County population in 2016: 764,797 (98% urban, 2% rural); it was 707,161 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 116,981 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 36,129 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 156,264 Renter-occupied apartments: 104,727 (it was 97,839 in 2000)
% of renters here:
39%
State:
44%
Land area: 449 sq. mi.
Water area: 291.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 1703 people per square mile (very high).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in San Mateo County: 152.9 (very high, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (34.2%), Educational, health and social services (20.8%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (14.9%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $108,627 ($70,819 in 1999)
This county:
$108,627
California:
$67,739
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $2,024 (lower quartile is $1,525, upper quartile is $2,658)
This county:
$2024
State:
$1252
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $1,002,400 (it was $449,900 in 2000)
San Mateo:
$1,002,400
California:
$477,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $760,600 - $1,621,000
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $1,405,938
Here:
$1,405,938
State:
$662,746
Townhouses or other attached units: $891,332
Here:
$891,332
State:
$572,965
In 2-unit structures: $905,373
Here:
$905,373
State:
$907,600
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $667,897
Here:
$667,897
State:
$578,996
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $683,803
Here:
$683,803
State:
$548,947
Mobile homes: $136,256
Here:
$136,256
State:
$109,501
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,943
Here:
$45,943
State:
$63,398
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $3,270 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $714
Institutionalized population: 3,556
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:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is significantly better than average. 84.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average. 37.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average. 100.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average. 80.2% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average. Average weight of males is 184 pounds. This is less than average. Average weight of females is 151 pounds. This is less than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $7,304 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $4,018 (0.4%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 6.5%
San Mateo County:
6.5%
California:
14.3%
(4.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.0% for Black residents, 11.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 17.2% for American Indian residents, 9.8% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 11.9% for other race residents, 5.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 39.5 years old
(Males: 38.1 years old, Females: 41.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.0 years old, Black residents: 45.2 years old, American Indian residents: 36.2 years old, Asian residents: 39.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 31.9 years old, Other race residents: 31.0 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.
Current college students: 51,250 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 50.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 262,638 (56.0% naturalized citizens)
San Mateo County:
34.3%
Whole state:
27.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 42,021
2000 to 2009: 63,527
1990 to 1999: 60,989
1980 to 1989: 67,378
1970 to 1979: 39,811
Before 1970: 37,574
Note: State values scaled to San Mateo County population
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: 154,127
One, attached: 24,337
Two: 6,497
3 or 4: 11,917
5 to 9: 20,744
10 to 19: 16,176
20 to 49: 17,607
50 or more: 21,660
Mobile homes: 2,799
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 83
Housing units in San Mateo County with a mortgage: 109,686 (3,278 second mortgage, 20,916 home equity loan, 624 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 45,483
Here:
70.8% with mortgage
State:
71.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for San Mateo County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
243,634
22
Other
31,697
78
Evangelical Protestant
24,771
166
Mainline Protestant
23,840
74
Orthodox
5,350
5
Black Protestant
2,046
12
None
387,113
-
San Mateo County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 171
San Mateo County:
2.44 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
Here:
0.06 / 10,000 pop.
California:
0.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 39
This county:
0.56 / 10,000 pop.
California:
0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 114
San Mateo County:
1.62 / 10,000 pop.
California:
1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 703
This county:
10.02 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
San Mateo County:
7.1%
California:
7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
San Mateo County:
16.9%
State:
21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
18.0%
State:
17.9%
Agriculture in San Mateo County:
Average size of farms: 136 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $566,515 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: $449,317 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: $84,156 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: 2,877 harvested acres Land in orchards: 174 acres
Earthquake activity:
San Mateo County-area historical earthquake activity is near California state average. It is 743% 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 11/4/1927 at 13:51:53, a magnitude 7.5 (7.5 UK) earthquake occurred 195.0 miles away from the county center On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 255.3 miles away from the county center, causing $50,000,000 total damage On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 279.1 miles away from San Mateo County center On 4/25/1992 at 18:06:04, a magnitude 7.2 (6.3 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW, Depth: 9.4 mi) earthquake occurred 216.2 miles away from the county center, causing $75,000,000 total damage Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
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
California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows, Incident Period: February 13, 1995 to April 19, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1046: March 12, 1995, FEMA Id: 1046, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Landslide, Flood
California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows, Incident Period: January 03, 1995 to February 10, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1044: January 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 1044, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Landslide, Flood
California Severe Freeze, Incident Period: December 19, 1990 to January 03, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-894: February 11, 1991, FEMA Id: 894, Natural disaster type: Freeze
California Loma Prieta Earthquake, Incident Period: October 17, 1989 to December 18, 1989, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-845: October 18, 1989, FEMA Id: 845, Natural disaster type: Earthquake
4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in San Mateo County (14) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 6, Landslides: 4, Mudslides: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Drought: 1, Earthquake: 1, Fire: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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 2014: 12.9
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 2006: 6.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 6.3
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 2006: 4.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2013: 2.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in San Mateo County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 12.1% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in San Mateo County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in San Mateo County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 95,106 (86,191 aged, 8,915 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 19,845 (12%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in San Mateo County, California in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (5,874)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (4,544)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (4,353)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (3,244)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (2,562)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 36.4. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 23.3
Other - 13.1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 79.6. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 32.1
Suffocation - 20.1
Poisoning - 14.3
Other - 13.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 764,797
In family households: 649,688 (99,945 male householders, 86,058 female householders)
142,679 spouses, 221,155 children (210,930 natural, 4,689 adopted, 5,536 stepchildren), 13,126 grandchildren, 16,452 brothers or sisters, 19,956 parents, 25,156 other relatives, 25,161 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 105,011 (35,025 male householders (25,371 living alone)), 42,417 female householders (33,675 living alone)), 27,569 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 10,098
Size of family households: 66,404 2-persons, 49,229 3-persons, 41,308 4-persons, 17,151 5-persons, 6,077 6-persons, 5,834 7-or-more-persons.
114,872 married couples with children.
28,028 single-parent households (8,329 men, 19,699 women).
53.5% of residents of San Mateo speak English at home.
19.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
6.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
20.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 15% 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 ($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:
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:
6.1
State:
6.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
3.6
State:
4.0
Year house built
2014 or later: 2,558
2010 to 2013: 4,148
2000 to 2009: 15,004
1990 to 1999: 17,403
1980 to 1989: 27,780
1970 to 1979: 46,863
1960 to 1969: 46,680
1950 to 1959: 63,167
1940 to 1949: 30,008
1939 or earlier: 22,336
Note: State values scaled to San Mateo population
Rooms in houses/apartments in San Mateo County, California
Note: State values scaled to San Mateo County population
no vehicle: 3,484
1 vehicle: 32,605
2 vehicles: 64,284
3 vehicles: 35,120
4 vehicles: 14,063
5+ vehicles: 5,613
no vehicle: 10,193
1 vehicle: 45,151
2 vehicles: 37,219
3 vehicles: 10,659
4 vehicles: 3,237
5+ vehicles: 1,817
88% of San Mateo County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in California.
San Mateo County:
88.0%
State average:
86.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 368,385
Other state: 119,898
Northeast: 35,214
Midwest: 35,760
South: 25,118
West: 23,806
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in San Mateo County
#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)"
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#11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
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#17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
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#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+)"
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#67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
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