San Mateo, CA Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 21,469 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,546 | 7.2 |
| Kindergarten | 1,119 | 5.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,694 | 40.5 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 4,316 | 20.1 |
| College or graduate school | 5,794 | 27.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 67,134 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 4,544 | 6.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,893 | 7.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 12,161 | 18.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 14,947 | 22.3 |
| Associate degree | 4,689 | 7.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 17,128 | 25.5 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 8,772 | 13.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 85.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 38.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 76,355 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 21,653 | 28.4 |
| Now married, except separated | 39,913 | 52.3 |
| Separated | 1,363 | 1.8 |
| Widowed | 5,804 | 7.6 |
Female | 4,794 | 6.3 |
| Divorced | 7,622 | 10.0 |
Female | 4,494 | 5.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,721 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 580 | 33.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 73,608 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 6,694 | 9.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 15,894 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,034 | 6.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 56,840 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 9,866 | 17.4 |
Percent employed | 67.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 46,974 | 82.6 |
Percent employed | 79.6 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 13,445 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,771 | 35.5 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 86,829 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 47,293 | 54.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 33,883 | 39.0 |
Same county | 20,742 | 23.9 |
Different county | 13,141 | 15.1 |
Same state | 8,776 | 10.1 |
Different state | 4,365 | 5.0 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 5,653 | 6.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 92,372 | 100.0 |
| Native | 64,508 | 69.8 |
Born in United States | 63,477 | 68.7 |
State of residence | 43,872 | 47.5 |
Different state | 19,605 | 21.2 |
Born outside United States | 1,031 | 1.1 |
| Foreign born | 27,864 | 30.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 10,904 | 11.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 12,379 | 13.4 |
Not a citizen | 15,485 | 16.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 27,864 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 4,206 | 15.1 |
| Asia | 10,323 | 37.0 |
| Africa | 379 | 1.4 |
| Oceania | 1,464 | 5.3 |
| Latin America | 10,897 | 39.1 |
| Northern America | 595 | 2.1 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 86,829 | 100.0 |
| English only | 54,174 | 62.4 |
| Language other than English | 32,655 | 37.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 14,715 | 16.9 |
Spanish | 15,086 | 17.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 8,406 | 9.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,722 | 7.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,804 | 2.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 9,877 | 11.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,229 | 4.9 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 92,372 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 104,280 | 112.9 |
| Arab | 1,065 | 1.2 |
| Czech1 | 340 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 581 | 0.6 |
| Dutch | 1,001 | 1.1 |
| English | 7,398 | 8.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,640 | 2.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 535 | 0.6 |
| German | 10,124 | 11.0 |
| Greek | 839 | 0.9 |
| Hungarian | 483 | 0.5 |
| Irish1 | 10,248 | 11.1 |
| Italian | 8,734 | 9.5 |
| Lithuanian | 199 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 1,206 | 1.3 |
| Polish | 1,671 | 1.8 |
| Portuguese | 916 | 1.0 |
| Russian | 1,762 | 1.9 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,254 | 1.4 |
| Scottish | 1,828 | 2.0 |
| Slovak | 146 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 211 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 1,584 | 1.7 |
| Swiss | 524 | 0.6 |
| Ukrainian | 534 | 0.6 |
| United States or American | 3,213 | 3.5 |
| Welsh | 514 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 45 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 44,685 | 48.4 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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