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Town of Colma
San Mateo County
 

Decennial Census data
      1880-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010
           
  Census 2000   Census 2010
TOTAL POPULATION 1,191 100.0%   1,792 100.0%
In households 1,142 95.9%   1,763 98.4%
In group quarters 49 4.1%   29 1.6%
 
RACE
White 576 48.4%   620 34.6%
Black or African American 17 1.4%   59 3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.0%   7 0.4%
Asian 282 23.7%   619 34.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.3%   9 0.5%
Some other race 232 19.5%   366 20.4%
Two or more races 81 6.8%   112 6.3%
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 523 43.9%   708 39.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 668 56.1%   1,084 60.5%
White 330 27.7%   360 20.1%
Black or African American 11 0.9%   46 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.0%   2 0.1%
Asian 290 23.6%   597 33.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.3%   8 0.4%
Some other race 1 0.1%   15 0.8%
Two or more races 43 3.6%   56 3.1%
 
SEX
Male 556 46.7%   862 48.1%
Female 635 53.3%   930 51.9%
   
AGE
Under 5 years 62 5.2%   108 6.0%
5 to 17 years 232 19.5%   282 15.7%
18 to 64 years 712 59.8%   1,198 66.9%
65 years and over 185 15.5%   204 11.4%
Median age 36.9 X   36.4 X
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 329 100.0%   564 100.0%
Family households 245 74.5%   423 75.0%
Families with children under 18 119 36.2%   185 32.8%
Average household size 3.47 X   3.13 X
Average family size 3.92 X   3.45 X
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 342 100.0%   586 100.0%
Occupied housing units 329 96.2%   564 96.2%
Owner-occupied housing units 171 52.0%   224 39.7%
Renter-occupied housing units 158 48.0%   340 60.3%
Vacant housing units 13 3.8%   22 3.8%
1 unit, detached housing 212 60.1%   See  American Community Survey  for more data
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 312,000 X      
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,003 X      
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 644 55.3%      
Foreign born 521 44.7%      
Naturalized citizen 230 19.7%      
Not a citizen 291 25.0%      
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 58,750 X      
Median family income (dollars) 60,556 X      
Per capita income (dollars) 20,240 X      
Individuals in poverty 58 5.2%      
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 770 100.0%      
High school graduate 240 31.2%      
Bachelor's degree 78 10.1%      
Graduate or professional degree 25 3.2%      
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 24.2 X      
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 501 100.0%      
Car, truck, or van: 406 81.0%      
Drove alone 300 59.9%      
Carpooled 106 21.2%      
Public transportation 54 10.8%      
Bus or trolley bus 26 5.2%      
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%      
Subway or elevated 25 5.0%      
Railroad 3 0.6%      
Ferryboat 0 0.0%      
Taxicab 0 0.0%      
Motorcycle 3 0.6%      
Bicycle 0 0.0%      
Walked 22 4.4%      
Other means 0 0.0%      
Worked at home 16 3.2%      
 
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 517 100.0%      
Management, professional and related 97 18.8%      
Service 96 18.6%      
Sales and office 179 34.6%      
Farming, fishing & forestry 3 0.6%      
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 54 10.4%      
Production, transportation, and material moving 88 17.0%      
 
CLASS OF WORKER          
Self-employed workers 25 4.8%      
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, Census 2010 DP-1
 

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