III. ETHNIC
PROFILE
Text Table 6 shows the percent distribution
of all races in San Mateo County reported in the 1990 Census compared with 1980 percent
distribution of all races. The greatest percent change among population groups from 1980
to 1990 occurred among the Asian/Pacific Islanders, an increase from 9.6% to 16.8% and
among the White population, a decrease from 78.1 % to 71.9%. Text Table 7 shows the number
and percent of San Mateo County's population distributed by ethnicity and county subareas.
Racial diversity varies depending on county subareas.
A. Whites
While 71.9% of the overall county
population in 1990 is White, the proportion of Whites range from 57.1% in North County to
92.8% in the Coastside subarea.
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TABLE 6 |
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| 1990
Number and Percent Distribution of Population Distributed by Race and for Comparison, 1980
Percent Distribution by Race, San Mateo County |
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Race |
Number |
Percent |
1980 Percent
Distribution |
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| Total |
649,623 |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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| White |
466,885 |
71.9% |
78.1% |
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| Black |
35,283 |
5.4% |
6.0% |
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| American Indian, Eskimo or Aleut |
2,987 |
0.5% |
0.4% |
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| American Indian |
2,729 |
0.4% |
0.4% |
| Eskimo |
91 |
< 0.0% |
< 0.0% |
| Aleut |
167 |
< 0.0% |
< 0.0% |
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| Asian or Pacific Islander |
109,281 |
16.8% |
9.6% |
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| Asian |
100,521 |
15.5% |
9.0% |
| Filipino |
44,732 |
6.9% |
4.1% |
| Chinese |
32,487 |
5.0% |
2.8% |
| Japanese |
9,902 |
1.5% |
1.3% |
| Asian
Indian |
4,842 |
0.7% |
0.4% |
| Korean |
3,400 |
0.5% |
0.3% |
|
Vietnamese |
1,797 |
0.3% |
0.1% |
| Thai |
513 |
0.1% |
N.A. |
| Laotian |
162 |
< 0.0% |
N.A. |
| Cambodian |
70 |
< 0.0% |
N.A. |
| Hmong |
3 |
< 0.0% |
N.A. |
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| Pacifica Islander |
8,760 |
1.3% |
0.6% |
| Samoan |
2,685 |
0.4% |
0.3% |
| Tongan |
2,627 |
0.4% |
N.A. |
| Hawaiian |
1,345 |
0.2% |
0.2% |
| Other
Polynesian |
199 |
< 0.0% |
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| Guamanian |
380 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
| Other
Micronesian |
34 |
< 0.0% |
N.A. |
|
Melanesian |
1,331 |
0.2% |
N.A. |
| Other
Pacific Islander |
186 |
< 0.0% |
N.A. |
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| Other Race |
35,187 |
5.4% |
5.9% |
|
Hispanics* |
114,627 |
17.6% |
12.5% |
Source: 1990 U.S. Census AND 1980 U.S.
Census. N.A.- Not available.
* Note: This is an ethnic rather than a
race classification which identifies the number of individuals of Spanish/Hispanic origin,
including: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and "Other Spanish." Origin can be
viewed as the ancestry, nationality group, lineage, or country of birth of the person or
the person's parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United States. PERSONS
OF HISPANIC ORIGIN MAYBE OF ANY RACE.
B. Black/African Americans
Blacks/African Americans total 35,283 and represent 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.
C. Native Americans
San Mateo County has an American Indian population of 2,729
or only 0.4% of the total population. Most of the Native American population live in the
North County area.
D. Asians and Pacific Islanders
In 1990, Asians and Pacific Islanders totaled 109,281 and
represented 16.8% of the county's total population. Asians and Pacific Islanders are the
second largest ethnic population in San Mateo County. Included within the Asian category
are Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Laotian,
Cambodian and Hmong. Included within the Pacific Islander category are Samoan, Tongan,
Hawaiian, Other Polynesians, Guamanian, Other Micronesian and Melanesian.
Text Table 8 shows the number and percentage of the three
largest population categories within the Asian and Pacific Islander ethnic group
distributed by county subareas.
Filipinos comprise the largest ethnic population within the
Asian/Pacific Islander category with a population of 44,732 or 40.9% of the Asian/Pacific
Islander population and 6.9% of San Mateo County's total population. Over 80 percent of
the Filipinos reside in the North County subarea of San Mateo.
Chinese and Japanese are the second and third largest
ethnic group within the Asian/Pacific Islander population with 29,7% and 9.1 %
respectively, of the total Asian/Pacific Islander population. Over 50 percent of the
Chinese live in the North county subarea. The majority (53.2%) of the Japanese reside in
the Central County subarea.
E. Hispanics
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.
