San Mateo County, California (CA)

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County population in July 2007: 706,984 (99% urban, 1% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 156,264
Renter-occupied apartments: 97,839

% of renters here:	39%
State:	43%

Land area: 449 sq. mi.
Water area: 291.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 1574 people per square mile

(very high).

2008 cost of living index in San Mateo County: 171.5 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 80%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in San Mateo County, California:

White Non-Hispanic (49.8%)
Hispanic (21.9%)
Other race (10.2%)
Filipino (8.3%)
Chinese (6.9%)
Two or more races (5.0%)
Black (3.5%)
Asian Indian (1.5%)
Japanese (1.4%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.3%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Other Asian (0.9%)
Korean (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	36.8 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Males: 349,651	(49.4%)
Females: 357,510	(50.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $58,567
County population in 2003: 699,094
Jobs in 2003: 352,763

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San Mateo County,CA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 363,358
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.0%

Average household size:

San Mateo County:	2.7 people
California:	2.9 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $83,108 ($70,819 in 1999)

This county:	$83,108
California:	$59,948

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $1,369 (lower quartile is $1,048, upper quartile is $1,787)

This county:	$1,369
State:	$984

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $843,100 (it was $449,900 in 2000)

San Mateo County:	$843,100
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $623,500 - $1,000,001

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $910,724
Here: $910,724
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $722,216
Here: $722,216
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $710,146
Here: $710,146
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $720,659
Here: $720,659
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $536,078
Here: $536,078
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $79,091
Here: $79,091
State: $59,450

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $97,447
Here: $97,447
State: $63,652

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $3,101
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $489

Institutionalized population: 6,234

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

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 1143 buildings, average cost: $224,600
2001: 735 buildings, average cost: $329,300
2002: 719 buildings, average cost: $389,600
2003: 808 buildings, average cost: $346,100
2004: 675 buildings, average cost: $449,800
2005: 478 buildings, average cost: $497,100
2006: 446 buildings, average cost: $484,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in San Mateo County California:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 69.5%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 29.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $4,914 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $1,868 (0.2%)

San Mateo County household income distribution in 2007

San Mateo County home values distribution

San Mateo County contract rent distribution in 2007

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 5.9%

San Mateo County:	5.9%
California:	12.4%

(3.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 8.0% for other race residents)

Median age of residents in 2007: 40 years old
(Males: 38 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46 years old, Black residents: 39 years old, American Indian residents: 44 years old, Asian residents: 39 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30 years old, Other race residents: 31 years old)

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, Foster City, Burlingame.

2005 air pollution in San Mateo County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.064 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.050 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 20 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 70 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 8.8 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 29 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Alameda County , San Francisco County , Santa Clara County , Santa Cruz County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in San Mateo County: Allen Lookout (A), Filoli Mansion and Gardens (B), Woodhaven Camp (C), Gazos Creek Coastal Access (D), Globe Wireless Receiving Station (E), Ravine Group Camp (F), Pulgas Water Temple (G), Pony Tracks Ranch (H), Pomponio Ranch (I), Hillside Group Camp (J), Point Group Camp (K), Ben Ries Camp Ground (L), Pise Lookout (M), Big Dipper Ranch (N), Pescadero High Power Homing Station (O), Madrone Picnic Area (P), Page Mill (Q), Bowman Ranch (R), Trout Farm Picnic Area (S), Obester Winery (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in San Mateo County include: First Congregational Church of Pescadero (A), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (B), Church of the Highlands (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Anthony Cemetery (1), Mount Hope Cemetery (2), Skylawn Memorial Gardens (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mindego Lake (A), Little Lagoon (B), Big Lagoon (C), Pearsons Pond (D), Knuedler Lake (E), Reflection Lake (F), San Andreas Lake (G), Stone Dam Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ano Nuevo Creek (A), Alpine Creek (B), Lambert Creek (C), Mitchell Creek (D), Langley Creek (E), Mindego Creek (F), Mills Creek (G), Nuff Creek (H), Oil Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in San Mateo County include: Heritage Grove Redwood Preserve (1), Coal Creek Open Space (2), Johnson House Historic Site (3), Ano Nuevo State Reserve (4), Wunderlich County Park (5), Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve (6), Bean Hollow State Beach (7), Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve (8), Marina Vista Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: San Gregorio Beach (A), Arroyo De Los Frijoles Beach (B), Phillip Burton Memorial Beach (C), Sand Beach (D), Devils Slide Beach (E), Tunitas Beach (F), Pebble Beach (G), Pomponio Beach (H), Pescadero Beach (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Pescadero Post Office (A), Loma Mar Post Office (B), San Gregorio Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	8.4%
California:	11.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 51,250
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 39.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 228,118 (49% naturalized citizens)

