California · Census place 68252
San Mateo city, CA
Quick answer
San Mateo city has 103,555 residents, ranking #72 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $152,669, the median home is worth $1,563,200 and median gross rent runs $3,079 a month.
- Population
- 103,555San Mateo city residents
- Median household income
- $152,669Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,563,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $3,079Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in San Mateo city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the San Mateo city median would spend about 24.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 10.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.9% of residents and 50.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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