Redwood City is located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. The Port of Redwood City is the only deepwater port on San Francisco Bay south of San Francisco.
| Median family income
(per year) |
$93,683 |
| Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$46,059 |
| Sales tax |
8.25% |
| State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
9.30%I |
| State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
1.00%I |
| Auto insurance premiums
(Average price quotes, for the state) |
$1,793 |
| Median home price |
$775,000 |
| Average property taxes |
$6,649 |
|
| Colleges, universities and
professional schools (within 30 miles) |
57 |
| Junior colleges and
technical institutes (within 30 miles) |
31 |
| Test scores reading
(% above/below state average) |
14.3% |
| Test scores math
(% above/below average) |
-27.5% |
| % students attending public/private
schools (located within town limits) |
85.5/11.4 |
| Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
85.8% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
4 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
29 |
| Median commute time
(in minutes) |
21.6 |
| % population with commute
45 mins. or longer |
13.0% |
| % population walk or bike to work |
5.3% |
| Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
22 |
| Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
4,134 |
| Bars
(within 15 miles) |
195 |
| Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
162 |
| Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
92 |
| Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
16 |
| Annual rainfall
(inches) |
23.20 |
| % clear days in the area |
44 |
| High temp in July ° F |
74.1°/ 26° C |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
41.2°/ 4° C |
| Has health plan
(% of residents) |
88.0% |
| Body mass index (avg. for residents) |
25 |
| Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
9.2% |
| Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
36.9% |
| Median age |
38.1 |
| Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
69.5% |
| Married |
48.4% |
| Divorced |
10.1% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
136.5 |
Amount spent on vacations
(domestic and foreign, household avg. per year) |
$7,587 |
Economy:
Largest Employers
- Company - Number of Employees
- Oracle Corporation - 8,000
- San Mateo County - 2,200
- Electronic Arts - 1,826
- Kaiser Permanente - 1,800
- Sequoia Hospital - 1,154
- Redwood City School District - 1,050
- Informatica Corporation - 1,000
- Openwave Systems - 900
- BroadVision - 759
- Sequoia Union High School District - 700
- City of Redwood City - 607
- Tyco Electronics - 400
- PDI/Dreamworks - 400
- Cañada College - 380
- Ampex Corporation -30
Demographics
As of the census of 2006, there were 79,000 people, 29,870 households, and 17,902 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,871.3 people per square mile (1,494.5/km²). There were 29,870 housing units at an average density of 1,484.8/sq mi (573.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 65.16% White, 4.24% African American, 1.61% Native American, 10.31% Asian, 1.98% Pacific Islander, 15.57% from other races, and 6.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48.84% of the population.
There were 28,060 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 37.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $72,679, and the median income for a family was $82,964. Nevertheless, because of the extremely high cost of living in Redwood City, certain jobs (especially in the service industry) pay over $50,000 a year in Redwood City, and in other parts of the country these jobs would be classified as low-income. Disposable income is relatively constant when Redwood City is compared with the rest of the country, however, males had a median income of $50,345 versus $41,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $34,042. About 3.9% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
City Hall (surrounded by Redwood trees)
Education
http://www.greatschools.net/city/Redwood_City/CA
Source: Wikipedia |
