San Mateo County, CA Demographic Data
San Mateo County, CA Summary
San Mateo County is located in California
- Population: 739,311
- Area: 740.96 sq. miles
- Land Area: 448.41 sq. miles
- Water Area: 292.55 sq. miles
- Population Density: 997.77 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 599.74 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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San Mateo County, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
387,046
51%
50.8
Male
377,751
49%
49.2
Total Population
764,797
323,128,000
San Mateo County, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
43,758
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
45,463
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
46,204
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
40,512
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
41,544
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
111,731
14.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
109,407
14.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
110,073
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
51,834
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
48,035
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
65,476
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
33,193
4.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
17,567
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
603,272
78.9%
77.2
Female
308,777
51.2%
51.3
Male
294,495
48.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
583,058
76.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
143,354
18.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
116,236
15.2%
15.2
Female
65,495
56.3%
55.8
Male
50,741
43.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
San Mateo County, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
719,979
94.1%
96.8
White
388,724
50.8%
72.6
Black or African American
17,413
2.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,102
0.4%
0.8
Asian
214,801
28.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
20,850
2.7%
1.2
Chinese
86,793
11.3%
1.3
Filipino
74,211
9.7%
0.9
Japanese
9,088
1.2%
0.2
Korean
7,935
1.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
2,929
0.4%
0.6
Other Asian
12,995
1.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
10,756
1.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
290
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
282
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
1,709
0.2%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
8,475
1.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
85,183
11.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
44,818
5.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
189,309
24.8%
17.8
Mexican
114,686
15.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
4,816
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
1,892
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
67,915
8.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
575,488
75.2%
82.2
San Mateo County, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
34,780
6.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
24,778
4.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
84,004
15.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
92,144
16.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
36,117
6.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
160,180
29.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
115,313
21.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
59,558
10.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
487,758
89.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
275,493
50.4%
31.2
San Mateo County, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
206,555
32.8%
33.7%
Now Married
329,175
52.3%
47.5
Divorced
56,099
8.9%
11.0%
Separated
8,090
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
29,453
4.7
5.8%
San Mateo County, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
385,633
53.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
335,406
46.5%
21.6%
Spanish
138,511
19.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
46,145
6.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
144,289
20.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
6,461
0.9%
1.1%
San Mateo County, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
7,067
2.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
7,117
2.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
12,691
4.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
11,564
4.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
19,051
7.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
32,146
12.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
31,386
11.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
45,950
17.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
30,689
11.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
65,784
25.0%
6.4
Median household income
108,627
57,617
Per capita income
55,257
31,128
San Mateo County, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,577
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
42,385
10.2%
9.8
Construction
20,546
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
83,533
20.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
34,946
8.4%
6.6
Information
19,381
4.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
31,424
7.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
20,807
5.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
77,880
18.8%
11.4
Public administration
13,967
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
36,189
8.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
22,742
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
8,916
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
25,776
6.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
198,239
47.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
32,022
7.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
86,681
20.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
71,575
17.3%
18.1%
San Mateo County, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
405,929
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
281,764
69.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
38,769
9.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
46,155
11.4%
5.1
Walked
9,812
2.4%
2.7
Other means
9,311
2.3%
1.8
Worked at home
20,118
5.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.0
26.6
San Mateo County, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
13,677
5.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
77,756
29.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
101,503
38.5%
37.1
3 or more
70,509
26.8%
21.0
San Mateo County, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
263,445
95.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
155,169
58.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
108,276
41.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
12,502
4.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
San Mateo County, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
275,947
1 room
10,883
3.9%
2.4
2 rooms
14,592
5.3%
2.7
3 rooms
38,313
13.9%
9.1
4 rooms
45,940
16.6%
16.5
5 rooms
48,665
17.6%
19.8
6 rooms
43,921
15.9%
17.8
7 rooms
30,452
11.0%
12.0
8 rooms
20,467
7.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
22,714
8.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
San Mateo County, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
275,947
1-unit, detached
154,127
55.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
24,337
8.8%
5.9
2-units
6,497
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
11,917
4.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
20,744
7.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
16,176
5.9%
4.4
20 or more units
39,267
14.2%
9.0
Mobile home
2,799
1.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
83
0.0%
0.1
San Mateo County, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
22,336
8.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
30,008
10.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
63,167
22.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
46,680
16.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
46,863
17.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
27,780
10.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
17,403
6.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
15,004
5.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4,148
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,558
0.9%
1.4%
San Mateo County, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
176,625
67.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,611
1.4%
4.7
Electricity
74,784
28.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
33
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
958
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
1,178
0.4%
0.1
Other fuel
388
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
5,868
2.2%
1.1
San Mateo County, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
109,686
47295100.0
Less than $500
198
0.2%
1.6%
$500 to $999
2,457
2.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,534
4.1%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
10,478
9.6%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
14,689
13.4%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
15,442
14.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
61,888
56.4%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
37,991
34.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
17,935
16.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
12,962
11.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
10,028
9.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
30,482
27.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
288
0.0%
0.0%
San Mateo County, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
105,382
41,631,300
Less than $500
2,440
2.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,684
3.5%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
16,582
15.7%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
17,268
16.4%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
18,187
17.3%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
22,328
21.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
24,893
23.6%
11.9%
No Cash Rent
2,894
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
2,114
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
12,260
11.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
14,316
13.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
14,590
14.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
12,008
11.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
8,680
8.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
42,234
40.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
4,188
0.0%
0.0%
San Mateo County, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
155,169
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,536
1.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,515
1.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,014
0.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
857
0.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
945
0.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
6,015
3.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
65,490
42.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
77,797
50.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
1,002,400
205,000
