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Compare San Mateo to Mountain View

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

Questions and Answers:

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

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

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

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

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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