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San Mateo, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $1,589,800 (it was $453,600 in 2000)
San Mateo:

$1,589,800
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $1,052,900 - $2,000,001

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $2,250,440
Here:

$2,250,440
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,948,278
Here:

$1,948,278
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $2,183,714
Here:

$2,183,714
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,178,604
Here:

$1,178,604
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,095,759
Here:

$1,095,759
State:

$730,996

Total population: 102,893 (Urban population: 92,372, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 40,971 (38,051 occupied: 20,310 owner occupied, 17,741 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

47%
State:

44%

Housing density: 3,353 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,891,725.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is over $2,000, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,424


Median gross rent in San Mateo, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in San Mateo with a mortgage: 14,247 (1,405 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,316 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 205

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $204,520

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $127,083

Median monthly housing costs: $2,870

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San Mateo, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1955

Median year apartment built: 1974

Household type by relationship:

Households: 100,996
  • Male householders: 19,120 (4,658 living alone), Female householders: 18,931 (6,503 living alone)
  • 18,604 spouses (18,080 opposite-sex spouses), 2,655 unmarried partners, (2,410 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 26,717 children (25,678 natural, 442 adopted, 597 stepchildren), 1,403 grandchildren, 1,283 brothers or sisters, 3,394 parents, 103 foster children, 2,600 other relatives, 4,171 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,015

Size of family households: 8,854 2-persons, 6,304 3-persons, 5,532 4-persons, 1,197 5-persons, 959 6-persons, 462 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,161 1-person, 2,953 2-persons, 367 3-persons, 145 4-persons, 72 5-persons, 45 6-persons.

13,159 married couples with children.
4,581 single-parent households (1,544 men, 3,037 women).

54.8% of residents of San Mateo speak English at home.
15.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
9.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
20.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 36,882 (36.5%)
(50.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.7
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.7
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in San Mateo, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in San Mateo, California
  • 142no bedroom
  • 1,2981 bedroom
  • 4,5412 bedrooms
  • 9,4843 bedrooms
  • 3,8824 bedrooms
  • 9635+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Mateo, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Mateo, California
  • 2,303no bedroom
  • 5,7441 bedroom
  • 6,1022 bedrooms
  • 2,6663 bedrooms
  • 4994 bedrooms
  • 4275+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in San Mateo in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in San Mateo in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 920no vehicle
  • 5,8541 vehicle
  • 8,1412 vehicles
  • 3,0383 vehicles
  • 2,0434 vehicles
  • 3145+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in San Mateo in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in San Mateo in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,547no vehicle
  • 7,4011 vehicle
  • 6,2712 vehicles
  • 1,1523 vehicles
  • 2564 vehicles
  • 1145+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in San Mateo, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in San Mateo, California
  • 1421 room
  • 1462 rooms
  • 1,0863 rooms
  • 3,6484 rooms
  • 4,2505 rooms
  • 3,5376 rooms
  • 3,4157 rooms
  • 1,9808 rooms
  • 2,1069+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Mateo, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in San Mateo, California
  • 2,3031 room
  • 2,0242 rooms
  • 3,6123 rooms
  • 5,3064 rooms
  • 9635 rooms
  • 2,2386 rooms
  • 6347 rooms
  • 2538 rooms
  • 4089+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in San Mateo, CA
San Mateo city income, earnings, and wages data

  • San Mateo, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in San Mateo, CA in 2022
  • 1,116Less than $10,000
  • 785$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,701$20,000 to $29,999
  • 920$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,072$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,243$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,559$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,708$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,350$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,800$125,000 to $149,999
  • 5,753$150,000 to $199,999
  • 14,044$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in San Mateo, CA

  • Distribution of house value in San Mateo, CA in 2022
  • 60Less than $10,000
  • 39$10,000 to $14,999
  • 6$15,000 to $19,999
  • 7$25,000 to $29,999
  • 17$70,000 to $79,999
  • 14$80,000 to $89,999
  • 65$90,000 to $99,999
  • 40$100,000 to $124,999
  • 9$125,000 to $149,999
  • 44$150,000 to $174,999
  • 9$175,000 to $199,999
  • 8$200,000 to $249,999
  • 90$250,000 to $299,999
  • 92$300,000 to $399,999
  • 101$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,385$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2,011$750,000 to $999,999
  • 4,607$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 4,579$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 6,947$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in San Mateo, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in San Mateo, CA in 2022
  • 15Less than $100
  • 16$100 to $149
  • 13$150 to $199
  • 66$200 to $249
  • 26$250 to $299
  • 56$300 to $349
  • 40$350 to $399
  • 17$400 to $449
  • 36$450 to $499
  • 33$500 to $549
  • 29$550 to $599
  • 35$600 to $649
  • 71$650 to $699
  • 43$700 to $749
  • 187$750 to $799
  • 37$800 to $899
  • 161$900 to $999
  • 378$1,000 to $1,249
  • 825$1,250 to $1,499
  • 2,428$1,500 to $1,999
  • 3,293$2,000 to $2,499
  • 3,224$2,500 to $2,999
  • 3,236$3,000 to $3,499
  • 4,710$3,500 or more
  • 341No cash rent
Work and jobs in San Mateo: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.9%
Number of people working at home: 14,982 (27.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 551
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 4,523
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5,210
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,974
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 5,779
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,846
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 4,460
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,453
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,565
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3,531
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,050
  • 90 or more minutes: 518
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - San Mateo

