San Carlos

Population: 29,797
Median household income: $233,333
Median home value: $2,000,001

San Carlos is a community in San Mateo County, California, home to 29,797 residents. At $233,333, its median household income sits above San Mateo County's $156,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, San Carlos's population declined 1.2% from 30,154 to 29,797, while its median home value rose 23.0% from $1,625,700 to $2,000,001.

Households average 2.68 people. The median gross rent is $2,802.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,797
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $233,333
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $2,802
Housing units: 11,679
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,15429,797

Median household income

$182,083$233,333

Median home value

$1,625,700$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,321$2,802

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,154	$182,083	$1,625,700	$2,321
2020	29,647	$189,739	$1,756,800	$2,423
2021	30,754	$204,570	$1,904,400	$2,598
2022	30,490	$219,413	$2,000,001	$2,759
2023	29,797	$233,333	$2,000,001	$2,802

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,572	5.3%
5 to 17	5,556	18.6%
18 to 24	1,545	5.2%
25 to 34	2,914	9.8%
35 to 44	4,854	16.3%
45 to 54	4,397	14.8%
55 to 64	4,047	13.6%
65 to 74	2,862	9.6%
75 and over	2,050	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,068	57.3%
Black or African American	242	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	6,494	21.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	244	0.8%
Some other race	398	1.3%
Two or more races	2,140	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,196	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate7.7%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree30.4%

Graduate or professional degree37.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	704	3.3%
High school graduate	1,631	7.7%
Some college or associate's	4,410	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	6,424	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7,955	37.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone54.1%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit3.7%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home32.5%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,578	54.1%
Carpooled	634	4.0%
Public transit	583	3.7%
Walked	243	1.5%
Bicycle	281	1.8%
Worked from home	5,153	32.5%
Other means	382	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,671	25.0%
15 to 29 min	3,872	36.2%
30 to 44 min	2,464	23.0%
45 to 59 min	931	8.7%
60+ min	763	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 3.2% (954 of 29,658)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,107	73.4%
Nonfamily households	2,945	26.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,052	94.6%
Vacant	627	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,541	68.2%
Renter-occupied	3,511	31.8%

1-unit, detached66.9%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units15.8%

20 or more units8.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,812	66.9%
1-unit, attached	566	4.8%
2 to 4 units	439	3.8%
5 to 19 units	1,851	15.8%
20 or more units	1,011	8.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0665070
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.4990, -122.2676