2022 population: 729,181 ( 10,730 from 2010 , 35,251 from 2020)
Land area: 448.6 square miles
Population density: 1625.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	267,673	36.71%	11.8%
Black:	16,016	2.20%	14.6%
Indian:	1,025	0.14%	8.9%
Asian:	242,528	33.26%	30.5%
2+ races:	28,643	3.93%	19.7%
Hispanic:	173,296	23.77%	5.0%

Total non-White:	461,508	63.29%	11.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	17,014	11.1
Deaths:	11,764	7.7
Net Migration:	-46,010	-30.1
Net Immigration:	6,494	4.2

Change in White population:	-35,936	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	46,666	6.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
718,451
303,609	42.26%
18,763	2.61%
1,125	0.16%
185,818	25.86%
23,925	3.33%
182,502	25.40%
414,842	57.74%

2000
707,161
352,355	49.83%
23,778	3.36%
1,546	0.22%
149,425	21.13%
23,132	3.27%
154,708	21.88%
354,806	50.17%

1990
649,623
393,652	60.60%
33,470	5.15%
2,485	0.38%
106,926	16.46%
n/a
113,090	17.41%
255,971	39.40%

1980
587,329
420,365	71.57%
34,955	5.95%
0	0.00%
59,468	10.13%
n/a
72,883	12.41%
166,964	28.43%

1970
556,234
449,798	80.86%
23,111	4.15%
1,188	0.21%
15,730	2.83%
n/a
63,039	11.33%
106,436	19.14%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
92,843	13.1
43,237	6.1
-86,240	-12.2
51,446	7.3

-48,746	-6.9
60,036	8.5

Number	Rate
1990's
102,457	15.8
49,125	7.6
-60,429	-9.3
65,588	10.1

-41,297	-6.4
98,835	15.2

Number	Rate
1980's
91,695	15.6
46,650	7.9
20,209	3.4
n/a

-26,713	-4.5
89,007	15.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-8,303	-1.5
n/a

-29,433	-5.3
60,528	10.9

Age, Family & Household Data for San Mateo County, CA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.3
150,187	20.6%
578,994	79.4%
127,520	17.5%

264,323
2.81

182,196	68.9%
145,150	79.7%
9,300	5.1%
82,127	31.1%

2010
Number	Percent
39.3
159,772	22.2%
558,679	77.8%
96,262	13.4%

257,837
2.75

175,607	68.1%
135,210	77.0%
12,215	7.0%
82,230	31.9%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
161,411	22.8%
545,750	77.2%
88,240	12.5%

254,219
2.74

172,557	67.9%
137,617	79.8%
11,557	6.7%
81,662	32.1%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
141,286	21.7%
508,337	78.3%
80,308	12.4%

242,348
2.63

164,177	67.7%
132,943	81.0%
10,157	6.2%
78,171	32.3%

1980
Number	Percent
33.0
138,943	23.7%
448,386	76.3%
61,356	10.4%

225,330
2.58

154,205	68.4%
128,879	83.6%
11,044	7.2%
71,125	31.6%

2022 Housing Data for San Mateo County, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,930	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,464	1.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,847	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,358	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,460	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,367	1.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,576	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	5,192	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,793	1.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	9,458	3.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	14,827	5.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	22,659	8.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	22,317	8.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	19,988	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	33,955	12.8%
$200,000 or more	98,132	37.1%

Median Household Income	149,907
Per Capita Income	77,741

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	150
Compared to U.S.	187

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9,082	3.4%
Public Assistance	6,173	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,700	5.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	285,138	76.6%
Unemployed	13,539	3.6%
In Armed Forces	412	0.1%

Total Labor Force	299,089	80.3%
Not in Labor Force	73,294	19.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	159,561	121,682	56.7%
Non-Profit	13,434	20,615	39.5%
Self-Employed	23,980	17,062	58.4%

Local Government	11,504	16,624	40.9%
State Government	3,851	5,380	41.7%
Federal Government	4,184	3,760	52.7%

Total Private + Self	183,541	138,744	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	32,973	46,379	41.6%
Total	216,514	185,123	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	11.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	92,510	23.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	69,448	17.3%
Professional, Technical	123,571	30.7%
Service Occupations	61,121	15.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,778	0.4%
All others	55,817	13.9%

White Collar		70.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	66,757	16.6%
Health care and social assistance	49,070	12.2%
Retail trade	35,171	8.7%
Educational services	32,990	8.2%
Manufacturing	30,377	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	24,403	6.1%
Construction	22,403	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	22,145	5.5%
Information	19,604	4.9%
Finance and insurance	19,590	4.9%
Other services	18,657	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	17,770	4.4%
Public administration	13,284	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8,887	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8,760	2.2%
Wholesale trade	7,069	1.8%
Utilities	2,252	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,207	0.5%
Management	802	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	269	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	106,757	14.15%
Puerto Rican	3,508	0.47%
Cuban	1,810	0.24%
Dominican	288	0.04%

