San Mateo County vs. Santa Cruz County
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San Mateo County (CA) Santa Cruz County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 769,545 274,255
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 7.1% 4.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 718,518 262,356
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 718,451 262,382
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.7% 5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.6% 19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.1% 16.5%
Female persons, percent 50.6% 50.5%
White alone, percent 60.0% 87.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 2.7% 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.9% 1.9%
Asian alone, percent 30.1% 5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 1.5% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 4.7% 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 24.3% 34.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 38.9% 56.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 25,226 10,595
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 34.8% 17.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 279,457 106,728
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 59.9% 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, 2009-2013 33.2% 20.4%
Building permits, 2018 1,116 426
Households, 2014-2018 261,969 95,756
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.89 2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.0% 85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 46.3% 32.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.6% 91.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 89.7% 86.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.2% 86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 49.9% 40.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 4.6% 8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.4% 7.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.7% 63.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.0% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,552,854 586,009
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 5,166,992 1,689,915
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 15,969,681 5,898,193
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 11,330,620 4,367,955
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $15,326 $16,373
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 28.8 27.0
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, percent 6.8% 12.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 21,366 7,061
Total employment, 2017 385,982 79,038
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 48,197,075 3,756,429
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.1% 1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 72,285 25,175
All firms, 2012 75,507 29,325
Men-owned firms, 2012 39,910 14,998
Women-owned firms, 2012 26,594 10,986
Minority-owned firms, 2012 30,914 6,086
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 40,894 22,079
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 5,141 2,135
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 66,645 25,951
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 18.6% 4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 11.7% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.9% 34.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,602.2 589.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 448.41 445.17
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.