San Mateo County:	32.3%
Whole state:	26.2%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 46,082 1990 to 1994: 37,273 1985 to 1989: 37,878 1980 to 1984: 29,500 1975 to 1979: 23,710 1970 to 1974: 16,101 1970 to 1974: 12,159 1965 to 1969: 25,415

Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

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

San Mateo County marital status for males

San Mateo County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 150,302
One, attached: 22,700
Two: 6,122
3 or 4: 12,128
5 to 9: 16,515
10 to 19: 14,671
20 or more: 34,648
Mobile homes: 2,969
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 521

Housing units in San Mateo County with a mortgage: 102,309 (12,568 second mortgage, 15,164 home equity loan, 426 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33,296

Here:	75.4% with mortgage
State:	79.0% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 295,968
Total congregations: 310

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Episcopal Church	United Methodist Church
Adherents	205,991 (69.6%)	10,365 (3.5%)	9,423 (3.2%)	5,942 (2.0%)	4,024 (1.4%)
Congregations	34 (11.0%)	10 (3.2%)	23 (7.4%)	15 (4.8%)	17 (5.5%)

Name	Muslim Estimate	Assemblies of God	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	Other
Adherents	3,832 (1.3%)	2,937 (1.0%)	2,924 (1.0%)	2,810 (0.9%)	47,720 (16.1%)
Congregations	3 (1.0%)	24 (7.7%)	10 (3.2%)	13 (4.2%)	161 (51.9%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in San Mateo County - Daly City, San Mateo, Redwood City, South San Francisco, San Bruno

Agriculture in San Mateo County
Average size of farms: 136 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $566515
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $27433.71
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 91.34%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.73%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $449317
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.10%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 73.03%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $84156
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 73.53%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.83
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.25%
Vegetables: 2877 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 174 acres

San Mateo County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below California state average. It is 1220% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 48.9 miles away from San Mateo County center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 42.5 miles away from the county center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 37.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 35.5 miles away from San Mateo County center
On 8/6/1979 at 17:05:22, a magnitude 5.9 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 ML) earthquake occurred 51.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/27/1980 at 02:33:36, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 35.4 miles away from San Mateo County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males in 2005 (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Construction (10%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2005 (%):

Health care (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Educational services (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005 (%):

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Computer specialists (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005 (%):

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (22%)
Philippines (19%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
El Salvador (6%)
Hong Kong (4%)
India (3%)
Nicaragua (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in San Mateo County (%):

Italian (7%)
Irish (7%)
German (7%)
English (5%)
United States or American (3%)
Russian (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

San Mateo County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 256,066 (72%)
Carpooled: 45,367 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12,075 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 324 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 7,485 (2%)
Railroad: 5,894 (2%)
Ferryboat: 39 (0%)
Taxi: 212 (0%)
Motorcycle: 878 (0%)
Bicycle: 2,896 (1%)
Walked: 7,609 (2%)
Other means: 2,406 (1%)
Worked at home: 12,845 (4%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in San Mateo County, California

3339 people in nursing homes
1933 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
1436 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
610 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
447 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
364 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
359 people in other nonhousehold living situations
334 people in religious group quarters
304 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
295 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
245 people in other group homes
243 people in homes for the mentally retarded
206 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
205 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
168 people in homes for the mentally ill
89 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
63 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
38 people in unknown juvenile institutions
36 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
13 people in halfway houses
10 people in homes for the physically handicapped
9 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
8 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $99,373.