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 32,038 (55.7%)
  • Carpooled: 5,669 (9.9%)
  • Bus: 788 (1.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 176 (0.3%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 312 (0.5%)
  • Taxi: 748 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 556 (1.0%)
  • Walked: 2,225 (3.9%)
  • Worked at home: 14,982 (26.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 14.4%Males
  • 7.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 0.5%Males
  • 2.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 10.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 1.5%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.5%Males
  • 2.5%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in San Mateo, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in San Mateo, California
  • 13,7752010 or later
  • 6,8102000 to 2009
  • 4,7251990 to 1999
  • 7,7551980 to 1989
  • 3,9221970 to 1979
  • 5,283Before 1970
Ancestries in San Mateo, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 2,015 (3.5%)
  • Italian: 1,874 (3.3%)
  • American: 1,749 (3.1%)
  • European: 1,375 (2.4%)
  • German: 1,271 (2.2%)
  • English: 1,026 (1.8%)
  • Russian: 655 (1.1%)
  • Iranian: 587 (1.0%)
  • Greek: 532 (0.9%)
  • Norwegian: 485 (0.8%)
  • French: 436 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 416 (0.7%)
  • Polish: 370 (0.6%)
  • Brazilian: 321 (0.6%)
  • Northern European: 310 (0.5%)
  • Eastern European: 300 (0.5%)
  • Portuguese: 288 (0.5%)
  • Lebanese: 244 (0.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 228 (0.4%)
  • Nigerian: 197 (0.3%)
  • Armenian: 181 (0.3%)
  • British: 165 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 165 (0.3%)
  • Croatian: 157 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 148 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 142 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 138 (0.2%)
  • Afghan: 118 (0.2%)
  • Jordanian: 113 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 110 (0.2%)
  • Turkish: 96 (0.2%)
  • Egyptian: 92 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 88 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 87 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 85 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 81 (0.1%)
  • Palestinian: 70 (0.1%)
  • Maltese: 70 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 68 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 63 (0.1%)
  • Slavic: 61 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 59 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 48 (0.08%)
  • Israeli: 45 (0.08%)
  • Danish: 44 (0.08%)
  • Australian: 41 (0.07%)
  • Bulgarian: 28 (0.05%)
  • Sudanese: 23 (0.04%)
  • Estonian: 22 (0.04%)
  • Jamaican: 20 (0.03%)
  • Latvian: 19 (0.03%)
  • Macedonian: 18 (0.03%)
  • Haitian: 17 (0.03%)
  • Arab: 16 (0.03%)
  • Slovak: 15 (0.03%)
  • African: 14 (0.02%)
  • Moroccan: 14 (0.02%)
  • Yugoslavian: 13 (0.02%)
  • Syrian: 9 (0.02%)
  • West Indian: 9 (0.02%)
  • Guyanese: 8 (0.01%)
  • Serbian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Albanian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Belgian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Finnish: 4 (0.01%)
  • Slovene: 3 (0.01%)
  • New Zealander: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
San Mateo:

14.7% (5,485)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

Mexico
San Mateo:

12.9% (4,821)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

India
San Mateo:

8.3% (3,097)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

Philippines
San Mateo:

7.9% (2,930)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

Guatemala
San Mateo:

6.6% (2,467)
California:

2.8% (290,436)

El Salvador
San Mateo:

4.7% (1,746)
California:

4.2% (440,287)

Taiwan
San Mateo:

3.4% (1,283)
California:

1.7% (176,274)

Hong Kong
San Mateo:

2.9% (1,085)
California:

1.0% (105,215)

Peru
San Mateo:

2.8% (1,035)
California:

0.7% (74,025)

Canada
San Mateo:

2.3% (841)
California:

1.2% (127,477)

Korea
San Mateo:

2.1% (774)
California:

3.0% (315,248)

Iran
San Mateo:

1.6% (599)
California:

2.0% (206,004)

Japan
San Mateo:

1.6% (579)
California:

1.0% (103,575)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 48,480
  • Other state: 14,538
  • Northeast: 4,119
  • Midwest: 3,890
  • South: 4,423
  • West: 2,106

84.0% of San Mateo residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55.1% lived in California.


San Mateo:

84.0%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 805
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 202
  • 5th and 6th grade: 658
  • 7th and 8th grade: 444
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 292
  • 11th grade: 279
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 538
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,053
  • Less than 1 year of college: 822
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,688
  • Associate degree: 2,136
  • Bachelor's degree: 10,803
  • Master's degree: 6,168
  • Professional school degree: 1,436
  • Doctorate degree: 2,320
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 949
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 446
  • 5th and 6th grade: 202
  • 7th and 8th grade: 149
  • 9th grade: 82
  • 10th grade: 276
  • 11th grade: 16
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 635
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,730
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,385
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,714
  • Associate degree: 2,408
  • Bachelor's degree: 11,459
  • Master's degree: 7,408
  • Professional school degree: 1,933
  • Doctorate degree: 1,238
Educational Attainment for Females
San Mateo marital status for males
San Mateo marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 18,117
  • One, attached: 3,639
  • Two: 391
  • 3 or 4: 1,481
  • 5 to 9: 3,234
  • 10 to 19: 2,652
  • 20 to 49: 4,896
  • 50 or more: 6,561
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in San Mateo
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in San Mateo, CA
  • 70.4%Utility gas
  • 25.2%Electricity
  • 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in San Mateo, CA
  • 48.8%Electricity
  • 43.9%Utility gas
  • 4.2%No fuel used
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,846
Here:

18.3%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 623
Here:

14.0%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 387
Here:

8.0%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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