San Mateo County Information
San Mateo in
California occupies
741 square miles and has a 2006 population of
705,499, a change from a 2000 population of
707,163 and
649,623 in 1990.
11.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.3% percent is 25-35, and
16.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
2,168 acts of violent crime reported in
San Mateo in 2004, a change from
1,991 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
13,598 people:
3.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.9%.
Read more about
San Mateo, California in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | San Mateo | |
| State | California | |
| Land Area | 741 sq. miles | Ranked 1,299 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 705,499 | Ranked 78 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 701,175 | |
| Population 2000 | 707,163 | Ranked 70 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 649,623 | Ranked 72 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 68.5% | |
| African American | 3.4% | |
| Asian American | 23.4% | |
| Native American | .5% | |
| Pacific Islander | 1.4% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.7% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.3% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 16.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.7% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.4% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 2,168 | 1,991 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 26 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 156 | |
| Robberies | 685 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1,301 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 19,302 | 16,609 |
| Burglaries | 2,935 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 13,424 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 2,943 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 368,207 | 397,978 |
| Unemployed Population | 13,598 | 11,376 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.7% | 2.9% |
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