San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

113,858

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.5

1.54% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.41%

6.98% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$179,012

0.949% 1-year decline

Health

95.4% of the population of San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 54.9% on employee plans, 15.9% on Medicaid, 11.6% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 0.383% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

1,233 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in California

Primary care physicians in California see an average of 1,233 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in California in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23% under 18 years, 22% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.63%

Uninsured

54.9%

Employer Coverage

15.9%

Medicaid

11.6%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

0.383%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA declined by 6.57% from 4.96% to 4.63%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA employs 53.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA were Computer Systems Design (4,103 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (3,900 people), and Construction (2,804 people), and the highest paying industries were Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing ($468,958), Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($409,334), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($385,244).

Males in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.29 times higher than the average income of females, which is $153,955. The income inequality in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.539, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

24,365

Women

45.8%

28,867

Men

54.2%

The workforce of San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA in 2024 was 53,232 people, with 45.8% woman, and 54.2% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

53.2k

2024 Value

1.11%

1 Year growth

± 1.11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 1.11%, from 52.6k employees to 53.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA, are Other managers (2,643 people), Chief executives & legislators (2,133 people), and Software developers (2,022 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

53.2k

2024 Value

1.11%

1 Year growth

± 1.11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 1.11%, from 52.6k employees to 53.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA, are Computer Systems Design (4,103 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (3,900 people), and Construction (2,804 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$83,110

Median earning men ± $8,218

$60,968

Median earning women ± $3,250

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($244,890), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($243,065), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($157,664).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($230,221), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($150,179), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($117,118).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Adam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

The student population of San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 3,129 male students and 4,306 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA are Hispanic or Latino (387 and 52.2%), White (167 and 22.5%), Asian (74 and 9.99%), and Two or More Races (43 and 5.8%).

The largest universities in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA by number of degrees awarded are Canada College (645 and 79.7%) and Menlo College (164 and 20.3%).

The most popular majors in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (123 and 15.2%), General Business Administration & Management (94 and 11.6%), and General Psychology (82 and 10.1%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $52,700.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 68.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 5.26%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 7,435 (42.1% men and 57.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 7,435 students enrolled in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA, 42.1% men and 57.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 3,247 records, of which 60.2% were women and 39.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
52 degrees awarded
General Health Services
45 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
44 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA was General Psychology with 52 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Canada College
645 degrees awarded
Menlo College
164 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Canada College with 645 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 297 men were awarded degrees from institutions in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA, which is 0.58 times less than the 512 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 387 degrees mean that there were 2.32 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 167 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($52,700) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($930) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,971) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 2.82% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.24% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA in 2024 were Graduate Degree (25.7k), Bachelors Degree (20.9k), and Some college (13.4k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$22,990

Median Property Taxes

±$1,017

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61.5%

Homeownership

2024

68.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.5% of the housing units in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$179,012

Median Household Income

± $10,307

37.4k

Number of Households

± 1,356

In 2024, the median household income of the 37.4k households in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA declined from $179,012 from the previous year's value of $180,728.

The following chart displays the households in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.539

2024 Wage GINI in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA

0.542

2023 Wage GINI in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA

In 2024, the income inequality in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA was 0.539 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.605% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (55.3%)
Worked At Home (26.9%)
Carpooled (8.46%)

In 2024, 55.3% of workers in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.9%) and those who carpooled to work (8.46%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.41% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA (8.33k out of 112k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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