San Mateo County

San Mateo County has 742,340 residents across 29 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $158,855, 60% above the California figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $1,559,600, and 54% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

742,340residentsACS 2020–2024

$158,855median household incomeCalifornia: $99K

$1,559,600median home valueowner-occupied homes

96%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

San Mateo County in CaliforniaZIP codes in San Mateo County highlighted; the rest of California in grey

Map of California with San Mateo County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 29 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
94002	27,534	$204K	$2.00M	55%	69%	96%	31 min
94005	4,692	$156K	$1.23M	55%	51%	98%	35 min
94010	43,025	$197K	$2.00M	60%	69%	96%	32 min
94014	45,315	$123K	$1.04M	60%	35%	95%	32 min
94015	64,091	$127K	$1.17M	60%	41%	95%	30 min
94018	3,834	$230K	$1.43M	84%	56%	98%	32 min
94019	14,419	$154K	$1.56M	74%	53%	93%	31 min
94020	1,694	$250K	$996K	70%	74%	97%	45 min
94021	321	$250K	$1.07M	72%	71%	100%	55 min
94025	40,721	$217K	$2.00M	59%	73%	97%	25 min
94027	7,002	$250K	$2.00M	88%	83%	98%	24 min
94028	6,531	$250K	$2.00M	82%	83%	98%	20 min
94030	22,689	$163K	$1.93M	61%	53%	94%	31 min
94037	2,917	$234K	$1.58M	78%	67%	93%	35 min
94038	2,683	$100K	$1.12M	99%	47%	84%	35 min
94044	37,274	$160K	$1.25M	68%	49%	97%	30 min
94060	1,465	$128K	$1.40M	70%	34%	89%	30 min
94061	37,048	$146K	$1.90M	54%	51%	95%	26 min
94062	25,759	$233K	$2.00M	73%	68%	97%	29 min
94063	34,433	$117K	$1.04M	31%	35%	94%	26 min
94065	11,673	$216K	$1.81M	66%	82%	98%	29 min
94066	42,728	$141K	$1.21M	62%	45%	95%	26 min
94070	30,447	$240K	$2.00M	69%	71%	99%	27 min
94074	126	$250K	$-666667K	66%	54%	100%	30 min
94080	64,761	$137K	$1.19M	59%	41%	96%	28 min
94401	35,295	$122K	$1.18M	43%	46%	95%	28 min
94402	25,475	$173K	$2.00M	58%	69%	96%	29 min
94403	43,276	$175K	$1.75M	53%	61%	97%	29 min
94404	35,881	$192K	$1.71M	51%	74%	98%	31 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

742,340 residents in 264,419 households, next to the California figure.

20%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

24%

of households are people living alone

54%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

287,184 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,559,600 (±$16,159).

59%

of households own their home

55%

of homes are detached single-family houses

29%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$2,922

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20195%

2000–20096%

1990–19996%

1980–198910%

1970–197916%

1960–196916%

1950–195922%

1940–194910%

1939 or earlier9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,851.

$158,855

median household income

6.7%

of people live below the poverty line

4.8%

unemployment rate

54%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

29 min

average commute to work

16%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

65%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

24%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

96%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near San Mateo County, California, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.