San Mateo

SAN MATEO COUNTY
Population Population
Land area (acres): 287,430 Cities 1-1-95 Cities 1-1-95
Population, 7-1-94 689,900 Daly City 99,600 East Palo Alto 25,050
Percent of California 2.1 San Mateo 92,000 Millbrae 21,450
Population, 1-1-95 695,100 Redwood City 71,700 Hillsborough 11,300
South San Francisco 57,300 Half Moon Bay 10,550
San Bruno 40,850 Atherton 7,350
1-1-95 Pacifica 39,200 Woodside 5,400
Population in households 683,110 Menlo Park 30,450 Portola Valley 4,430
Population/household 2.765 Foster City 29,500 Brisbane 3,150
Burlingame 28,350 Colma 1,240
San Carlos 28,050 Unincorporated 63,000
Belmont 25,100
EDUCATION 1993-94
($ mill)
Median years of school, 1990 *** 14.2 Spending on education:
School districts* 485.8
Enrollment, Fall 1994 Community colleges** 72.6
Kindergarten-12 102,220
* Not including community college districts.
Enrollment, Fall 1987 31,722 ** Includes governmental, proprietary and fiduciary group funds.
College/University 29,758 *** May not be comparable to the 1980 census. The 1990 median was computed on the
Community colleges 1,964 basis of educational attainment. The 1980 median was based on actual years of school
Private colleges completed.
LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT
Total employment, 1993 383,196 Number of establishments
Civilian labor force, 1994 370,800 (BEA series) by employment size, 1990
Civilian employment 352,500 Percent of California 2.4
Unemployment 18,300 Wage and salary 310,505 1-4 10,173
Unemployment rate 4.9 Proprietors 72,691 5-9 3,636
Farm 302 10-19 2,322
Nonagricultural wage & salary Non-Farm 72,389 20-49 1,551
employment, 1993 (BLS series) 292,000 50-99 585
Percent of California 2.4 Farm 3,150 100-249 318
Construction/mining 10,700 Agricultural services 3,535 250-499 71
Manufacturing 33,000 Mining 448 500-999 28
Transportation-utility 37,700 Construction 17,169 1000 + 15
Trade 71,800 Manufacturing 35,033 Total 18,699 Check:
Finance-insurance- Transportation-utility 37,200 0
real estate 22,200 Wholesale trade 24,005
Services 83,600 Retail trade 62,839
Federal government 6,100 Finance, insurance,
State-local government 26,900 real estate 38,969
Services 129,408
Federal civilian 4,291
Military 1,787
Totals may not add due to rounding. State and local 25,362
INCOME AND SALES 1979 1989
Personal income, 1993 ($ mill.) 20,922.6 Median family income, Census 27,279 53,430
Percent of California 3.1 Median household income, Census 23,175 46,437
Per capita income, 1993 31,208
Percent of California 142.5 1993 1994
Avg. earnings per job, 1993 36,018 Total taxable sales, ($ mill.) 8,143.2 8,172.8
Avg. wages per job, 1993 34,284 Percent of California 3.0 2.9
Avg. earnings per nonfarm Taxable retail sales 5,136.1 5,127.9
proprietor, 1993 25,240
HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION 4-1-90 1-1-95 Valuation
Units ($ mill.)
Housing stock 251,782 256,248 Housing authorizations, 1994
Percent of California 2.3 2.2 Total 899 $284.5
Single family 164,701 166,589 Percent of California 0.9 1.9
Multiple family 80,188 86,114 Single family 598 136.6
Mobile homes, trailers, etc. 6,893 3,545 Multi-family 301 34.7
Vacancy rate (percent): 3.9 3.6
Nonresidential permits -- $245.3
Percent of California 3.2

Last Update: 8/30/96

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