San Mateo County, California

San Mateo County, California is a county of the United States of California. The county has a population of 707161 as per the 2000 census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 712690, It is the 14th largest in terms of population. The county has a total area of 741.01 square miles (1919.21 square kilometre), of which, 449.07 square miles (1163.09 square kilometre) of it is land and 291.95 square miles (756.15 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the sixth smallest by area in the U.S. state of California.

San Mateo County California
Map of San Mateo County, California

As of the census of 2000, there were 707161 residents, 254103 households, and 171249 families in the county. The population density was 1574.7 people per square mile (608/kmē), it is the fifth most densely populated county in the U.S. state of California. There were 260576 housing units at an average density of 580.3 per square mile (224.06/kmē). The average household size was 2.74 persons, and the average family size was 3.29 persons. The population's age distribution was 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 712690, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 478803 White, 23275 Black or African American, 3688 American Indian, 172826 Asian, 10009 Native Hawaiian, and 24089 from two or more races.

San Mateo County California Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
San Mateo County California School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
San Mateo County California GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $70819, it is third wealthiest county by median household income in California. The median income for a family in the county was $80737, it would be the third highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of California. The per capita income for the county was $36045, it is the second wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 184928 pupils and students, of which 92537 are male and 92391 are female, 26.15% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 12491 nursery or pri school, 9641 kindergarten, 75542 elementary school, 36004 high school and 51250 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Atherton TownSan Mateo County4.934.90.0371941467.6112408200001
2Belmont CitySan Mateo County4.534.530.01251235551.14281280905
3Brisbane CitySan Mateo County20.533.3217.2135971083.63716263684
4Broadmoor CdpSan Mateo County0.450.45040268998.92460869836
5Burlingame CitySan Mateo County6.034.331.7281586496.24356568526
6Colma TownSan Mateo County1.911.9101191624.62024158750
7Daly City CitySan Mateo County7.567.56010362113703.82190062310
8East Palo Alto CitySan Mateo County2.572.550.022950611585.51377445006
9El Granada CdpSan Mateo County5.395.39057241062.73883291979
10Emerald Lake Hills CdpSan Mateo County1.181.180.0138993312.168966127250
11Foster City CitySan Mateo County19.933.7616.17288037664.44575495279
12Half Moon Bay CitySan Mateo County6.496.470.02118421829.83796378473
13Highlands-baywood Park CdpSan Mateo County1.81.8042102340.146584105165
14Hillsborough TownSan Mateo County6.236.230108251738.798643193157
15Menlo Park CitySan Mateo County17.4310.137.3307853040.15334184609
16Millbrae CitySan Mateo County3.233.210.02207186446.43319368404
17Montara CdpSan Mateo County3.933.93029507514436095326
18Moss Beach CdpSan Mateo County1.791.79019531092.54128391992
19North Fair Oaks CdpSan Mateo County1.171.1701544013221.91833155603
20Pacifica CitySan Mateo County12.6612.630.03383903038.93018371737
21Portola Valley TownSan Mateo County9.169.1504462487.599621158217
22Redwood City CitySan Mateo County34.5619.4815.09754023871.33404266748
23San Bruno CitySan Mateo County5.465.460401657353.62636062081
24San Carlos CitySan Mateo County5.935.920.01277184685.14662888460
25San Mateo CitySan Mateo County15.9612.223.74924827569.53617664757
26South San Francisco CitySan Mateo County29.749.0220.72605526712.82356261764
27West Menlo Park CdpSan Mateo County0.50.5036297299.862302125881
28Woodside TownSan Mateo County11.7611.7605352455.1104667171126
YearPopulation
April 2000 census707161
April 2000 Estimate707164
July 2000 Estimate708442
July 2001 Estimate707190
July 2002 Estimate700005
July 2003 Estimate695868
July 2004 Estimate693961
July 2005 Estimate694675
July 2006 Estimate696825
July 2007 Estimate701675
July 2008 Estimate712690
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school6595589612491
Kindergarten504845939641
Elementary school384993704375542
High school185631744136004
College or graduate school238322741851250
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
San Mateo County, California$70819$80737$36045
California, United States$47493$53025$22711
United States$41994$50046$21587