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1970-1990 Data
San Mateo County
           
  Census 2000   2006 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 707,161 100.0%   705,499 100.0%
In households 696,711 98.5%   N/A
In group quarters 10,450 1.5%   N/A
   
RACE  
White 420,683 59.5%   432,364 61.3%
Black or African American 24,840 3.5%   22,825 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,140 0.4%   3,731 0.5%
Asian 141,680 20.0%   164,038 23.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9,403 1.3%   9,458 1.3%
Some other race 71,910 10.2%   48,624 6.9%
Two or more races 35,501 5.0%   24,459 3.5%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 154,708 21.9%   162,149 23.0%
Not Hispanic or Latino 552,453 78.1%   543,350 77.0%
White 352,355 49.8%   326,775 46.3%
Black or African American 23,778 3.4%   22,567 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,546 0.2%   1,568 0.2%
Asian 140,313 19.8%   163,252 23.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9,112 1.3%   9,458 1.3%
Some other race 2,217 0.3%   3,325 0.5%
Two or more races 23,132 3.3%   16,405 2.3%
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 479,043 67.7%   478,974 67.9%
Foreign born 228,118 32.3%   226,525 32.1%
Naturalized citizen 111,735 15.8%   129,922 18.4%
Not a citizen 116,383 16.5%   96,603 13.7%
   
SEX  
Male 349,651 49.4%   350,360 49.7%
Female 357,510 50.6%   355,139 50.3%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 45,374 6.4%   49,240 7.0%
5 to 17 years 116,726 16.5%   114,506 16.2%
18 to 64 years 456,976 64.6%   450,021 63.8%
65 years and over 88,085 12.5%   91,732 13.0%
Median age 36.8 X   39.4 X
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 254,103 100.0%   251,755 100.0%
Family households 171,249 67.4%   166,978 66.3%
Families with children under 18 78,959 31.1%   76,540 30.4%
Average household size 2.74 X   2.78 X
Average family size 3.29 X   3.43 X
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 260,576 100.0%   266,392 100.0%
Occupied housing units 254,103 97.5%   251,755 94.5%
Owner-occupied housing units 156,133 61.4%   159,025 63.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 97,970 38.6%   92,730 36.8%
Vacant housing units 6,473 2.5%   14,637 5.5%
1 unit, detached housing 150,302 57.7%   151,266 56.8%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 469,200 X   814,700 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,144 X   1,327 X
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS
Median household income (dollars) 70,819 X   77,914 X
Median family income (dollars) 80,737 X   92,721 X
Per capita income (dollars) 40,383 X   40,051 X
Individuals in poverty 40,692 5.8%   51,423 7.3%
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 490,285 100.0%   485,413 100.0%
High school graduate 85,569 17.5%   92,703 19.1%
Bachelor's degree 119,856 24.4%   132,108 27.2%
Graduate or professional degree 71,421 14.6%   82,571 17.0%
   
COMMUTING TO WORK  
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.0 X   25.4 X
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 354,096 100.0%   343,371 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 301,433 85.1%   284,237 82.8%
Drove alone 256,066 72.3%   246,192 71.7%
Carpooled 45,367 12.8%   38,045 11.1%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 26,029 7.4%   26,740 7.8%
Bus or trolley bus 12,075 3.4%   12,095 3.5%
Streetcar or trolley car 324 0.1%   279 0.1%
Subway or elevated 7,485 2.1%   10,777 3.1%
Railroad 5,894 1.7%   3,589 1.0%
Ferryboat 39 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 212 0.1%   77 0.0%
Motorcycle 878 0.2%   807 0.2%
Bicycle 2,896 0.8%   2,898 0.8%
Walked 7,609 2.1%   9,309 2.7%
Other means 2,406 0.7%   3,436 1.0%
Worked at home 12,845 3.6%   15,867 4.6%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 361,640 100.0%   357,350 100.0%
Management, professional and related 154,419 42.7%   155,277 43.5%
Service 48,869 13.5%   54,566 15.3%
Sales and office 98,865 27.3%   91,854 25.7%
Farming, fishing & forestry 1,157 0.3%   2,456 0.7%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 27,227 7.5%   24,773 6.9%
Production, transportation, and material moving 31,103 8.6%   28,424 8.0%
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 29,864 8.3%   35,029 9.8%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, 2006 American Community Survey
 
 
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