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San Mateo Population 2024

San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County in California, State of United States, San Mateo population in 2024 is estimated to be 104,795, covers city area of 15.85 sq mi (41.04 sq km), ranks sixty-eighth largest city in California State, two-hundred-ninety-ninth city in the United States. San Mateo is known for its rich history and It lies 20 miles south of San Francisco, the city borders Burlingame to the north, Hillsborough to the west, San Francisco Bay and Foster City to the east and Belmont to the south. San Mateo population as per 2020 census is 105,661 compared to 2010 population of 97,207 with the increase number of 8,454 people and growth of 8.7 percent.

Below is the San Mateo population by year:

YearPopulationChange %
201097,399
201198,5381.17
201299,8591.34
2013101,3851.53
2014102,7731.37
2015103,5810.79
2016104,4200.81
2017104,399-0.02
2018105,0250.60
2019105,2250.19
2020105,6610.41
2021 *102,206-3.27
2022 *103,4841.21
2023 *104,6781.13
2024 *104,7950.11
Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, 2020 US Census & 2021 estimates updated


San Mateo Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total San Mateo population is 104,438, out of these 51,517 are male, 52,921 are female, The sex ratio of San Mateo is 97. The median age of the San Mateo population is 37.2, San Mateo population by age are, under 18 years is 20,765, 16 years and over is 85,998, 18 years and over is 83,673, 21 years and over is 81,284, 65 years and over is 18,989. 49.3% are male, 50.7% are female, Population of San Mateo by age percent-wise is, 19.9% are under 18 years old, 82.3% are 16 years and over, 80.1% are 18 years and over, 77.8% are 21 years and over, 15.1% are 65 years and over. There are total 41,973 housing units, The voting population of San Mateo are 66,089, out of these 30,817 are male voters, 35,272 are female voters, 46.6% are male, 53.4% are female. San Mateo population in 2023 is estimated to be 103,833, population in 2022 is estimated to be 103,484, and in 2021 is estimated to be 102,206.

Age GroupPopulationPercent
0 -56,2696.0%
5 - 96,2426.0%
10 - 144,9424.7%
15 - 195,3525.1%
20 - 245,3885.2%
25 - 3418,15017.4%
35 - 4416,14615.5%
45 - 5413,84513.3%
55 - 596,8776.6%
60 - 645,4325.2%
65 - 748,4648.1%
75 - 844,4014.2%
85 and over2,9302.8%
Source: 2019 US population by age estimates


San Mateo Population by Race

According to 2019 population of San Mateo by race are:

White Population

White population in San Mateo, California are 52,046, percentage wise 49.8 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in San Mateo, California are 1,747, percentage wise 1.7 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in San Mateo, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in San Mateo are 26,790, percentage wise 25.7 percent are asians, out of these 5,108 are Asian Indians, 13,151 are Chinese, 3,827 are Filipinos, 1,635 are Japanese, 1,048 are Korean, 683 are Vietnamese and 1,338 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in San Mateo, California are 24,701. Percentage wise 23.7 percent are hispanics, out of these 14,215 are Mexican people, 700 are Puerto Ricans, and 9,786 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Population by Race104,438Percent
White52,04649.8%
Black or African American1,7471.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native300.0%
Asian Population26,79025.7%
Asian Indian5,1084.9%
Chinese13,15112.6%
Filipino3,8273.7%
Japanese1,6351.6%
Other Asian Population1,338
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander1,6201.6%
Hispanic or Latino24,70123.7%
Mexican14,21513.6%
Puerto Rican7000.7%
Other Hispanic or Latino9,786
Source: US Census population estimates(2019)


Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, San Mateo native population is 65,959, out of these 43,723 born in the California state and 20,315 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 38,479, out of these 19,428 are Naturalized US citizen, 1,796 are in Europe, 10,175 in Asia, 88 in Africa, 5,390 in Latin America and 456 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in San Mateo are 19,051, out of these 2,214 are from Europe, 7,571 are from Asia, 129 from Africa, 7,827 are from Latin America and 706 are from Northern America.

Nativity by Place of BirthPopulation
Native65,959
Born in state of residence43,723
Born in other state in the United States20,315
Northeast4,991
Midwest5,532
South5,573
West4,219
Born outside the United States1,921
Puerto Rico77
U.S. Island Areas0
Born abroad of American parent(s)1,844
Foreign born
Born outside of United States38,479
Naturalized U.S. citizen19,428
Europe1,796
Asia10,175
Africa88
Oceania1,523
Latin America5,390
Northern America456
Foreigner
Not a U.S. citizen19,051
Europe2,214
Asia7,571
Africa129
Oceania604
Latin America7,827
Northern America706
Source: US Census 2019 estimates

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