North Fair Oaks

Population: 13,327
Median household income: $106,690
Median home value: $1,209,600

North Fair Oaks, a community in San Mateo County, California, has 13,327 residents. Its median household income of $106,690 runs below the San Mateo County figure of $156,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, North Fair Oaks's population declined 7.3% from 14,372 to 13,327, while its median home value rose 28.5% from $941,600 to $1,209,600.

Owners occupy 51.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,327
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $106,690
Median home value: $1,209,600
Median gross rent: $2,284
Housing units: 4,145
Homeownership rate: 51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,37213,327

Median household income

$77,899$106,690

Median home value

$941,600$1,209,600

Median gross rent

$1,880$2,284

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,372	$77,899	$941,600	$1,880
2020	14,992	$87,530	$1,001,000	$2,027
2021	14,360	$108,580	$1,065,000	$2,193
2022	13,718	$114,925	$1,172,700	$2,344
2023	13,327	$106,690	$1,209,600	$2,284

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	940	7.1%
5 to 17	2,075	15.6%
18 to 24	1,408	10.6%
25 to 34	2,466	18.5%
35 to 44	1,444	10.8%
45 to 54	1,747	13.1%
55 to 64	1,625	12.2%
65 to 74	1,184	8.9%
75 and over	438	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,382	17.9%
Black or African American	106	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	842	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.1%
Two or more races	261	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,728	73.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.4%

High school graduate22.2%

Some college or associate's21.6%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,618	29.4%
High school graduate	1,973	22.2%
Some college or associate's	1,925	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,386	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,002	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone63.0%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit2.4%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home16.4%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,959	63.0%
Carpooled	916	14.6%
Public transit	150	2.4%
Walked	85	1.4%
Bicycle	113	1.8%
Worked from home	1,034	16.4%
Other means	29	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,188	22.6%
15 to 29 min	2,842	54.1%
30 to 44 min	881	16.8%
45 to 59 min	170	3.2%
60+ min	171	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.44
Poverty rate: 12.8% (1,687 of 13,212)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,513	65.4%
Nonfamily households	1,328	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,841	92.7%
Vacant	304	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,980	51.5%
Renter-occupied	1,861	48.5%

1-unit, detached56.3%

1-unit, attached9.9%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units11.6%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,334	56.3%
1-unit, attached	412	9.9%
2 to 4 units	469	11.3%
5 to 19 units	481	11.6%
20 or more units	282	6.8%
Mobile home & other	167	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0651840
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.4754, -122.2035