Updated September 25, 2021 |
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San mateo county california dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf3.htm. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 184,928 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 12,491 | 6.8 |
| Kindergarten | 9,641 | 5.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 75,542 | 40.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 36,004 | 19.5 |
| College or graduate school | 51,250 | 27.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 490,285 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 35,193 | 7.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 36,971 | 7.5 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 85,569 | 17.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 105,606 | 21.5 |
| Associate degree | 35,669 | 7.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 119,856 | 24.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 71,421 | 14.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 85.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 39.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 570,111 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 162,995 | 28.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 311,223 | 54.6 |
| Separated | 10,163 | 1.8 |
| Widowed | 34,463 | 6.0 |
Female | 28,297 | 5.0 |
| Divorced | 51,267 | 9.0 |
Female | 30,802 | 5.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 18,131 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 4,993 | 27.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 545,670 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 50,074 | 9.2 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 139,725 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 8,998 | 6.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 431,768 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 68,045 | 15.8 |
Percent employed | 64.5 | (X) |
| No disability | 363,723 | 84.2 |
Percent employed | 78.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 84,732 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 30,397 | 35.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 662,509 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 374,685 | 56.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 248,509 | 37.5 |
Same county | 136,830 | 20.7 |
Different county | 111,679 | 16.9 |
Same state | 83,311 | 12.6 |
Different state | 28,368 | 4.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 39,315 | 5.9 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 707,161 | 100.0 |
| Native | 479,043 | 67.7 |
Born in United States | 469,593 | 66.4 |
State of residence | 333,361 | 47.1 |
Different state | 136,232 | 19.3 |
Born outside United States | 9,450 | 1.3 |
| Foreign born | 228,118 | 32.3 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 83,355 | 11.8 |
Naturalized citizen | 111,735 | 15.8 |
Not a citizen | 116,383 | 16.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 228,118 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 27,551 | 12.1 |
| Asia | 102,202 | 44.8 |
| Africa | 2,060 | 0.9 |
| Oceania | 8,047 | 3.5 |
| Latin America | 83,994 | 36.8 |
| Northern America | 4,264 | 1.9 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 662,509 | 100.0 |
| English only | 387,594 | 58.5 |
| Language other than English | 274,915 | 41.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 122,424 | 18.5 |
Spanish | 119,972 | 18.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 65,294 | 9.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 44,044 | 6.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 12,383 | 1.9 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 102,970 | 15.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 42,505 | 6.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 707,161 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 787,426 | 111.4 |
| Arab | 8,622 | 1.2 |
| Czech1 | 2,704 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 4,794 | 0.7 |
| Dutch | 6,939 | 1.0 |
| English | 52,917 | 7.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 18,709 | 2.6 |
| French Canadian1 | 2,770 | 0.4 |
| German | 71,051 | 10.0 |
| Greek | 6,308 | 0.9 |
| Hungarian | 3,100 | 0.4 |
| Irish1 | 69,279 | 9.8 |
| Italian | 56,625 | 8.0 |
| Lithuanian | 1,235 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 9,891 | 1.4 |
| Polish | 11,351 | 1.6 |
| Portuguese | 6,658 | 0.9 |
| Russian | 13,126 | 1.9 |
| Scotch-Irish | 8,886 | 1.3 |
| Scottish | 13,222 | 1.9 |
| Slovak | 681 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,592 | 0.4 |
| Swedish | 10,822 | 1.5 |
| Swiss | 3,967 | 0.6 |
| Ukrainian | 2,512 | 0.4 |
| United States or American | 16,101 | 2.3 |
| Welsh | 3,697 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 805 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 378,062 | 53.5 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
