Santa Clara County vs. San Mateo County

	Santa Clara County (CA)	San Mateo County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,937,570	769,545
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.8%	7.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,781,672	718,518
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,781,642	718,451
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.5%	16.1%
Female persons, percent	49.4%	50.6%
White alone, percent	53.1%	60.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.8%	2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	38.3%	30.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.5%	1.5%
Two or More Races, percent	4.1%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	25.3%	24.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	31.0%	38.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	53,119	25,226
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	38.7%	34.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	678,496	279,457
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	56.7%	59.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$913,000	$994,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$3,229	$3,360
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$755	$729
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$2,126	$2,158
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	33.0%	33.2%
Building permits, 2018	8,191	1,116
Households, 2014-2018	635,525	261,969
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.97	2.89
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.5%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	52.6%	46.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	95.3%	94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	90.7%	89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.1%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	51.3%	49.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	4.5%	4.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.1%	5.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.4%	68.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.0%	63.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,809,201	2,552,854
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	17,020,991	5,166,992
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	91,858,973	15,969,681
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	40,336,741	11,330,620
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$21,952	$15,326
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.7	28.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$116,178	$113,776
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,451	$57,375
Persons in poverty, percent	7.3%	6.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	48,711	21,366
Total employment, 2017	1,055,739	385,982
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	126,890,119	48,197,075
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.3%	3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	146,547	72,285
All firms, 2012	163,130	75,507
Men-owned firms, 2012	84,501	39,910
Women-owned firms, 2012	58,589	26,594
Minority-owned firms, 2012	82,931	30,914
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	72,818	40,894
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	9,400	5,141
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	146,384	66,645
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.0%	0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.5%	18.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.4%	0.5%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	10.8%	11.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.7%	29.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,381.0	1,602.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,290.10	448.41

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Santa Clara county (CA) and San Mateo county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.