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California·San Mateo County
27 tracts·99K people·$1.6M median·8,125/mi²
White 34 · Asian 28 · Hispanic 28 · Multiracial 6 · Other 3 · Black 1
Married couple 48 · Living alone 29 · Other 22
San Francisco 19 · San Mateo 13 · Redwood City 5 · San Jose 5 · South San Francisco 4 · Elsewhere 55
Professional 51 · Health 19 · Retail 12 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 59 · Sales · office 15 · Service 14 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 58 · Work from home 26 · Carpool 14 · Transit 5 · Walk 3 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in San Mateo is $1,618,700 (Census ACS) — 3.5× the US median of $458,812.
San Mateo has 103,105 residents across 26 census tracts and 21 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.3; the population is 34.4% White, 27.9% Asian, 27.6% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% Multiracial, 2.7% Other and 1.4% Black; the average household has 2.5 people; 57.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.2% (Census ACS).
College Park Elementary (83%), North Shoreview Montessori (76%) and George Hall Elementary (68%) lead the elementary schools; Borel Middle (44%) and Abbott Middle (36%) lead the middle schools; Aragon High (68%), San Mateo High (55%) and Hillsdale High (51%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $3,077/month, 95% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in San Mateo is $153,504 a year, 78% above the US median (Census ACS).
In San Mateo, median rent is $3,077/month and the median home value is $1,618,700 (Census ACS).
San Mateo reported 3.5 violent crimes and 19.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 75°F; winter lows average 45°F; there are 240 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 23 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in San Mateo are earthquake (89), wildfire (55) and landslide (53), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
San Mateo scores 11.2 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.8% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).