San Francisco County vs. San Mateo County

	San Francisco County (CA)	San Mateo County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	883,305	769,545
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.7%	7.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	805,184	718,518
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	805,235	718,451
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	13.4%	20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.7%	16.1%
Female persons, percent	49.0%	50.6%
White alone, percent	52.9%	60.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.6%	2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	35.9%	30.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.5%	1.5%
Two or More Races, percent	4.4%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	15.2%	24.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	40.3%	38.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	24,038	25,226
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	34.4%	34.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	401,452	279,457
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	37.6%	59.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$1,009,500	$994,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$3,473	$3,360
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$671	$729
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,805	$2,158
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	67.7%	33.2%
Building permits, 2018	5,178	1,116
Households, 2014-2018	359,673	261,969
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.36	2.89
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.8%	88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	43.1%	46.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.9%	94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	86.0%	89.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.5%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	57.1%	49.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.9%	4.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.0%	5.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.7%	68.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.7%	63.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,142,745	2,552,854
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	10,175,813	5,166,992
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,121,715	15,969,681
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,632,652	11,330,620
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$17,718	$15,326
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.3	28.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$104,552	$113,776
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,157	$57,375
Persons in poverty, percent	10.1%	6.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	34,518	21,366
Total employment, 2017	653,172	385,982
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	67,936,064	48,197,075
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.0%	3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	100,087	72,285
All firms, 2012	116,803	75,507
Men-owned firms, 2012	63,864	39,910
Women-owned firms, 2012	40,135	26,594
Minority-owned firms, 2012	46,128	30,914
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	64,708	40,894
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	6,378	5,141
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	104,957	66,645
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	1.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.0%	18.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.2%	0.5%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.6%	11.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.1%	29.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	17,179.1	1,602.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	46.87	448.41

Source: United States Census Bureau

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