7.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($75,468 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.22%
California average:	5.75%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,259 average AGI)
San Mateo County: 0.19%
California average: 0.21%

5.56% relocated from other counties in California ($58,477 average AGI)
1.47% relocated from other states ($15,731 average AGI)
San Mateo County: 1.47%
California average: 1.75%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from San Francisco County, CA	1.99% ($65,876 average AGI)
from Santa Clara County, CA	1.19% ($105,470)
from Alameda County, CA	0.71% ($60,283)
from Contra Costa County, CA	0.30% ($57,614)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.24% ($158,773)
from San Diego County, CA	0.13% ($79,744)
from Sacramento County, CA	0.13% ($46,408)

8.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($83,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.12%
California average:	6.27%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,125 average AGI)
San Mateo County: 0.12%
California average: 0.11%

6.34% relocated to other counties in California ($63,377 average AGI)
1.66% relocated to other states ($18,751 average AGI)
San Mateo County: 1.66%
California average: 2.40%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Santa Clara County, CA	1.46% ($108,860 average AGI)
to San Francisco County, CA	1.45% ($68,160)
to Alameda County, CA	1.05% ($61,599)
to Contra Costa County, CA	0.44% ($65,488)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.26% ($67,876)
to Sacramento County, CA	0.25% ($59,703)
to San Joaquin County, CA	0.15% ($50,065)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.5

Births per 1000 population in San Mateo County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Deaths per 1000 population in San Mateo County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in San Mateo County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 92,191 (84,402 aged, 7,789 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 696,700

In family households: 590,322 (130,940 male householders, 41,617 female householders)
139,242 spouses, 197,716 children (187,023 natural, 4,354 adopted, 6,339 stepchildren), 12,327 grandchildren, 12,144 brothers or sisters, 9,254 parents, 25,304 other relatives, 21,778 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 106,378 (36,558 male householders (26,023 living alone)), 45,104 female householders (36,591 living alone)), 24,716 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 10,461 (6,204 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 64,830 2-persons, 38,525 3-persons, 36,011 4-persons, 16,934 5-persons, 8,150 6-persons, 8,107 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 62,614 1-person, 15,650 2-persons, 2,256 3-persons, 764 4-persons, 196 5-persons, 145 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

58.5% of residents of San Mateo County speak English at home.
18.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
6.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
15.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,491,778,000 ($4994 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:
Births: 52,272

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	77 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 24,859

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	34 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +38,794

Here:	+55 per 1000 residents
State:	+39 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -72,802

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

Population growth in San Mateo County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.3
State:	3.5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2,651
1995 to 1998: 6,609
1990 to 1994: 7,865
1980 to 1989: 24,422
1970 to 1979: 45,968
1960 to 1969: 51,676
1950 to 1959: 64,205
1940 to 1949: 32,708
1939 or earlier: 24,472

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in San Mateo County, California:
	1 room: 1,142 2 rooms: 4,703 3 rooms: 11,253 4 rooms: 13,324 5 rooms: 32,787 6 rooms: 36,817 7 rooms: 26,490 8 rooms: 16,296 9+ rooms: 13,452

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Mateo County, California:
	1 room: 12,180 2 rooms: 17,731 3 rooms: 23,013 4 rooms: 20,987 5 rooms: 12,958 6 rooms: 6,470 7 rooms: 2,647 8 rooms: 1,258 9+ rooms: 595

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in San Mateo County:
	no bedroom: 2,187 1 bedroom: 9,824 2 bedrooms: 33,546 3 bedrooms: 69,940 4 bedrooms: 31,835 5+ bedrooms: 8,932

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Mateo County:
	no bedroom: 14,413 1 bedroom: 36,475 2 bedrooms: 30,707 3 bedrooms: 12,661 4 bedrooms: 2,918 5+ bedrooms: 665

Cars and other vehicles available in San Mateo County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 4,994 1 vehicle: 37,774 2 vehicles: 68,499 3 vehicles: 30,545 4 vehicles: 10,297 5+ vehicles: 4,155

Cars and other vehicles available in San Mateo County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 10,513 1 vehicle: 43,105 2 vehicles: 32,979 3 vehicles: 8,001 4 vehicles: 2,226 5+ vehicles: 1,015

60% of San Mateo County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in California.

