San Mateo County, California (CA)

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• • 294,40641.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 227,79432.2%Asian alone
  • 183,97826.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 29,2314.1%Two or more races
  • 16,4412.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9,2361.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 4,2750.6%Some other race alone
  • 1,2120.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $1,750,670

Here:	$1,750,670
State:	$765,845

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,294,645

Here:	$1,294,645
State:	$677,010

In 2-unit structures: $1,420,829

Here:	$1,420,829
State:	$1,050,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $743,017

Here:	$743,017
State:	$661,682

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $887,586

Here:	$887,586
State:	$672,204

Mobile homes: $207,936

Here:	$207,936
State:	$158,037

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $369,763

Here:	$369,763
State:	$99,065

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 17
• Robberies: 46
• Assaults: 156
• Burglaries: 259
• Thefts: 1354
• Auto thefts: 293

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 39
• Assaults: 113
• Burglaries: 248
• Thefts: 1396
• Auto thefts: 244

Health of residents in San Mateo County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $8,936 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $4,455 (0.4%)

Area name: San Francisco, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in San Mateo County is $1227 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1536 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $2051 a month.

Cities in this county include: Daly City, San Mateo, Redwood City, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Pacifica, Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, South Coastside, Foster City.

2018 air pollution in San Mateo County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.403 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.021 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 10.9 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Above U.S. average.

Current college students: 51,250
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 52.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 275,480 (57.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 61,5662010 or later
• 62,4452000 to 2009
• 51,3301990 to 1999
• 67,3781980 to 1989
• 39,8111970 to 1979
• 37,574Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 151,993
• One, attached: 23,081
• Two: 6,278
• 3 or 4: 16,928
• 5 to 9: 18,232
• 10 to 19: 19,146
• 20 to 49: 16,558
• 50 or more: 25,793
• Mobile homes: 2,143
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 348

Housing units in San Mateo County with a mortgage: 104,942 (2,853 second mortgage, 16,506 home equity loan, 511 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52,074

Religion statistics for San Mateo County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in San Mateo County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• California Wildfires, Incident Period: August 14, 2020 - September 26, 2020, FEMA Id: 4558, Natural disaster type: Fire
• California Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4482, Natural disaster type: Other
• California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, Incident Period: February 1, 2017 - February 23, 2017, FEMA Id: 4308, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides, Incident Period: January 18, 2017 - January 23, 2017, FEMA Id: 4305, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
• California Glenview Fire, Incident Period: September 09, 2010 to September 11, 2010, Fire Management Assistance Declared: September 10, 2010, FEMA Id: 2856, Natural disaster type: Fire
• California Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: March 29, 2006 to April 16, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1646: June 05, 2006, FEMA Id: 1646, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• California Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: December 17, 2005 to January 03, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1628: February 03, 2006, FEMA Id: 1628, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• California Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3248: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3248, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• California Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 02, 1998 to April 30, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1203: February 09, 1998, FEMA Id: 1203, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• California Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: December 28, 1996 to April 01, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1155: January 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1155, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.90% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($153,556 average adjusted gross income)

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,088 average AGI)

San Mateo County:	0.07%
California average:	0.07%

5.00% relocated from other counties in California ($113,799 average AGI)
1.82% relocated from other states ($37,669 average AGI)

San Mateo County:	1.82%
California average:	1.72%

from San Francisco County, CA	1.54% ($139,745 average AGI)
from Santa Clara County, CA	1.32% ($219,350)
from Alameda County, CA	0.61% ($99,304)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.31% ($93,655)
from Contra Costa County, CA	0.24% ($88,048)
from San Diego County, CA	0.15% ($113,792)
from Sacramento County, CA	0.10% ($112,019)

7.51% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($143,515 average adjusted gross income)

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,865 average AGI)

San Mateo County:	0.12%
California average:	0.09%

5.71% relocated to other counties in California ($102,067 average AGI)
1.68% relocated to other states ($39,582 average AGI)

