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City of San Mateo
Meeting Schedule
Meetings are held at City Hall unless
otherwise indicated.
City Council
Community Improvement CommissionLibrary BoardCommunity Relations CommissionCity Hall or Recreation CenterCity Hall or Recreation Room
Personnel BoardPlanning CommissionPublic Works CommissionSenior Citizens CommissionYouth Activities Council
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Susan M. Loftus
City Manager |
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| WEATHER |
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| Annual precipitation (inches) |
23.35 |
| Clear days |
160.00 |
| High temp in July |
70.5 °F |
| Low temp in Jan |
42.9 °F |
| HEALTH207 |
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| Has health plan (% of residents) |
93.3% |
| Body mass index (avg. for residents)
Cancer mortality |
26.0 |
| (per 100,000, age-adjusted) |
154.7 |
| Cardiac mortality (per 100,000) |
179.9 |
| HOUSING |
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| Median home price |
$720,000.00 |
| Home price gain (2004-2005) |
14.30% |
| EDUCATION |
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| Colleges, universities and professional schools |
8 |
Junior colleges and
technical institutes |
1 |
Test scores reading
(% +/- state average) |
16.0% |
Test scores math
(% +/- state average) |
4.3% |
Students attending
public schools |
80.4% |
Students attending
private schools |
19.6% |
| MEET THE NEIGHBORS |
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| Population |
90,854 |
| Median age |
38.9 |
| Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
57.1% |
| Married |
48.3% |
| Divorced |
10.1% |
Amount spent on vacations
(domestic and foreign,
household avg. per year) |
$8,013.00 |
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| FINANCIAL |
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Median family income
(per year) |
$85,492.00 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$40,269.00 |
| Sales tax |
9.25% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
9.30% |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
1.00% |
Auto insurance premiums
(average for the state) |
$2,186.00 |
| Job growth % (2000-2005) |
-2.48% |
| LEISURE AND CULTURE |
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| Movie theaters (within 15 miles) |
14 |
| Restaurants (within 15 miles) |
3,123 |
| Bars (within 15 miles) |
169 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
76 |
| Libraries (within 15 miles) |
76 |
| Museums (within 30 miles) |
16 |
| QUALITY OF LIFE |
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Air quality index
(% of days ranked as good) |
95.3% |
Personal crime risk
(100 is nat'l average; lower is better) |
64 |
Property crime risk
(100 is nat'l average; lower is better) |
55 |
Personal crime incidents
(per 100,000) |
451 |
Property crime incidents
(per 100,000) |
3,626 |
| Median commute time (in minutes)
% population with commute 45 min. |
21.20% |
| or longer |
15.6% |
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| STATS |
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| Median Household Income: |
$64,998** |
| % Persons Below Poverty: |
6.8** |
| County Houses: |
260,576 |
| Land area: |
449.1 sq. mi. |
| Water area: |
291.9 sq. mi. |
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| TYPE OF WORKERS |
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| Private wage or salary: |
80% |
| Government: |
11% |
| Self-employed, not incorporated: |
8% |
| Unpaid family work: |
0% |
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| RACES IN SAN MATEO COUNTY |
| White Non-Hispanic |
(49.8%) |
| Hispanic |
(21.9%) |
| Other race |
(10.2%) |
| Filipino |
(8.3%) |
| Chinese |
(6.9%) |
| Two or more races |
(5.0%) |
| Black |
(3.5%) |
| Asian Indian |
(1.5%) |
| Japanese |
(1.4%) |
Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander |
(1.3%) |
| American Indian |
(1.1%) |
| Other Asian |
(0.9%) |
| Korean |
(0.6%) |
(Total can be greater than 100% because
Hispanics could be counted in other races) |
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SAN MATEO COUNTY
FACTS & FIGURES |
| Population
1990: |
649, 623 |
| Population
2004: |
712, 800 |
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| Political Breakdown |
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| Total voters: |
351,506 |
| Democrat: |
172,941 |
| Republican: |
88,928 |
| American Independent: |
6,421 |
| Green: |
3,800 |
| Natural Law: |
357 |
| Libertarian: |
1,636 |
| Miscellaneous: |
874 |
| Declined to state: |
76,549 |
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| HOUSING UNITS IN STRUCTURES |
| One, detached: |
150,302 |
| One, attached: |
22,700 |
| Two: |
6,122 |
| 3 or 4: |
12,128 |
| 5 to 9: |
16,515 |
| 10 to 19: |
14,671 |
| 20 or more: |
34,648 |
| Mobile homes: |
2,969 |
| Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: |
521 |
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| FAIR MARKET RENT FOR AN APARTMENT IN 2006 |
| 1-bedroom apartment: |
$1227/month |
| 2-bedroom apartment: |
$1536/month |
| 3-bedroom apartment: |
$2051/month |
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| AGRICULTURE IN SAN MATEO COUNTY |
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| Average size of farms: |
136 acres |
| % farms operated by a family or individual: |
73.53% |
| Average age of principal farm operators: |
56 years |
| Average number of cattle per 100 acres of all land in farms: |
5.83 |
| Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: |
0.25% |
| Vegetables: |
2,877 harvested acres |
| Land in orchards: |
174 acres |
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| TOTAL WITHDRAWAL OF FRESH WATER FOR PUBLIC SUPPLY |
| 93.87 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface) |
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| This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. |
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