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Compare San Mateo to Long Beach

This post compares San Mateo, California to Long Beach, 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 San Mateo (city) Long Beach (city)
Population 103,500 470,489
Income (median) $75,635 $46,054
Home Value (median) $921,700 $476,400
White 57% 52%
Black 2% 12%
Asian 22% 13%
With Kids 30% 32%
Age (median) 38 34
Rentals 45% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, San Mateo or Long Beach?
A: San Mateo has a much smaller population count than Long Beach: 103500 compared with 470489 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in San Mateo or Long Beach?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in San Mateo.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Long Beach does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 45% for San Mateo versus 60% for Long Beach.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to San Mateo may include: Campbell, Redwood-City, and South-Pasadena.

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

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