpose room, a gym, and a library. As of 2003, there were 32 teachers. As of 2009, Kent has an Academic Performance Index of 944 out of 1000, putting it in the top ranking in the state of California.

===Marin Catholic High School=== thumb|Marin Catholic High School Marin Catholic High School, a Roman Catholic college preparatory, serves young boys and girls in the Catholic tradition. The student population currently{{As of?|date=September 2024}} numbers around 725. The school is owned by the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

===College of Marin=== thumb|College of Marin The main campus for the College of Marin is in Kentfield, and is across the street from Kent Middle School. College of Marin is well known for its theatre department, with the highest transfer acceptance to Juilliard of any junior college in the state.

==Notable people== * Frederic Lister Burk, educator and university president, lived many years in Kentfield. * Jared Goff, NFL quarterback for the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams, attended Marin Catholic High School.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 1, 2019|title=Jared Goff remains close friends with Marin Catholic High School teammates|url=https://abc7news.com/5115546/|access-date=2021-10-01|website=ABC7 San Francisco|language=en}}</ref> * Charles S. Kilburn, U.S. Army brigadier general<ref name="Salvation Army">{{cite news |date=May 22, 1957 |title=700 Volunteers Ask Fund For Salvation Army |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86061949/salvation-army/ |work=San Rafael Independent-Journal |location=San Rafael, CA |page=31 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> * Brian McCall, outfielder for Chicago White Sox * Gavin Newsom, 42nd mayor of San Francisco and 40th governor of California

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