San Mateo County vs. San Francisco County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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