Household Types in San Mateo County, California (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California and San Mateo County
San Mateo County
California
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family253.861155%49.272635%53.861155%53.9%140,583141k10.465116%13.464901%10.465116%10.5%27,31527.3k4.792537%5.972959%4.792537%4.8%12,50912.5k23.780698%23.970807%23.780698%23.8%62,07062.1k7.100494%7.318698%7.100494%7.1%18,53318.5k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in California and San Mateo County
San Mateo County
California
0%20%40%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads79.610199%69.924425%79.610199%79.6%62,82262.8k14.680910%21.604068%14.680910%14.7%11,58511.6k5.708891%8.471507%5.708891%5.7%4,505

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California and San Mateo County
San Mateo County
California
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children230.233324%31.421078%30.233324%30.2%78,91278.9k69.323014%68.216304%69.323014%69.3%180,940181k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in California and San Mateo County
San Mateo County
California
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Other3Hispanic4White5Mixed3Black3-10.241334%-5.106082%-16.767478%-6.212963%-10.714095%-5.286788%-18.464213%-6.430383%-38.327858%38%61.672142%59.104521%61.672142%62%65,13865.1k-19.093924%-9.464062%-11.610504%-7.147338%-20.780000%-11.016395%-12.550053%-5.692017%-47.315827%47%52.684173%49.961536%52.684173%53%22,31622.3k-18.231523%-7.288839%-15.965309%-5.950226%-19.382281%-8.718792%-13.685352%-5.368566%-47.435897%47%52.564103%52.845008%52.564103%53%26,52026.5k-6.736339%-3.237345%-30.237904%-7.444154%-8.764605%-3.938208%-30.202344%-8.570699%-47.655742%48%52.344258%48.524144%52.344258%52%132,238132k-12.108025%-5.350058%-23.038526%-11.020095%-16.029139%-6.323537%-24.536085%-10.100807%-51.516703%52%48.483297%43.010432%48.483297%48%7,813-24.251969%-6.284896%-36.320687%-8.704366%-25.782410%-6.968880%-34.040899%-6.149364%-75.561918%76%24.438082%27.058448%24.438082%24%6,985
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in San Mateo County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
53.0%53.8%54.6%55.3%56.1%56.9%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
6.0%7.2%8.4%9.5%10.7%11.9%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
4.08%4.43%4.78%5.12%5.47%5.82%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
22.51%22.95%23.38%23.81%24.25%24.68%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
6.76%7.16%7.55%7.94%8.33%8.73%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
23.5%25.3%26.9%28.6%30.2%31.9%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in San Mateo County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
28%40%51%63%74%86%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2.6%7.2%11.8%16.3%20.8%25.4%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.9%7.7%11.6%15.5%19.4%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
5%14%22%31%40%49%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.7%5.3%9.8%14.3%18.9%23.4%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
12%21%29%37%45%53%
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Household Types by Place in San Mateo County

There are 32 places in San Mateo County. This section compares all 32 of those to each other, San Mateo County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with San Mateo County.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in San Mateo County, selected places in San Mateo County, and entities that contain San Mateo County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Loma MarLaderaHillsboroughPescaderoEmerald Lk HlsMoss BeachAthertonWoodsidePortola VlyHighlands-Baywood PkHighlands-Baywoo…W Menlo PkFoster CityMontaraSan CarlosBroadmoorMillbraeBelmontHalf Moon BayEl GranadaS San FranciscoMenlo ParkSan MateoSan BrunoPacificaDaly CityRedwood CityWestPacificCaliforniaBurlingameSan MateoUnited StatesSan FranciscoColmaN Fair OaksBrisbaneE Palo AltoLa Honda81.632653%81.632653%82%40181.000000%81.000000%81%405280.431849%80.431849%80%2,980376.587302%76.587302%77%193471.674877%71.674877%72%1,164571.165130%71.165130%71%849670.527671%70.527671%71%1,644769.431403%69.431403%69%1,331866.812946%66.812946%67%1,218966.131191%66.131191%66%9881063.327948%63.327948%63%7841160.266543%60.266543%60%7,7781259.057971%59.057971%59%6521358.802879%58.802879%59%6,7001458.099490%58.099490%58%9111557.942417%57.942417%58%4,6691657.757689%57.757689%58%5,8781757.490371%57.490371%57%2,8361856.780443%56.780443%57%1,2311955.265162%55.265162%55%11,60911.6k2054.393978%54.393978%54%6,4312153.861155%53.861155%54%140,583141k53.241240%53.241240%53%7,9012252.964455%52.964455%53%7,3612351.821491%51.821491%52%16,37316.4k2450.233914%50.233914%50%14,81814.8k2549.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M49.106264%49.106264%49%5,9892648.881435%48.881435%49%18,50718.5k2748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k46.611910%46.611910%47%2272846.252927%46.252927%46%1,9752945.596133%45.596133%46%8493042.468363%42.468363%42%3,1213115.254237%15.254237%15%4532
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 32 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in San Mateo County

There are 3 county subdivisions in San Mateo County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, San Mateo County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with San Mateo County.

Married by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in San Mateo County, selected county subdivisions in San Mateo County, and entities that contain San Mateo County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Half Moon BaySan MateoSan MateoS San FranciscoWestPacificCaliforniaUnited StatesSan Francisco56.819583%56.819583%57%6,453154.199309%54.199309%54%77,69277.7k253.861155%53.861155%54%140,583141k53.089137%53.089137%53%56,43856.4k349.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the San Francisco Area

There are 5 counties in the San Francisco Area. This section compares San Mateo County to all of the counties in the San Francisco Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with San Mateo County.

