Colma

Population: 1,441
Median household income: $121,488
Median home value: $1,040,900

Colma, a community in San Mateo County, California, has 1,441 residents. The median household income of $121,488 is below the San Mateo County median ($156,000).

From 2019 to 2023, Colma's population grew 10.7% from 1,302 to 1,441, while its median home value rose 34.6% from $773,100 to $1,040,900.

28.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 47.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,441
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $121,488
Median home value: $1,040,900
Median gross rent: $2,152
Housing units: 571
Homeownership rate: 47.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3021,441

Median household income

$95,357$121,488

Median home value

$773,100$1,040,900

Median gross rent

$2,229$2,152

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,302	$95,357	$773,100	$2,229
2020	1,492	$118,750	$834,200	$2,229
2021	1,353	$102,500	$876,000	$2,158
2022	1,376	$123,864	$994,600	$2,040
2023	1,441	$121,488	$1,040,900	$2,152

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	4.8%
5 to 17	236	16.4%
18 to 24	129	9.0%
25 to 34	166	11.5%
35 to 44	160	11.1%
45 to 54	189	13.1%
55 to 64	209	14.5%
65 to 74	155	10.8%
75 and over	128	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	295	20.5%
Black or African American	45	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	362	25.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	46	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	692	48.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree22.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	152	15.1%
High school graduate	276	27.4%
Some college or associate's	294	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	229	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	56	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone52.4%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit9.6%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home21.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	366	52.4%
Carpooled	87	12.5%
Public transit	67	9.6%
Walked	15	2.1%
Bicycle	2	0.3%
Worked from home	153	21.9%
Other means	8	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	87	16.0%
15 to 29 min	194	35.6%
30 to 44 min	153	28.1%
45 to 59 min	29	5.3%
60+ min	82	15.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.00
Poverty rate: 9.5% (136 of 1,439)

	Count	Share
Family households	325	67.8%
Nonfamily households	154	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	479	83.9%
Vacant	92	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	225	47.0%
Renter-occupied	254	53.0%

1-unit, detached28.4%

1-unit, attached30.8%

2 to 4 units23.8%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	162	28.4%
1-unit, attached	176	30.8%
2 to 4 units	136	23.8%
5 to 19 units	31	5.4%
20 or more units	54	9.5%
Mobile home & other	12	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0614736
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.6767, -122.4528