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San Mateo, CA

103,013 Population
12.1 square miles 8,489.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±2.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 40.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$90,061 ±$6,529 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $74,649 ±$1,029
  • nearly double the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about double the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$162,100 ±$23,941 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $135,590 ±$2,210
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about double the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.9% ±2.5% (9,184  ±2,608) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 9% 410,458 (±0.4% / ±18,415)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.7 minutes ±0.8 (1,189,620  ±99,029) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 32.7 63,477,316 (±0.2 / ±865,665)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

39,544 ±2,291 Number of households
  • the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 1,770,425 ±8,818
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.2 (101,618  ±108) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 2.6 4,550,043 (±0 / ±1,351)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.4% ±2.1% (1,570  ±533) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 4.5% 50,287 (±0.4% / ±4,496)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

42,391 ±2,484 Number of housing units
  • the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 1,908,554 ±568
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,639,400 ±$80,418 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $1,132,900 ±$9,596
  • more than double the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16.3% ±3.4% (16,467  ±3,474.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 11.5% 528,002 (±0.4% / ±18,046.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92% ±4.6% (69,331  ±4,284.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 89.5% 3,060,569 (±0.9% / ±29,777.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
56.8% ±3.5% (42,766  ±3,084.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 53.8% 1,840,959 (±0.7% / ±22,746.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

35% ±3.4% (36,058  ±3,504) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 32.4% 1,506,259
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.7% ±0.8% (2,187  ±666) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 2.9% 108,380 (±0.1% / ±5,012)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,187 Total veterans ±666 2,147 Male ±674 40 Female ±68

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