San Mateo County:	1.68%
California average:	1.90%

to San Francisco County, CA	1.20% ($169,587 average AGI)
to Santa Clara County, CA	1.10% ($154,202)
to Alameda County, CA	1.04% ($98,442)
to Contra Costa County, CA	0.51% ($104,054)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.25% ($99,125)
to Sacramento County, CA	0.20% ($71,747)
to San Diego County, CA	0.14% ($127,970)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 3.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in San Mateo County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 142,938 (26,484 living alone), Female householders: 122,065 (34,358 living alone)

• 141,783 spouses (140,126 opposite-sex spouses), 17,965 unmarried partners, (17,086 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 215,535 children (204,461 natural, 3,241 adopted, 7,833 stepchildren), 15,886 grandchildren, 13,425 brothers or sisters, 24,654 parents, 75 foster children, 19,348 other relatives, 43,209 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 9,690

Size of family households: 69,671 2-persons, 42,213 3-persons, 41,401 4-persons, 16,552 5-persons, 6,041 6-persons, 5,006 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 60,842 1-person, 18,331 2-persons, 2,836 3-persons, 1,184 4-persons, 727 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 157 7-or-more-persons.

114,089 married couples with children.
23,414 single-parent households (8,301 men, 15,113 women).

55.5% of residents of San Mateo speak English at home.
17.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
19.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $3,491,778,000 ($4,994 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $192,367,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,382,762,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $715,701,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,308,000
Federal grants: $779,898,000
Federal procurement contracts: $296,217,000 ($130,658,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $313,892,000 ($20,676,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $172,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $124,012,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,664,438,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-104 per 1000 residents
State:	-18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 93.87 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)

• Year house built in San Mateo County, California
• 7,6772014 or later
• 4,3032010 to 2013
• 15,0832000 to 2009
• 18,4811990 to 1999
• 27,2351980 to 1989
• 43,9191970 to 1979
• 46,5101960 to 1969
• 63,1151950 to 1959
• 29,8001940 to 1949
• 24,3771939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in San Mateo County, California

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in San Mateo County, California
• 8871 room
• 1,5182 rooms
• 7,2233 rooms
• 19,4744 rooms
• 31,6815 rooms
• 34,7266 rooms
• 23,0697 rooms
• 17,3058 rooms
• 21,1339+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Mateo County, California
• 8,7661 room
• 13,2532 rooms
• 28,9013 rooms
• 27,7804 rooms
• 14,3655 rooms
• 8,4026 rooms
• 3,3727 rooms
• 1,6588 rooms
• 1,4909+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in San Mateo County, California

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in San Mateo County, California
• 1,341no bedroom
• 4,6071 bedroom
• 29,2952 bedrooms
• 69,6773 bedrooms
• 40,0294 bedrooms
• 12,0675+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Mateo County, California
• 9,981no bedroom
• 37,9441 bedroom
• 37,7232 bedrooms
• 17,2863 bedrooms
• 3,9414 bedrooms
• 1,1125+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in San Mateo County, California in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in San Mateo County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 4,270no vehicle
• 33,4541 vehicle
• 67,2452 vehicles
• 31,2713 vehicles
• 14,2144 vehicles
• 6,5625+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in San Mateo County in renter-occupied apartments
• 10,793no vehicle
• 43,9511 vehicle
• 38,4302 vehicles
• 10,6483 vehicles
• 2,4924 vehicles
• 1,6735+ vehicles

88.0% of San Mateo County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in California.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 356,266
• Other state: 121,144
• Northeast: 35,409
• Midwest: 34,676
• South: 27,752
• West: 23,307

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 13,043
• Number of aged recipients: 5,993
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 7,050
• Number of recipients under 18: 544
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 4,916
• Number of recipients older than 64: 7,583
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 5,173
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 7,338

San Mateo County on our top lists:

• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations (pop. 50,000+)"