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Decennial Census data
      1860-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010        
            In excel: 1860-2010
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 707,161 100.0%   718,451 100.0%   704,327 100.0%
In households 696,711 98.5%   709,598 98.8%      
In group quarters 10,450 1.5%   8,853 1.2%      
   
RACE  
White 420,683 59.5%   383,535 53.4%      
Black or African American 24,840 3.5%   20,436 2.8%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,140 0.4%   3,306 0.5%      
Asian 141,680 20.0%   178,118 24.8%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9,403 1.3%   10,317 1.4%      
Some other race 71,910 10.2%   84,529 11.8%      
Two or more races 35,501 5.0%   38,210 5.3%      
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE  
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 154,708 21.9%   182,502 25.4%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 552,453 78.1%   535,949 74.6%      
White 352,355 49.8%   303,609 42.3%      
Black or African American 23,778 3.4%   18,763 2.6%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 1,546 0.2%   1,125 0.2%      
Asian 140,313 19.8%   175,934 24.5%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9,112 1.3%   9,884 1.4%      
Some other race 2,217 0.3%   2,709 0.4%      
Two or more races 23,132 3.3%   23,925 3.3%      
   
SEX  
Male 349,651 49.4%   353,168 49.2%      
Female 357,510 50.6%   365,283 50.8%      
   
AGE  
Under 5 years 45,374 6.4%   46,360 6.5%      
5 to 17 years 116,726 16.5%   113,412 15.8%      
18 to 64 years 456,976 64.6%   462,417 64.4%      
65 years and over 88,085 12.5%   96,262 13.4%      
Median age 36.8 X   39.3 X      
   
HOUSEHOLDS  
Total households 254,103 100.0%   257,837 100.0%      
Family households 171,249 67.4%   175,607 68.1%      
Families with children under 18 78,959 31.1%   79,431 30.8%      
Average household size 2.74 X   2.75 X      
Average family size 3.29 X   3.28 X      
   
HOUSING OCCUPANCY  
Total housing units 260,576 100.0%   271,031 100.0%   270,039 100.0%
Occupied housing units 254,103 97.5%   257,837 95.1%   255,758 94.7%
Owner-occupied housing units 156,133 61.4%   153,110 59.4%   156,149 61.1%
Renter-occupied housing units 97,970 38.6%   104,727 40.6%   99,609 38.9%
Vacant housing units 6,473 2.5%   13,194 4.9%   14,281 5.3%
1 unit, detached housing 150,302 57.7%   154,559 57.2%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 469,200 X         784,800 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 1,144 X         1,443 X
   
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS  
Native 479,043 67.7%         465,102 66.0%
Foreign born 228,118 32.3%         239,225 34.0%
Naturalized citizen 111,735 15.8%         131,279 18.6%
Not a citizen 116,383 16.5%         107,946 15.3%
   
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999    
Median household income (dollars) 70,819 X         85,648 X
Median family income (dollars) 80,737 X         101,578 X
Per capita income (dollars) 40,383 X         43,958 X
Individuals in poverty 40,692 5.8%         48,744 7.0%
   
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT  
Population 25 and over 490,285 100.0%         492,374 100.0%
High school graduate 85,569 17.5%           17.8%
Bachelor's degree 119,856 24.4%           27.0%
Graduate or professional degree 71,421 14.6%           17.0%
   
COMMUTING TO WORK  
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.0 X         25.0 X
   
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER  
Total 354,096 100.0%         350,536 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 301,433 85.1%         286,123 81.6%
Drove alone 256,066 72.3%         247,347 70.6%
Carpooled 45,367 12.8%         38,776 11.1%
Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) 26,029 7.4%         29,355 8.4%
Bus or trolley bus 12,075 3.4%         13,374 3.8%
Streetcar or trolley car 324 0.1%         261 0.1%
Subway or elevated 7,485 2.1%         10,730 3.1%
Railroad 5,894 1.7%         4,929 1.4%
Ferryboat 39 0.0%         61 0.0%
Taxicab 212 0.1%         152 0.0%
Motorcycle 878 0.2%         1,184 0.3%
Bicycle 2,896 0.8%         3,945 1.1%
Walked 7,609 2.1%         9,763 2.8%
Other means 2,406 0.7%         2,959 0.8%
Worked at home 12,845 3.6%         17,055 4.9%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 361,640 100.0%         360,951 100.0%
Management, professional and related 154,419 42.7%         156,068 43.2%
Service 48,869 13.5%         61,193 17.0%
Sales and office 98,865 27.3%         90,413 25.0%
Farming, fishing & forestry 1,157 0.3%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 27,227 7.5%         26,289 7.3%
Production, transportation, and material moving 31,103 8.6%         26,988 7.5%
   
CLASS OF WORKER      
Self-employed workers 29,864 8.3%         34,963 9.7%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, Census 2010 DP-1, American Community Survey 2006-2010
 
                      * Go to tables in American Factfinder to view information on methodology and margins of error
 

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Cities in San Mateo County:
Atherton       Belmont       Brisbane       Burlingame       Colma       Daly City       East Palo Alto       Foster City       Half Moon Bay       Hillsborough       Menlo Park       Millbrae       Pacifica       Portola Valley       Redwood City       San Bruno       San Carlos       San Mateo       South San Francisco       Woodside      
 


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