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San Mateo County
           
  Census 2000   2007 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 707,161 100.0%   701,985 100.0%
In households 696,711 98.5%   693,639 98.8%
In group quarters 10,450 1.5%   8,346 1.2%
   
RACE  
White 420,683 59.5%   424,835 60.5%
Black or African American 24,840 3.5%   22,182 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,140 0.4%   2,374 0.3%
Asian 141,680 20.0%   164,909 23.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9,403 1.3%   9,603 1.4%
Some other race 71,910 10.2%   52,714 7.5%
Two or more races 35,501 5.0%   25,368 3.6%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 154,708 21.9%   160,045 22.8%
Not Hispanic or Latino 552,453 78.1%   541,940 77.2%
White 352,355 49.8%   324,120 46.2%
Black or African American 23,778 3.4%   21,731 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,546 0.2%   1,515 0.2%
Asian 140,313 19.8%   164,034 23.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9,112 1.3%   9,484 1.4%
Some other race 2,217 0.3%   3,865 0.6%
Two or more races 23,132 3.3%   17,191 2.4%
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 479,043 67.7%   465,553 66.3%
Foreign born 228,118 32.3%   236,432 33.7%
Naturalized citizen 111,735 15.8%   129,218 18.4%
Not a citizen 116,383 16.5%   107,214 15.3%
   
SEX  
Male 349,651 49.4%   348,318 49.6%
Female 357,510 50.6%   353,667 50.4%
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 45,374 6.4%   47,047 6.7%
5 to 17 years 116,726 16.5%   110,239 15.7%
18 to 64 years 456,976 64.6%   453,164 64.6%
65 years and over 88,085 12.5%   91,535 13.0%
Median age 36.8 X   39.7 X
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 254,103 100.0%   252,648 100.0%
Family households 171,249 67.4%   171,564 67.9%
Families with children under 18 78,959 31.1%   78,792 31.2%
Average household size 2.74 X   2.75 X
Average family size 3.29 X   3.33 X
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 260,576 100.0%   266,469 100.0%
Occupied housing units 254,103 97.5%   252,648 94.8%
Owner-occupied housing units 156,133 61.4%   158,998 62.9%
Renter-occupied housing units 97,970 38.6%   93,650 37.1%
Vacant housing units 6,473 2.5%   13,821 5.2%
1 unit, detached housing 150,302 57.7%   155,716 58.4%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 469,200 X   807,400 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,144 X   1,380 X
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS
Median household income (dollars) 70,819 X   81,573 X
Median family income (dollars) 80,737 X   94,517 X
Per capita income (dollars) 40,383 X   41,785 X
Individuals in poverty 40,692 5.8%   47,653 6.8%
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 490,285 100.0%   487,977 100.0%
High school graduate 85,569 17.5%   92,145 18.9%
Bachelor's degree 119,856 24.4%   132,752 27.2%
Graduate or professional degree 71,421 14.6%   79,695 16.3%
   
COMMUTING TO WORK  
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.0 X   25.0 X
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 354,096 100.0%   341,909 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 301,433 85.1%   279,290 81.7%
Drove alone 256,066 72.3%   241,717 70.7%
Carpooled 45,367 12.8%   37,573 11.0%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 26,029 7.4%   28,992 8.5%
Bus or trolley bus 12,075 3.4%   13,319 3.9%
Streetcar or trolley car 324 0.1%   200 0.1%
Subway or elevated 7,485 2.1%   10,783 3.2%
Railroad 5,894 1.7%   4,636 1.4%
Ferryboat 39 0.0%   54 0.0%
Taxicab 212 0.1%   270 0.1%
Motorcycle 878 0.2%   1,065 0.3%
Bicycle 2,896 0.8%   3,070 0.9%
Walked 7,609 2.1%   9,631 2.8%
Other means 2,406 0.7%   2,776 0.8%
Worked at home 12,845 3.6%   16,815 4.9%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 361,640 100.0%   353,680 100.0%
Management, professional and related 154,419 42.7%   149,404 42.2%
Service 48,869 13.5%   56,804 16.1%
Sales and office 98,865 27.3%   94,711 26.8%
Farming, fishing & forestry 1,157 0.3%   1,906 0.5%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 27,227 7.5%   24,753 7.0%
Production, transportation, and material moving 31,103 8.6%   26,102 7.4%
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 29,864 8.3%   34,607 9.8%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
 
 
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