| I. ETHNICITY |
SAN MATEO COUNTY
POPULATION CATEGORIES |
| B.
BLACK / AFRICAN AMERICANS
(See County profile, Minority Youth
& Families Population Categories) |
| POSSIBLE INDICATORS |
1990 NEEDS ASSESSMENT
REPORT |
UPDATE |
OTHER NEEDS STATEMENTS-DATA |
| Total Bay Area Population |
1980
391,162 - 12.0% of B.A.
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1990
426,320 - 11.6% of B.A.
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- Blacks/African Americans total 35,283 and represents 5.4% of the county’s total
population. South County which represents 27.9% of the county’s total population has
the largest concentration of Blacks living in San Mateo County. Overall 47.6% of San Mateo
County’s Black population reside in South County, primarily within the city of East
Palo Alto.
- Infant mortality, newborn death rates and low birth weights are higher and life
expectancy rates are lower among Blacks than among Whites or other minority groups.
|
| Total County Population |
37,684 - 5..9% of County |
35,283 - 5.4% of County
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| Population Growth `80-`90 |
|
35,487 - 35,283 (-0.6%) |
Population Concentration
by Subareas of the County
|
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- North County
- Central County
- South County
- Coastside
|
14,171 - 37.6% of Blacks
4,527 - 12..9% of Blacks
18,775 - 49.8% of Blacks
211 - 0.6% of Blacks
|
12,988 - 36. 8% of Blacks
5,019 - 14.2% of Blacks
16,777 - 0.3% of Blacks
119 - 0.3% of Blacks
|
| Persons Below Poverty Level Families Below Poverty Level
Unemployment Rates
Mean Family Income
Life Expectancy
Infant Mortality Rates |
4,538 - 13.1% of Blacks
984 - 11.5% of Blacks
$22,173
69.4 years - 6 years less than
Whites (75.4 years)
|
4,952 - 15.1% of Blacks
1,100 - 13.2% of Blacks
9.1% (County Rate – 4.2%)
$44,440 Black hlds
3 year average 1987 – 1989
16.9% per 1,000 live births
5.9 per 1,000 all Co. infants
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