| People QuickFacts |
San Mateo County |
California |
| Population, 1999 estimate |
702,102 |
33,145,121 |
| Population percent change, 1990-1999
estimate |
8.1% |
11.2% |
| Male population, 1999 estimate |
345,062 |
16,579,707 |
| Female population, 1999 estimate |
357,040 |
16,565,414 |
| Percent population under 18 years old,
1999 estimate |
22.3% |
26.9% |
| Percent population 65 years old and
over, 1999 estimate |
13.2% |
11.0% |
| Percent white population, 1999 estimate
|
72.4% |
79.4% |
| Percent Black population, 1999 estimate
|
5.5% |
7.5% |
| Percent American Indian, Eskimo, or
Aleut pop, 1999 estimate |
0.5% |
0.9% |
| Percent Asian or Pacific Islander population,
1999 estimate |
21.7% |
12.2% |
| Percent Hispanic population, 1999 estimate
|
21.8% |
31.6% |
| Percent White non-Hispanic population,
1999 estimate |
52.1% |
49.9% |
| High school graduates, persons 25 years
and over, 1990 |
377,510 |
14,244,971 |
| College graduates, persons 25 years
and over, 1990 |
140,631 |
4,366,674 |
| Homeownership rate, 1990 |
60.2% |
55.6% |
| Single family homes, number 1990 |
164,701 |
6,930,949 |
| Households, 1990 |
242,348 |
10,399,700 |
| Persons per household, 1990 |
2.63 |
2.79 |
| Family households, 1990 |
164,177 |
7,218,877 |
| Median household money income, 1997
model-based estimate |
$57,267 |
$39,595 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1997
model-based estimate |
6.6% |
16.0% |
| Children below poverty, percent, 1997
model-based estimate |
9.5% |
24.6% |
| Business QuickFacts |
San Mateo County |
California |
| Private nonfarm establishments, 1998
|
20,014 |
773,925 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 1998 |
333,418 |
12,026,989 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent
change 1990-1998 |
12.1% |
6.3% |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
6,690,069 |
379,612,443 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
7,335,405 |
263,118,346 |
| Retail sales per capita 1997 |
$10,544 |
$8,167 |
| Minority-owned firms, 1992 |
14,788 |
541,414 |
| Women-owned firms, 1992 |
20,888 |
801,487 |
| Housing units authorized by building
permits, 1999 |
880 |
138,039 |
| Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) |
2,612,668 |
166,049,702 |
| Local government employment - full-time
equivalent, 1997 |
20,923 |
1,194,169 |
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