Demographics Information and statistics for San Mateo

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San Mateo Demographics Information

Population: 91,935
Males: 45,201 (48.9%), Females: 47,281 (51.1%)

Elevation: 15 feet

County: San Mateo

Land area: 12.2 square miles

Zip codes: 94401..94409, 94497.

Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $64,757
Median house value: $710,000

Races in San Mateo:

White Non-Hispanic (56.5%)
Hispanic (20.5%)
Other race (8.9%)
Chinese (6.4%)
Two or more races (5.0%)
Filipino (3.0%)
Black (2.6%)
Japanese (2.4%)
Asian Indian (1.8%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.6%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Other Asian (0.7%)
Korean (0.6%)

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

Ancestries: Irish (11.1%), German (10.9%), Italian (9.4%), English (8.0%), United States (3.5%), French (2.9%).

For population 25 years and over in San Mateo

High school or higher: 85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 13.1%
Unemployed: 2.8%
Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in San Mateo city

Never married: 28.4%
Now married: 52.3%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 10.0%

30.1% Foreign born (11.8% Latin America, 11.2% Asia, 4.5% Europe).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Francisco, CA (16.6 miles, pop. 776,733).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (361.5 miles, pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Belmont, CA (2.9 miles), Highlands-Baywood Park, CA (2.9 miles), Hillsborough, CA (3.0 miles), Foster City, CA (3.2 miles), Burlingame, CA (4.0 miles), San Carlos, CA (5.1 miles), Millbrae, CA (6.9 miles), Emerald Lake Hills, CA (7.0 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $150,000
1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $178,100
1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $174,600
1999: 33 buildings, average cost: $185,600
2000: 57 buildings, average cost: $167,100
2001: 19 buildings, average cost: $145,900
2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $358,000
2003: 59 buildings, average cost: $149,200

Area code: 650

Industries providing employment: Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (17.2%), Educational,health and social services (14.3%), Retail trade (11.6%).

Crime in San Mateo (2002):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
17 rapes (17.7 per 100,000)
98 robberies (102.2 per 100,000)
227 assaults (236.8 per 100,000)
348 burglaries (363.0 per 100,000)
1,937 larceny counts (2020.2 per 100,000)
219 auto thefts (228.4 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 217.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in San Mateo (2001):

1 murder (1.1 per 100,000)
26 rapes (27.6 per 100,000)
77 robberies (81.7 per 100,000)
308 assaults (327.0 per 100,000)
253 burglaries (268.6 per 100,000)
1,938 larceny counts (2057.3 per 100,000)
219 auto thefts (232.5 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 225.8 (higher means more crime)