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. and 8 miles northwest of San Rafael; the nearest incorporated town is Fairfax, east-southeast. At , Woodacre has the highest base elevation in Marin County. The first post office opened in 1925.<br> 1860–1870 1880-1890<br> 1900 1910 1920<br> 1930 1940 1950<br> 1960 1970 1980<br> 1990 2000 2010<br> 2020
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Woodacre first appeared as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,273
|1,186
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,180
|91.39%
|87.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |83.69%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|6
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.43%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.28%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|5
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.36%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|13
|27
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28
|0.93%
|2.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.99%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|8
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.57%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.57%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|28
|45
|style='background: #ffffe6; |91
|2.01%
|3.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.45%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|60
|77
|style='background: #ffffe6; |97
|4.31%
|5.71%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.88%
|-
|Total
|1,393
|1,348
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,410
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Woodacre had a population of 1,410. The population density was . The whole population lived in households. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 650 housing units at an average density of , of which 612 (94.2%) were occupied. Of occupied units, 75.8% were owner-occupied and 24.2% were occupied by renters. Of all units, 5.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.4%, and the rental vacancy rate was 0.7%.
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.
Notable people
- Harold Jones (born 1940), drummer with Tony Bennett and Count Basie Orchestra
- 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
- Clifford Geertz (1926-2006), cultural anthropologist; lived in Woodacre as a child and a teenager