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TABLE 7 |
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| Number
and Percentage of Population Distributed by Ethnicity and County Subareas, San Mateo
County, 1990 |
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RACE |
TOTAL COUNTY |
NORTH |
CENTRAL |
SOUTH |
COASTSIDE |
REMAINDER |
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| Total Population |
649,623 |
231,048 |
198,313 |
181,321 |
18,866 |
20,075 |
| (% County's Population) |
(100.0%) |
(35.6%) |
(30.5%) |
(27.9%) |
(2.9%) |
(3.1%) |
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| WHITE |
466,885 |
131,941 |
158,774 |
140,869 |
17,508 |
17,793 |
| % Area Population |
71.9% |
57.1% |
80.1% |
77.7% |
92.8% |
88.6% |
| (% County's White) |
(100.0%) |
(28.3%) |
(34.0%) |
(30.2%) |
(3.7%) |
(3.8%) |
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| BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN |
35,283 |
12,988 |
5,019 |
16,777 |
119 |
380 |
| % Area Population |
5.4% |
5.6% |
2.5% |
9.3% |
0.6% |
1.9% |
| (% County's Blacks) |
(100.0%) |
(36.8%) |
(14.2%) |
(47.6%) |
(0.3%) |
(1.1%) |
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AMERICAN INDIAN ESKIMO,
or ALEUT |
2,987 |
1,345 |
653 |
819 |
85 |
85 |
| % Area Population |
0.5% |
0.6% |
0.3% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.4% |
(% County's AI,Eskimos or
Aleuts) |
(100.0%) |
(45.1%) |
(21.9%) |
(27.4%) |
(2.8%) |
(2.8%) |
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| ASIAN of PACIFIC ISLANDER |
109,281 |
67,607 |
28,236 |
11,544 |
602 |
1,292 |
| % Area Population |
16.8% |
29.3% |
14.2% |
6.2% |
3.2% |
6.5% |
| (% County's Asian, Pls) |
(100.0%) |
(61.8%) |
(25.8%) |
(10.6%) |
(0.6%) |
(1.2%) |
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| OTHER RACE |
35,187 |
17,167 |
5,631 |
11,312 |
552 |
525 |
| % Area Population |
5.4% |
7.4% |
2.9% |
6.3% |
2.9% |
2.6% |
| (% County's Other Race) |
(100.0%) |
(48.7%) |
(16.0%) |
(32.2%) |
(1.6%) |
(1.5%) |
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| HISPANIC ORIGIN |
114,627 |
49,092 |
22,237 |
38,300 |
2,846 |
2,152 |
| % Area Population |
17.6% |
21.3% |
11.2% |
21.1% |
15.1% |
10.7% |
| (% County's Hispanics) |
(100.0%) |
(42.8%) |
(19.4%) |
(33.4%) |
(2.5%) |
(1.9%) |
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8 |
| Number and
Percentage of the Three Largest Asian & Pacific Islander Populations Categories
Distributed by County Sbuareas, San Mateo County, 1990 |
RACE |
TOTAL COUNTY |
NORTH |
CENTRAL |
SOUTH |
COASTSIDE |
REMAINDER |
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| Total Population |
649,623 |
231,048 |
198,313 |
181,321 |
18,866 |
20,075 |
| (% County's Population) |
(100.0%) |
(35.6%) |
(30.5%) |
(27.9%) |
(2.9%) |
(3.1%) |
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| TOTAL ASIANS/PACIFIC ISLANDERS |
109,281 |
67,607 |
28,236 |
11,544 |
602 |
1,292 |
| % Area Population |
16.8% |
29.3% |
14.2% |
6.4% |
3.2% |
6.5% |
| (% County's Population) |
(100.0%) |
(61.8%) |
(25.8%) |
(10.6%) |
(0.6%) |
(1.2%) |
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| FILIPINO |
44,732 |
37,374 |
4,848 |
1,929 |
234 |
347 |
| % Area Population |
6.9% |
16.2% |
2.4% |
1.1% |
1.2% |
1.8% |
| (% County's Filipinos) |
(100.0%) |
(83.6%) |
(10.8%) |
(4.3%) |
(0.5%) |
(0.8%) |
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| CHINESE |
32,487 |
17,012 |
11,820 |
3,145 |
112 |
398 |
| % Area Population |
5.0% |
7.4% |
6.0% |
1.7% |
0.6% |
2.0% |
| (% County's Chinese) |
(100.0%) |
(52.4%) |
(36.4%) |
(9.7%) |
(0.3%) |
(1.2%) |
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| JAPANESE |
9,902 |
2,578 |
5,273 |
1,661 |
145 |
245 |
| % Area Population |
1.5% |
1.1% |
2.6% |
0.9% |
0.8% |
1.2% |
| (% County's Japanese) |
(100.0%) |
(26.0%) |
(53.2%) |
(16.8%) |
(1.5%) |
(2.5%) |
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| OTHER ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDERS |
22,160 |
10,643 |
6,295 |
4,809 |
111 |
203 |
| % Area Population |
3.4% |
4.6% |
3.2% |
2.7% |
0.6% |
1.5% |
| (% County's Other Asian/Pacific Islanders) |
(100.0%) |
(48.0%) |
(28.4%) |
(21.7%) |
(0.5%) |
(1.4%) |
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| Source: 1990 Census STF1A |
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