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Compare Mountain View to San Mateo

This post compares Mountain View, California to San Mateo, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Mountain View (city) San Mateo (city)
Population 80,076 103,500
Income (median) $102,981 $75,635
Home Value (median) $1,079,900 $921,700
White 56% 57%
Black 1% 2%
Asian 30% 22%
With Kids 27% 30%
Age (median) 35 38
Rentals 58% 45%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Mountain View or San Mateo?
A: Mountain View has a similar population count than San Mateo: 80076 compared with 103500 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Mountain View or in San Mateo?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Mountain View.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Mountain View or San Mateo?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced in Mountain View.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Mountain View does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 58% for Mountain View versus 45% for San Mateo.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Mountain View may include: Sunnyvale, Belmont, and San-Mateo.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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