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Compare San Mateo to Palm Desert

This post compares San Mateo, California to Palm Desert, 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) Palm Desert (city)
Population 103,500 51,675
Income (median) $75,635 $47,261
Home Value (median) $921,700 $328,300
White 57% 82%
Black 2% 1%
Asian 22% 4%
With Kids 30% 17%
Age (median) 38 52
Rentals 45% 38%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, San Mateo or Palm Desert?
A: San Mateo has a larger population count than Palm Desert: 103500 compared with 51675 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in San Mateo or Palm Desert?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in San Mateo.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: San Mateo does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 45% for San Mateo versus 38% for Palm Desert.

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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