San Mateo County vs. Santa Cruz County

San Mateo County (CA)Santa Cruz County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)769,545274,255
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.1%4.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)718,518262,356
Population, Census, April 1, 2010718,451262,382
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.6%19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.1%16.5%
Female persons, percent50.6%50.5%
White alone, percent60.0%87.1%
Black or African American alone, percent2.7%1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%1.9%
Asian alone, percent30.1%5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent1.5%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent4.7%4.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent24.3%34.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent38.9%56.9%
Veterans, 2014-201825,22610,595
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201834.8%17.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)279,457106,728
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201859.9%59.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$994,100$711,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$3,360$2,745
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$729$635
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$2,158$1,647
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201333.2%20.4%
Building permits, 20181,116426
Households, 2014-2018261,96995,756
Persons per household, 2014-20182.892.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.0%85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201846.3%32.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.6%91.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.7%86.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.2%86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201849.9%40.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20184.6%8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.4%7.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.7%63.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.0%58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,552,854586,009
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)5,166,9921,689,915
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)15,969,6815,898,193
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)11,330,6204,367,955
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,326$16,373
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.827.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$113,776$78,041
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$57,375$39,001
Persons in poverty, percent6.8%12.2%
Total employer establishments, 201721,3667,061
Total employment, 2017385,98279,038
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)48,197,0753,756,429
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.1%1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201772,28525,175
All firms, 201275,50729,325
Men-owned firms, 201239,91014,998
Women-owned firms, 201226,59410,986
Minority-owned firms, 201230,9146,086
Nonminority-owned firms, 201240,89422,079
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,1412,135
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201266,64525,951
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 200718.6%4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200711.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.9%34.2%
Population per square mile, 20101,602.2589.4
Land area in square miles, 2010448.41445.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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