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Fall Garden Tour on Saturday

By Louise Lao For those who want inspiration to spruce up their gardens, or just a chance to observe some fantastic flora, there’s no better place...

New artifical turf fields at local high schools to be tested for lead

By Zirana Staff Writers Six artificial-turf fields, at Hillsdale, Aragon, San Mateo and Burlingame high schools will be tested for levels of lead in the...

No on Prop. 8 seeks volunteers

By Michelle Carter Zirana Managing Editor Peninsulans hoping to participate in the No on Proposition 8 campaign have two local opportunities within the...

Many Peninsula cities slow to act on climate change, survey suggests

By Julia Scott A survey of actions taken by cities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties shows a high concern for the...

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Key facts for San Mateo, CA
San Mateo, California Population (2007) :91768
Population (2000 census)92482
2006 Data:
San Mateo, CA average commute time27.83 minutes
Bicycle commuters0.35%
Walking commuters:2.09%
Residents that work at home:2.70%
San Mateo, CA general demographics:
Population (2006 estimate)90959
Male:50.45%
Female:49.55%
White alone70.88%
Black or African American alone2.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.05%
Asian alone16.83%
Some other race alone5.33%
Two or more races:2.94%
Hispanic or Latino23.49%
U.S. citizen, born in the United States67.79%
U.S. citizen, born abroad of American parent(s)0.94%
U.S. citizen by naturalization15.33%
Not a U.S. citizen15.94%
Children under the age of 57.19%
2000 Data:
Median real estate taxes2441
Median year structure built1959
Median gross rent1168
Median household income in 199964757
Per capita income in 199936176
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199926.4
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses453600
Languages Spoken
Speak only English62.39%
Spanish or Spanish Creole17.37%
Chinese5.03%
Tagalog2.15%
Hindi1.42%
Japanese1.31%
Other Pacific Island languages1.23%