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Trial begins for man accused of smoking pot outside San Mateo theater

By Jessica Bernstein-Wax The trial of an Oakland man accused of loitering outside a San Mateo movie theater with pot, crack cocaine and almost 2000 in cash...

Post office renamed for slain congressman Ryan

AP SAN MATEO, Calif. A US Post Office is being renamed to honor the congressman assassinated 30 years ago by followers of Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones....

Volunteers help slow traffic

By Dana Yates With little money to devote to additional programs, the city of San Mateo is relying on volunteers to help police deter speeders from...

San Mateo to launch new environmental campaign

By Jessica Bernstein-Wax San Mateo is set to kick off a year-long campaign aimed at getting residents, schools and businesses to reduce the city's carbon...

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San Mateo, CA Demographics

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
Racial breakdown
White alone56.32
Hispanic or Latino:20.53
Asian alone15.26
Two or more races3.47
Black or African American alone2.40
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone1.46
Some other race alone0.33
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.19
Languages Spoken
Speak only English62.39%
Spanish or Spanish Creole17.37%
Chinese5.03%
Tagalog2.15%
Hindi1.42%
Japanese1.31%
Other Pacific Island languages1.23%