Total Central American	44,928	5.96%
Costa Rican	431	0.06%
Guatemalan	10,439	1.38%
Honduran	1,370	0.18%
Nicaraguan	8,863	1.18%
Panamanian	670	0.09%
Salvadoran	22,856	3.03%
Other Central American	299	0.04%

Total South American	11,339	1.50%
Argentinean	1,058	0.14%
Bolivian	498	0.07%
Chilean	1,106	0.15%
Colombian	2,142	0.28%
Ecuadorian	742	0.10%
Paraguayan	25	0.00%
Peruvian	5,153	0.68%
Uruguayan	111	0.01%
Venezuelan	448	0.06%
Other South American	56	0.01%

Other Hispanic	11,763	1.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	94,681	12.55%
Filipino	69,154	9.17%
Indian	23,468	3.11%
Japanese	8,640	1.15%
Korean	7,069	0.94%
Vietnamese	5,260	0.70%
Taiwanese	2,574	0.34%
Burmese	2,206	0.29%
Thai	1,094	0.15%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	394,192	55.2%
Spanish	122,518	17.1%
Chinese	66,286	9.3%
Tagalog	43,951	6.2%
Other Indo-European	28,638	4.0%
Other Asian	21,541	3.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	11,765	1.6%
Arabic	5,481	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5,202	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	50,297	6.7%
German	49,032	6.5%
English	44,127	5.9%
Italian	37,973	5.0%
American	20,781	2.8%
European	14,302	1.9%
French	13,358	1.8%
Russian	10,609	1.4%
Polish	9,510	1.3%
Scottish	9,013	1.2%
Norwegian	6,672	0.9%
Swedish	6,504	0.9%
British	6,052	0.8%
Portuguese	5,915	0.8%
Greek	5,834	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	645,554	85.6%
Not a citizen	108,696	14.4%

Native	489,061	64.8%
Foreign-born	265,189	35.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
30,317	5.5%	21,281	3.9%	81,357	14.9%	125,183	22.9%	161,021	29.4%	128,658	23.5%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	30,317	5.5%
9-12 Years	21,281	3.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	81,357	14.9%
Some College	125,183	22.9%
Bach. Degree	161,021	29.4%
Grad Degree	128,658	23.5%
Average years of education: 14.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	370,139	360,459	9,680	2.6%	5.8%
1991	367,383	352,624	14,759	4.0%	7.8%
1992	367,975	349,111	18,864	5.1%	9.4%
1993	368,361	349,558	18,803	5.1%	9.5%
1994	369,650	352,094	17,556	4.7%	8.7%
1995	367,306	351,882	15,424	4.2%	7.9%
1996	373,499	360,590	12,909	3.5%	7.3%
1997	384,217	373,742	10,475	2.7%	6.4%
1998	392,003	382,371	9,632	2.5%	5.9%
1999	395,944	388,054	7,890	2.0%	5.3%

2000	397,997	386,727	11,270	2.8%	4.9%
2001	391,776	376,734	15,042	3.8%	5.5%
2002	377,649	356,068	21,581	5.7%	6.8%
2003	366,838	345,243	21,595	5.9%	6.9%
2004	361,389	343,829	17,560	4.9%	6.2%
2005	360,365	345,111	15,254	4.2%	5.4%
2006	364,595	351,228	13,367	3.7%	4.9%
2007	370,061	356,109	13,952	3.8%	5.3%
2008	372,532	354,267	18,265	4.9%	7.3%
2009	375,635	343,453	32,182	8.6%	11.5%

2010	392,869	359,249	33,620	8.6%	12.5%
2011	398,892	368,371	30,521	7.7%	11.9%
2012	410,898	384,118	26,780	6.5%	10.5%
2013	416,399	394,209	22,190	5.3%	9.0%
2014	425,863	407,692	18,171	4.3%	7.6%
2015	434,234	419,310	14,924	3.4%	6.3%
2016	441,792	428,282	13,510	3.1%	5.5%
2017	445,210	433,025	12,185	2.7%	4.8%
2018	448,971	438,826	10,145	2.3%	4.3%
2019	456,317	446,771	9,546	2.1%	4.2%

2020	433,876	404,128	29,748	6.9%	10.1%
2021	433,387	413,318	20,069	4.6%	7.3%
2022	453,379	442,415	10,964	2.4%	4.2%
2023	445,393	431,899	13,494	3.0%	4.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	284,211
Median Value	$1,441,300

Occupied	264,323	93.0%
Vacant	19,888	7.0%

Owned	157,368	59.5%
Rented	106,955	40.5%
Median Rent	$2,805

Single-Family Units	183,029	64.4%
Detached	158,749	55.9%
Attached	24,280	8.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	78,983	27.8%
Mobile Homes	3,111	1.1%

San Mateo County, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for San Mateo County, CA

2022 Housing Data for San Mateo County, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for San Mateo County, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for San Mateo County, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for San Mateo County, CA

Historical Labor Force Data for San Mateo County, CA