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| Metric | 2010–2025 | San Mateo | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 742,340 | 780,159 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 7.5% | — | |
| Median household income | $158,855 | $134,888 | 91 | ||
| Poverty rate | 6.7% | 6.2% | 64 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 53.7% | 57.8% | 27 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 9.0% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $1,559,600 | $631,650 | 91 | ||
| Median gross rent | $2,922 | $2,051 | 91 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 7.9% | 4.0% | 82 | ||
| Worked from home | 24.3% | 22.8% | 64 |
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San MateoPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +5.4% |
| Housing units | — | — | +6.0% |
| Median household income | — | — | +26.9% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +45.3% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +35.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +9.7% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +310.0% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | +5.7% |
| Restaurants & bars | 27.2 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 4.4 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 9.7 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 46.7 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 23.5 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 4.7 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.1 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 26.7 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 68 | 830,235 | — | $140,970 | 60.3% |
| Morris, NJ | 62 | 514,528 | — | $137,326 | 57.8% |
| Fairfax, VA | 60 | 1,147,837 | — | $153,637 | 65.0% |
| Norfolk, MA | 60 | 730,082 | +6.9% | $130,739 | 58.8% |
| Nassau, NY | 60 | 1,389,591 | — | $146,202 | 49.7% |
| Montgomery, MD | 58 | 1,065,949 | — | $132,450 | 60.6% |
| Monmouth, NJ | 57 | 645,353 | — | $124,845 | 51.3% |
| Bergen, NJ | 57 | 962,316 | — | $124,884 | 53.1% |
| Chester, PA | 56 | 547,840 | +8.2% | $127,208 | 57.1% |
| Somerset, NJ | 54 | 349,846 | — | $140,374 | 57.8% |