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Language Spoken At Home in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 674,907 | 100% |
English only | 367,338 | 54.4% |
Language other than English | 307,569 | 45.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 130,689 | 19.4% |
Spanish | 134,760 | 20.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 66,203 | 9.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 42,767 | 6.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,691 | 1.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 120,163 | 17.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 50,371 | 7.5% |
Other languages | 9,879 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,424 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 721,183 | 100% |
American | 14,826 | 2.1% |
Arab | 10,844 | 1.5% |
Czech | 1,902 | 0.3% |
Danish | 4,169 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 6,490 | 0.9% |
English | 47,717 | 6.6% |
French (except Basque) | 15,460 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 1,666 | 0.2% |
German | 61,348 | 8.5% |
Greek | 5,187 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 2,926 | 0.4% |
Irish | 60,568 | 8.4% |
Italian | 49,861 | 6.9% |
Lithuanian | 1,073 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 7,534 | 1.0% |
Polish | 10,554 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 5,782 | 0.8% |
Russian | 13,402 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,289 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 11,833 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 507 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,689 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 9,386 | 1.3% |
Swiss | 2,925 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 2,430 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 3,206 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,063 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 257,369 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 173,782 | 67.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 79,354 | 30.8% |
Married-couple family | 135,302 | 52.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 62,702 | 24.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 12,316 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,648 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 26,164 | 10.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,004 | 4.7% |
Nonfamily households | 83,587 | 32.5% |
Householder living alone | 65,999 | 25.6% |
65 years and over | 23,553 | 9.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 86,988 | 33.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 68,362 | 26.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 711,268 | 100% |
Householder | 257,369 | 36.2% |
Spouse | 135,392 | 19.0% |
Child | 209,773 | 29.5% |
Other relatives | 64,278 | 9.0% |
Nonrelatives | 44,456 | 6.3% |
Unmarried partner | 15,315 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 286,690 | 100% |
Never married | 100,129 | 34.9% |
Now married, except separated | 154,410 | 53.9% |
Separated | 4,422 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 5,870 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 21,859 | 7.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 301,327 | 100% |
Never married | 84,220 | 27.9% |
Now married, except separated | 152,926 | 50.8% |
Separated | 5,609 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 26,260 | 8.7% |
Divorced | 32,312 | 10.7% |
Fertility in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 10,019 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,138 | 21.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 83 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 45 | 0% |
Grandparents in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 17,404 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 4,281 | 24.6% |
Less than 1 year | 915 | 5.3% |
1 or 2 years | 1,032 | 5.9% |
3 or 4 years | 861 | 4.9% |
5 or more years | 1,473 | 8.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,281 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,613 | 61.0% |
Who are married | 3,150 | 73.6% |
School Enrollment in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 184,028 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 13,399 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten | 9,554 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 68,581 | 37.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 36,403 | 19.8% |
College or graduate school | 56,091 | 30.5% |
Educational Attainment in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 506,386 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 32,193 | 6.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 26,961 | 5.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 86,259 | 17.0% |
Some college, no degree | 99,953 | 19.7% |
Associate's degree | 38,661 | 7.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 135,711 | 26.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 86,648 | 17.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 43.9% |
Veteran Status in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 561,621 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 33,337 | 5.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 715,901 | 100% |
With a disability | 55,923 | 7.8% |
Under 18 years | 159,151 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,778 | 2.4% |
18 to 64 years | 461,948 | 100% |
With a disability | 23,394 | 5.1% |
65 years and over | 94,802 | 100% |
With a disability | 28,751 | 30.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 712,040 | 100% |
Same house | 622,575 | 87.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 82,986 | 11.7% |
Same county | 46,179 | 6.5% |
Different county | 36,807 | 5.2% |
Same state | 30,285 | 4.3% |
Different state | 6,522 | 0.9% |
Abroad | 6,479 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 721,183 | 100% |
Native | 474,724 | 65.8% |
Born in United States | 463,295 | 64.2% |
State of residence | 346,524 | 48.0% |
Different state | 116,771 | 16.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 11,429 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 246,459 | 34.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 246,459 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 133,404 | 54.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 113,055 | 45.9% |
Year of Entry in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 257,888 | 100% |
Native | 11,429 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 243 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 11,186 | 97.9% |
Foreign born | 246,459 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 4,684 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 241,775 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in San Mateo County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 246,459 | 100% |
Europe | 24,662 | 10.0% |
Asia | 122,902 | 49.9% |
Africa | 2,379 | 1.0% |
Oceania | 6,469 | 2.6% |
Latin America | 86,352 | 35.0% |
Northern America | 3,695 | 1.5% |