San Mateo County vs. Santa Clara County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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