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