San Rafael is a newly-defined Metropolitan Division that is made up of Marin County and is part of the larger San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Marin County is the wealthiest area in the country as measured by median household income, which tops $100,000. The median home price is nearly $850,000. The area is home to numerous high-tech companies, including Autodesk, which is one of the county's largest private employers. San Rafael became a hub for the entertainment and video game business after Star Wars-creator George Lucas based his Lucasfilm in the city in the early 1970s. Lucas moved the headquarters to San Francisco in 2005.
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