| I. ETHNICITY |
SAN MATEO COUNTY
POPULATION CATEGORIES |
| C.
HISPANICS
(See County profile, Minority Youth
& Families Population Categories) |
| POSSIBLE INDICATORS |
1990 NEEDS ASSESSMENT
REPORT |
UPDATE |
OTHER NEEDS STATEMENTS-DATA |
| Total Bay Area Population |
1980
351,698 - 10.8% of BA
|
506,361 – 13.7% of BA |
- Hispanics comprise the largest ethnic population in San Mateo County . The 114,627
Hispanics who live in San Mateo County comprise 17.6% of the county’s total
population. The North county subarea has the largest concentration of Hispanics with
49,092 or 42.8% of the Hispanic population. Of these 49,092 Hispanics residing in the
North subarea, 20,634 or 42% live in Daly City. The South County subarea has the next
largest concentration of Hispanics with 38,300 or 33.4% of the Hispanic population.
- Mexicans comprise the largest cultural group within the Hispanic population, 63,312 or
55.2% of all San Mateo County’s Hispanics.
- About 30% of the Hispanic population are under the age of 18. Census figures don’t
represent many unreported and undocumented Hispanic people in the county, and very likely
they underreport the number of very young people in the Hispanic population.
- In 1989, the census indicates that the mean per capita income for Hispanic persons was
$11,576, the lowest such figure among all specified ethnic groups. Many poor Hispanics are
most likely not to be reflected in census data.
|
| Total County Population |
1988
76,692 - 12.1% of County
|
114,627 – 17.6% of County |
| Population Growth `80-`90 |
|
73,339 – 114,627 (56.3% +) |
Population Concentration
by Subareas of the County
|
|
|
• North County
• Central County
• South County
• Coastside
|
39,022 – 53.1% of Hispanics
14,699 – 19.9% of Hispanics
20,342 – 23.4% of Hispanics
2,629 – 3.6% of Hispanics
|
49,092 – 42.8% of Hispanics
22,237 – 19.4% of Hispanics
38,300 – 33.4% of Hispanics
2,846 – 15.1% of Hispanics
|
| Persons Below Poverty Level Families Below Poverty Level
Unemployment Rates
Mean Family Income
Life Expectancy
Infant Mortality Rates
|
7,584 – 10.5% of Hispanics
1,440 – 8.5% of Hispanics
$24,289
Lower than among Whites or
other minority groups
|
13,309 – 11.9% of Hispanics
2,092 – 8.9% of Hispanics
7.2% (County rate – 4.2%)
$44,144 Hispanic hsld
3 year average 1987 – 1989
4.5 per 1,000 births
5.9 per 1,000 births, all Co. infants
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| Source: 1990 US Census
San Mateo County Profile
Nuestro Canto De Salud Health Project, May 1993 |
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