San Mateo County, California Demographics

San Mateo County is 5th out of 3,143 other counties in Home median value

San Mateo County is 9th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Asian

San Mateo County is 11th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

San Mateo County is 12th out of 3,143 other counties in Foreign born residents

San Mateo County is 22nd out of 3,143 other counties in Income per capita

San Mateo County is 25th out of 3,143 other counties in Income per household

San Mateo County is 1st in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

San Mateo County is 3rd in California out of 58 other counties in Home median value

San Mateo County is 3rd in California out of 58 other counties in Income per capita

San Mateo County is 3rd in California out of 58 other counties in Income per household

San Mateo County is 4th in California out of 58 other counties in Foreign born residents

San Mateo County is 4th in California out of 58 other counties in Race - Asian

San Mateo County is 4th in California out of 58 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

San Mateo County is 5th in California out of 58 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

San Mateo County is 9th in California out of 58 other counties in Retail sales per capita

San Mateo County is 9th in California out of 58 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	San Mateo County	Rank	California	US
Current population (2012)	739,311	14th	38,041,430	313,914,040
Size in square miles	448.4	56th	155,779.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,602.2	5th	239.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	San Mateo County	Rank	California	US
Residents younger than 5	6.2%	28th	6.7%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.8%	33rd	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.0%	26th	12.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	San Mateo County	Rank	California	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.4%	15th	80.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	43.9%	4th	30.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	San Mateo County	Rank	California	US
Race - White	63.8%	54th	73.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.1%	22nd	6.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.9%	57th	1.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	26.4%	4th	13.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1.6%	1st	0.5%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.3%	12th	3.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	25.4%	29th	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	41.6%	41st	39.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	San Mateo County	Rank	California	US
Female residents	50.8%	10th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	34.1%	4th	27.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	San Mateo County	Rank	California	US
Housing units	271,333	14th	13,720,462	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	32.6%	9th	30.8%	25.9%
Households	256,423	13th	12,433,172	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	60.1%	40th	56.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$763,100	3rd	$421,600	$186,200
People per household	2.7	28th	2.9	2.6
Building permits (last year)	942	15th	58,549	829,658

Income Demographics
	San Mateo County	Rank	California	US
Income per capita	$45,346	3rd	$29,634	$27,915
Income per household	$87,633	3rd	$61,632	$52,762
Income below poverty line	7.0%	58th	14.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	San Mateo County	Rank	California	US
Non-farm private establishments	19,724	11th	849,316	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	311,675	10th	12,698,427	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	74,604	12th	3,425,510	27,092,908
Retail sales	$10,198,837	12th	$455,032,270	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$14,625	9th	$12,561	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,107,180	10th	$80,852,787	$613,795,732