ZIP Code 94401

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in San Mateo County, California.

Population: 35,628
Median household income: $121,258
Median home value: $1,123,300

ZIP Code 94401 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in San Mateo County, California, home to about 35,628 residents. At $121,258, its median household income sits below San Mateo County's $156,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 94401's population declined 1.0% from 36,001 to 35,628, while its median gross rent rose 19.7% from $2,266 to $2,713.

29.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1964.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,628
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $121,258
Median home value: $1,123,300
Median gross rent: $2,713
Housing units: 13,798
Homeownership rate: 44.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,00135,628

Median household income

$93,850$121,258

Median home value

$833,000$1,123,300

Median gross rent

$2,266$2,713

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,001	$93,850	$833,000	$2,266
2020	35,013	$94,334	$874,300	$2,345
2021	35,095	$104,260	$944,300	$2,453
2022	35,392	$117,678	$1,093,400	$2,649
2023	35,628	$121,258	$1,123,300	$2,713

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3419.4%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,976	5.5%
5 to 17	4,761	13.4%
18 to 24	3,233	9.1%
25 to 34	6,913	19.4%
35 to 44	5,021	14.1%
45 to 54	3,758	10.5%
55 to 64	4,231	11.9%
65 to 74	2,980	8.4%
75 and over	2,755	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,128	25.6%
Black or African American	442	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	151	0.4%
Asian	8,728	24.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,133	3.2%
Some other race	318	0.9%
Two or more races	2,260	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,468	37.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.3%

High school graduate14.9%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree26.4%

Graduate or professional degree18.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,936	15.3%
High school graduate	3,817	14.9%
Some college or associate's	6,294	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	6,761	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4,850	18.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone59.6%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit6.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home18.8%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,361	59.6%
Carpooled	1,719	9.0%
Public transit	1,136	6.0%
Walked	482	2.5%
Bicycle	212	1.1%
Worked from home	3,576	18.8%
Other means	582	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,116	20.1%
15 to 29 min	6,174	39.9%
30 to 44 min	3,586	23.1%
45 to 59 min	1,209	7.8%
60+ min	1,407	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 10.9% (3,844 of 35,220)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,739	59.1%
Nonfamily households	5,347	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,086	94.8%
Vacant	712	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,807	44.4%
Renter-occupied	7,279	55.6%

1-unit, detached29.3%

1-unit, attached8.9%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units20.4%

20 or more units33.3%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,037	29.3%
1-unit, attached	1,231	8.9%
2 to 4 units	1,051	7.6%
5 to 19 units	2,811	20.4%
20 or more units	4,595	33.3%
Mobile home & other	73	0.5%

ZIP Code 94401

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