San Mateo County:	60.1%
State average:	52.5%

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

This state: 333361
Northeast: 35918
Midwest: 43893
South: 29763
West: 26658

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $529,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (80.6%) Electricity (16.3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.8%) Wood (0.7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (59.6%) Electricity (36.5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.9%) No fuel used (1.2%) Wood (0.5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14,158

Here:	18.7%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5,906

Here:	16.4%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6,703

Here:	16.7%
California:	15.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

San Mateo County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $1,816,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,959,000
Charges - All Other: $97,703,000
Hospital Public: $90,375,000

Sewerage: $5,082,000

Solid Waste Management: $4,492,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $3,293,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,427,000

Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $1,051,000

Regular Highways: $315,000
Construction - General: $2,993,000
Sewerage: $1,010,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $37,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $162,054,000
Welfare - Other: $154,257,000

Health Services - Other: $141,125,000

General - Other: $90,820,000

Corrections - Other: $84,867,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $73,351,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $66,914,000

Police Protection: $57,525,000

Central Staff Services: $21,084,000

Financial Administration: $20,532,000

Regular Highways: $20,433,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $19,190,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $9,464,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,297,000

Housing & Community Development: $7,102,000

Fire Protection: $5,375,000

Solid Waste Management: $4,762,000

Sewerage: $4,756,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,117,000

Air Transportation: $1,592,000

Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $952,000

Natural Resources - Other: $145,000

Transit Utilities: $65,000
Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $768,512,000
Total Federal Securities: $327,276,000

Total Other Securities: $226,683,000

Benefit Payments: $74,016,000

From Local Government: $60,042,000

Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $47,911,000

Local Employee Contribution: $27,094,000

Total Cash & Deposits: $16,293,000

Withdrawals: $1,734,000

Interest Revenue: $-157,325,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,942,000
Housing & Community Development: $7,527,000

Water Utilities: $120,000

Public Welfare: $30,000

Education: $26,000
General - Interest on Debt: $16,974,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,251,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,913,000
Education: $17,575,000

Housing & Community Development: $349,000

Transit Utilities: $69,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $4,960,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $290,687,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $163,476,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $4,775,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $439,429,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,734,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $185,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $27,113,000
Interest Earnings: $12,842,000

Rents: $7,019,000

Property Sale Other: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $10,546,000
Regular Highways: $3,364,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,134,000

Health - Other: $2,493,000

Welfare - Other: $1,438,000

Natural Resource - Other: $752,000

Own Hospitals: $427,000

Fire Protection: $252,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $243,000

Police Protection: $225,000

Judicial: $36,000

Corrections - Other: $29,000

Financial Administration: $7,000

Central Staff: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $464,341,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $29,304,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $211,228,000
All Other: $102,966,000

Health & Hospitals: $78,730,000

General Support: $60,408,000

Education: $25,454,000

Highways: $12,336,000
Tax - Property: $189,033,000
Total General Sales: $71,158,000

NEC: $13,196,000

Public Utilities: $4,552,000

Other Selective Sales: $632,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $485,144,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

San Mateo County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 154 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$169,500	7,875	$605,082	14,923	$525,098	1,629	$379,263	203	$2,247,133	2,140	$487,022	63	$140,206
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1,721	$560,303	3,375	$527,201	398	$330,116	5	$1,167,000	403	$492,792	42	$101,714
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$410,000	2,298	$535,248	7,498	$547,190	1,010	$336,534	21	$750,048	769	$504,875	75	$87,667
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	859	$581,693	2,715	$535,989	284	$377,232	17	$973,471	305	$514,069	13	$119,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	277	$530,787	1,062	$506,627	118	$370,720	4	$658,750	98	$438,714	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 96 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	108	$549,620	96	$547,990	4	$458,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	24	$583,708	34	$593,147	2	$484,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED	11	$643,545	31	$617,742	3	$642,667
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	9	$850,889	19	$542,000	2	$493,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	2	$2,388,000	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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