San Mateo, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: San Mateo, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 92,372 (All urban) Houses: 38,236 (37,318 occupied: 20,133 owner occupied, 17,185 renter occupied) % of renters here:   46% State:   43% Housing density: 3130 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in San Mateo, California on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Leaving California  (299 replies) Possible to move back to San Mateo?  (4 replies) Commuting to Orpheum Theater from San Mateo  (1 reply) A few words regarding cost of living and housing in San Francisco  (171 replies) Flood insurance in San Mateo county  (9 replies) One Three Four Elm in San Mateo  (7 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $734,100 (lower quartile is $567,000, upper quartile is $941,300) Median contract rent in 2005: $1,227 (lower quartile is $1,006, upper quartile is $1,515) Housing units in San Mateo with a mortgage: 11,995 (1,490 second mortgage, 1,773 home equity loan, 61 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,388 Median year house/condo built: 1956 Median year apartment built: 1966 Household type by relationship Households: 91,050 In family households: 72,335 (16,794 male householders, 5,682 female householders) 18,237 spouses, 22,985 children (21,700 natural, 426 adopted, 859 stepchildren), 1,183 grandchildren, 1,315 brothers or sisters, 958 parents, 2,680 other relatives, 2,501 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 18,715 (6,466 male householders (4,793 living alone)), 8,420 female householders (7,002 living alone)), 3,829 nonrelatives In group quarters: 1,322 (636 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 9,643 2-persons, 5,040 3-persons, 4,285 4-persons, 1,933 5-persons, 851 6-persons, 724 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 11,795 1-person, 2,606 2-persons, 322 3-persons, 120 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons. 13,601 married couples with children. 3,191 single-parent households (866 men, 2,325 women). 62.4% of residents of San Mateo speak English at home. 17.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all). 7.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 11.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 1.1% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 27,864 (30.2%) (44.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in San Mateo, CA: Less than $10,000: 10 $10,000 to $14,999: 17 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 14 $30,000 to $34,999: 22 $35,000 to $39,999: 22 $40,000 to $49,999: 66 $50,000 to $59,999: 30 $60,000 to $69,999: 14 $70,000 to $79,999: 41 $80,000 to $89,999: 12 $90,000 to $99,999: 0 $100,000 to $124,999: 16 $125,000 to $149,999: 8 $150,000 to $174,999: 56 $175,000 to $199,999: 78 $200,000 to $249,999: 436 $250,000 to $299,999: 691 $300,000 to $399,999: 3422 $400,000 to $499,999: 4187 $500,000 to $749,999: 4499 $750,000 to $999,999: 1649 $1,000,000 or more: 1093

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in San Mateo: Less than $100: 50 $100 to $149: 97 $150 to $199: 91 $200 to $249: 94 $250 to $299: 46 $300 to $349: 88 $350 to $399: 58 $400 to $449: 142 $450 to $499: 114 $500 to $549: 222 $550 to $599: 240 $600 to $649: 319 $650 to $699: 353 $700 to $749: 457 $750 to $799: 607 $800 to $899: 1532 $900 to $999: 1990 $1,000 to $1,249: 3970 $1,250 to $1,499: 2528 $1,500 to $1,999: 2640 $2,000 or more: 1142 No cash rent: 387

Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.3%
Number of people working at home: 1,663 (3.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 692 5 to 9 minutes: 4042 10 to 14 minutes: 7776 15 to 19 minutes: 7667 20 to 24 minutes: 5949 25 to 29 minutes: 2561 30 to 34 minutes: 6105 35 to 39 minutes: 1760 40 to 44 minutes: 1920 45 to 59 minutes: 3913 60 to 89 minutes: 2394 90 or more minutes: 805

