San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, and Belmont to the south.
Climate
San Mateo enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate, shielded from the Pacific Ocean by the Montara Mountain block of the Santa Cruz Mountains. There is a gap in the mountains, west of the College of San Mateo, where State Route 92 meets State Route 35, resulting in gusty afternoon winds and allowing fog to flow toward San Mateo in the late afternoon through early morning in the summer months.
| Median family income
(per year) |
$94,743 |
| Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$50,262 |
| 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 |
$755,000 |
| Average property taxes |
$5,973 |
|
| Colleges, universities and
professional schools (within 30 miles) |
60 |
| Junior colleges and
technical institutes (within 30 miles) |
33 |
| Test scores reading
(% above/below state average) |
11.6% |
| Test scores math
(% above/below average) |
-24.8% |
| % students attending public/private
schools (located within town limits) |
79.9/20.1 |
| Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
85.8% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
4 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
27 |
| Median commute time
(in minutes) |
21.2 |
| % population with commute
45 mins. or longer |
15.6% |
| % population walk or bike to work |
3.7% |
| Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
48 |
| Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
6,202 |
| Bars
(within 15 miles) |
632 |
| Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
163 |
| Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
128 |
| 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° / 24°C |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
41.2°/ 3.8°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 |
41.2 |
| Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
71.5% |
| Married |
48.7% |
| Divorced |
9.9% |
| Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
162.5 |
| Amount spent on vacations
(domestic and foreign, household avg. per year) |
$8,255 |
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 92,482 people, 37,338 households, and 22,328 families residing in the city. The population density was 7,569.5 people per square mile (2,922.1/km²). There were 38,249 housing units at an average density of 3,130.6/sq mi (1,208.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 66.23% White, 20.52% Hispanic, 15.10% Asian, 2.59% African American, 0.48% Native American, 1.64% Pacific Islander, 8.93% from other races, and 5.03% from two or more races.
There are 37,338 households of which 25.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.09. The age distribution is: 20.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who are 65 or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.
Education
San Mateo High School
Residents are zoned for schools in the San Mateo Union High School District. There are three public high schools: San Mateo, Aragon, and Hillsdale. There is also one private, all-male Catholic high school, Junípero Serra.
The city is also home to the College of San Mateo, a community college.
http://www.greatschools.net/city/San_Mateo/CA
Economy:
Prominent companies based in San Mateo, CA:
Source: Wikipedia |