Married by County#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in San Mateo County, selected other counties in the San Francisco Area, and entities that contain San Mateo County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Contra CostaSan MateoMarinWestPacificCaliforniaAlamedaUnited StatesSan FranciscoSan Francisco54.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k153.861155%53.861155%54%140,583141k250.317050%50.317050%50%52,53152.5k349.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M49.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k448.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k34.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k5
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in California

There are 58 counties in California. This section compares San Mateo County to the 50 most populous counties in California and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with San Mateo County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 21,361.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in San Mateo County, selected other counties in California, and entities that contain San Mateo County
0%20%40%60%Count#San BenitoEl DoradoColusaPlacerMaderaSanta ClaraVenturaOrangeAmadorContra CostaSan MateoRiversideSutterNapaCalaverasTulareGlennSan JoaquinMontereyNevadaImperialStanislausSan BernardinoKernYubaSan Luis ObispoMercedKingsMarinTehamaSolanoSan DiegoWestPacificCaliforniaAlamedaLassenTuolumneSanta BarbaraShastaUnited StatesSan FranciscoSanta CruzSonomaYoloFresnoSiskiyouSacramentoLos AngelesButteMendocinoDel NorteLakeHumboldtSan Francisco60.408281%60.408281%60%10,50510.5k158.442424%58.442424%58%39,46539.5k257.282390%57.282390%57%3,988356.877057%56.877057%57%77,76877.8k456.717308%56.717308%57%24,71424.7k556.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k655.813884%55.813884%56%150,328150k754.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k854.814711%54.814711%55%7,810954.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k1053.861155%53.861155%54%140,583141k1153.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k1253.606220%53.606220%54%17,16917.2k1353.344810%53.344810%53%26,33926.3k1453.311127%53.311127%53%9,4431552.459505%52.459505%52%70,37670.4k1652.127334%52.127334%52%5,1091751.829216%51.829216%52%114,909115k1851.748785%51.748785%52%65,16065.2k1951.644615%51.644615%52%20,96121.0k2051.508734%51.508734%52%23,59123.6k2151.386736%51.386736%51%87,52687.5k2251.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k2351.151000%51.151000%51%134,188134k2451.077763%51.077763%51%13,10413.1k2550.840964%50.840964%51%53,08053.1k2650.585154%50.585154%51%39,59339.6k2750.558012%50.558012%51%21,15621.2k2850.317050%50.317050%50%52,53152.5k2950.184533%50.184533%50%11,83011.8k3050.126966%50.126966%50%72,84272.8k3149.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k3249.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M49.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k3349.194822%49.194822%49%4,6743449.159987%49.159987%49%10,85610.9k3548.847614%48.847614%49%69,87769.9k3648.493107%48.493107%48%33,80633.8k3748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k47.672046%47.672046%48%45,31845.3k3847.451109%47.451109%47%89,70389.7k3947.000441%47.000441%47%34,09634.1k4046.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k4146.222106%46.222106%46%8,8034245.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k4344.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M4443.093386%43.093386%43%36,84736.8k4541.585246%41.585246%42%14,38614.4k4641.162766%41.162766%41%3,8874740.337482%40.337482%40%10,56610.6k4839.499711%39.499711%39%21,20721.2k4934.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares San Mateo County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with San Mateo County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in San Mateo County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain San Mateo County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomerySan MateoRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantWestPacificCaliforniaAlamedaUnited StatesSan FranciscoMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.861155%53.861155%54%140,583141k53.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.458273%49.458273%49%12,958,01913.0M49.369178%49.369178%49%8,764,0188.76M49.272635%49.272635%49%6,310,5376.31M49.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4139.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in San Mateo County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal Cities:
Redwood City, South San Francisco
Cities:
Belmont, Brisbane, Burlingame, Daly City, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Menlo Park, Millbrae, Pacifica, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Mateo, South San Francisco
Towns:
Atherton, Colma, Hillsborough, Portola Valley, Woodside
Unincorporated Places:
Broadmoor, El Granada, Emerald Lake Hills, Highlands-Baywood Park, La Honda, Ladera, Loma Mar, Montara, Moss Beach, North Fair Oaks, Pescadero, West Menlo Park
ZIP Codes:
94002, 94005, 94010, 94014, 94015, 94019, 94020, 94021, 94025, 94027, 94028, 94030, 94037, 94038, 94044, 94060, 94061, 94062, 94063, 94065, 94066, 94070, 94074, 94080, 94128, 94303, 94401, 94402, 94403, 94404
Unified School Districts:
Cabrillo, La Honda-Pescadero, South San Francisco
Elementary School Districts:
Bayshore, Belmont-Redwood Shores, Brisbane, Burlingame, Hillsborough City, Jefferson, Las Lomitas, Menlo Park City, Millbrae, Pacifica, Portola Valley, Ravenswood City, Redwood City, San Bruno Park, San Carlos, San Mateo-Foster City, Woodside
Secondary School Districts:
Jefferson, San Mateo, Sequoia
Congressional Districts:
CA-14, CA-18
State Senate Districts:
CA-11, CA-13
Assembly Districts:
CA-19, CA-22, CA-24
Neighboring Counties:
Alameda, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Nearby Counties:
Contra Costa, Marin