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 35,579 (75%) Carpooled: 5,179 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,243 (3%) Streetcar or trolley car: 62 (0%) Subway or elevated: 132 (0%) Railroad: 1,455 (3%) Ferryboat: 18 (0%) Taxi: 21 (0%) Motorcycle: 143 (0%) Bicycle: 275 (1%) Walked: 1,210 (3%) Other means: 267 (1%) Worked at home: 1,663 (4%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 1627 $10,000 to $14,999: 1275 $15,000 to $19,999: 1337 $20,000 to $24,999: 1279 $25,000 to $29,999: 1615 $30,000 to $34,999: 1699 $35,000 to $39,999: 1571 $40,000 to $44,999: 1809 $45,000 to $49,999: 1719 $50,000 to $59,999: 3217 $60,000 to $74,999: 4354 $75,000 to $99,999: 5212 $100,000 to $124,999: 3600 $125,000 to $149,999: 2253 $150,000 to $199,999: 2320 $200,000 or more: 2475

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 35739
• Italian: 7369
• German: 6382
• Irish: 6341
• English: 4862
• United States or American: 3213
• French (except Basque): 1342
• Russian: 1314
• Scottish: 1097
• European: 1072
• Arab:: 1047
• Polish: 1019
• Swedish: 961
• Scotch-Irish: 856
• Norwegian: 842
• Greek: 724
• Iranian: 632
• Portuguese: 586
• Dutch: 562
• British: 496
• French Canadian: 402
• Ukrainian: 401
• Lebanese: 324
• Hungarian: 301
• Danish: 297
• Croatian: 282
• Swiss: 258
• Canadian: 242
• Maltese: 238
• Arab/Arabic: 232
• Welsh: 228
• Finnish: 205
• Subsaharan African:: 204
• Austrian: 200
• Yugoslavian: 165
• Armenian: 160
• Lithuanian: 140
• Eastern European: 130
• Belgian: 126
• Basque: 125
• Palestinian: 117
• African: 114
• Other Arab: 107
• Egyptian: 106
• Northern European: 97
• Czech: 93
• Turkish: 92
• Romanian: 90
• Slovak: 80
• Scandinavian: 74
• Australian: 68
• Slavic: 63
• Syrian: 61
• Czechoslovakian: 57
• Bulgarian: 52
• South African: 39
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 39
• Moroccan: 35
• Jordanian: 34
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 33
• Icelander: 32
• Iraqi: 31
• Israeli: 31
• Serbian: 29
• Ethiopian: 28
• Brazilian: 23
• West Indian: 20
• Slovene: 16
• Nigerian: 15
• Luxemburger: 14
• Estonian: 13
• New Zealander: 13
• Guyanese: 12
• Other Subsaharan African: 8
• Latvian: 7
• Acadian/Cajun: 7
• Jamaican: 7
• Haitian: 7
• Celtic: 6
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 5

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

• This state: 43872
• Northeast: 5164
• Midwest: 7111
• South: 3269
• West: 4061

58% of San Mateo residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 484
• Nursery to 4th grade: 359
• 5th and 6th grade: 742
• 7th and 8th grade: 487
• 9th grade: 448
• 10th grade: 373
• 11th grade: 369
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,140
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,134
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,965
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,154
• Associate degree: 1,954
• Bachelor's degree: 8,352
• Master's degree: 3,158
• Professional school degree: 1,059
• Doctorate degree: 746

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 568
• Nursery to 4th grade: 369
• 5th and 6th grade: 878
• 7th and 8th grade: 657
• 9th grade: 387
• 10th grade: 510
• 11th grade: 359
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,307
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,027
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,316
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,512
• Associate degree: 2,735
• Bachelor's degree: 8,776
• Master's degree: 2,836
• Professional school degree: 686
• Doctorate degree: 287

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 20.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.5%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $67,650
• Black householders: $51,654
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $71,202
• Asian householders: $70,724
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $65,859
• Some other race householders: $51,624
• Two or more races householders: $54,427
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $52,163

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $491,100
• Black or African American householders: $372,900
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $370,600
• Asian householders: $456,600
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $451,300
• Some other race householders: $376,200
• Two or more races householders: $461,100
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $400,700

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,668
• One, attached: 3,491
• Two: 1,123
• 3 or 4: 1,879
• 5 to 9: 3,252
• 10 to 19: 2,470
• 20 to 49: 3,348
• 50 or more: 4,960
• Mobile homes: 41
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $276,600

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California:	9.9%

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California:	7.8%

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California:	15.4%

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