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Population of San Mateo, CA

Last official estimated population of San Mateo city (San Mateo County**, California state) was 102,893 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.032% of total US population and 0.26% of total California state population. Area of San Mateo city is 15.9 mi² (=41.1 km²)^[6], in this year population density was 6,477.78 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+1.43%/yr), San Mateo city population in 2024 would be 118,606*.

Historical population

Historical population of San Mateo city for period 1880-2014:

San Mateo city on population map

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Click on flag to hide it.

Population • Legends • Position

Settlements near San Mateo city

• Redwood City city population 6.2 mi, 120°
• South San Francisco city 7.5 mi, 331°
• San Bruno city 8 mi, 304°
• Foster City city 3.3 mi, 84°
• Burlingame city 3.5 mi, 305°
• San Carlos city 5.1 mi, 151°
• Belmont city 3.3 mi, 164°
• Millbrae city 5.7 mi, 298°
• Hillsborough town 2.6 mi, 265°
• Brisbane city 8.9 mi, 333°

Sources, notices

*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.

**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.

[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,

[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,

[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016

[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb