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City of San Mateo
San Mateo County
           
  Census 2000   2006 ACS Estimates
TOTAL POPULATION 92,482 100.0%   90,959 100.0%
In households 91,166 98.6%    
In group quarters 1,316 1.4%    
     
RACE    
White 61,251 66.2%   64,473 70.9%
Black or African American 2,397 2.6%   2,125 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 447 0.5%   48 0.1%
Asian 13,961 15.1%   15,304 16.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,517 1.6%   1,485 1.6%
Some other race 8,260 8.9%   4,852 5.3%
Two or more races 4,649 5.0%   2,672 2.9%
     
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 18,973 20.5%   21,369 23.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 73,509 79.5%   69,590 76.5%
White 52,260 56.5%   48,005 52.8%
Black or African American 2,273 2.5%   2,125 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 222 0.2%   48 0.1%
Asian 13,811 14.9%   15,244 16.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,484 1.6%   1,485 1.6%
Some other race 342 0.4%   531 0.6%
Two or more races 3,117 3.4%   2,152 2.4%
     
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS    
Native 64,508 69.8%   62,513 68.7%
Foreign born 27,864 30.2%   28,446 31.3%
Naturalized citizen 12,379 13.4%   13,946 15.3%
Not a citizen 15,485 16.8%   14,500 15.9%
     
SEX    
Male 45,201 48.9%   45,885 50.4%
Female 47,281 51.1%   45,074 49.6%
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 5,631 6.1%   6,543 7.2%
5 to 17 years 13,203 14.3%   13,114 14.4%
18 to 64 years 59,716 64.6%   58,791 64.6%
65 years and over 13,932 15.0%   12,511 13.8%
Median age 37.5 X   38.4 X
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Total households 37,338 100.0%   36,795 100.0%
Family households 22,310 59.8%   22,654 61.6%
Families with children under 18 9,679 25.9%   9,931 27.0%
Average household size 2.44 X   2.44 X
Average family size 3.09 X   3.12 X
     
HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
Total housing units 38,249 100.0%   39,268 100.0%
Occupied housing units 37,338 97.6%   36,795 93.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 20,119 53.9%   20,080 54.6%
Renter-occupied housing units 17,219 46.1%   16,715 45.4%
Vacant housing units 911 2.4%   2,473 6.3%
1 unit, detached housing 17,668 46.2%   17,223 43.9%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 477,300 X   793,200 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,168 X   1,379 X
     
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999   PAST 12 MONTHS  
Median household income (dollars) 64,757 X   73,916 X
Median family income (dollars) 76,223 X   90,613 X
Per capita income (dollars) 36,176 X   42,446 X
Individuals in poverty 5,608 6.1%   6,072 6.7%
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
Population 25 and over 67,134 100.0%   63,613 100.0%
High school graduate 12,161 18.1%   11,916 18.7%
Bachelor's degree 17,128 25.5%   17,243 27.1%
Graduate or professional degree 8,772 13.1%   10,612 16.7%
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.5 X   24.6 X
     
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER    
Total 47,247 100.0%   47,660 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 40,758 86.3%   40,700 85.4%
Drove alone 35,579 75.3%   37,223 78.1%
Carpooled 5,179 11.0%   3,477 7.3%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 2,931 6.2%   4,110 8.6%
Bus or trolley bus 1,243 2.6%   2,118 4.4%
Streetcar or trolley car 62 0.1%   0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 132 0.3%   737 1.5%
Railroad 1,455 3.1%   1,255 2.6%
Ferryboat 18 0.0%   0 0.0%
Taxicab 21 0.0%   0 0.0%
Motorcycle 143 0.3%   0 0.0%
Bicycle 275 0.6%   167 0.4%
Walked 1,210 2.6%   995 2.1%
Other means 267 0.6%   400 0.8%
Worked at home 1,663 3.5%   1,288 2.7%
     
DETAILED PLACE TO PLACE COMMUTING (in Excel)    
     
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION    
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 48,275 100.0%   49,527 100.0%
Management, professional and related 20,855 43.2%   20,828 42.1%
Service 6,546 13.6%   7,416 15.0%
Sales and office 13,457 27.9%   13,125 26.5%
Farming, fishing & forestry 56 0.1%   0 0.0%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 3,569 7.4%   2,943 5.9%
Production, transportation, and material moving 3,792 7.9%   5,215 10.5%
     
CLASS OF WORKER        
Self-employed workers 4,114 8.5%   3,598 7.3%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, CTPP, 2006 American Community Survey
 
 
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