County profile
San Mateo County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#15 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 87% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$217.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+11.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
477,938
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
21,569
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$174.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
743,568
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$158.9k±$2.9k
Bachelor's degree+
53.7%±0.8%
Poverty rate
6.7%±0.4%
Business applications
10,625 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,827
24.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Meta Platforms, Inc.Communication Services$201.0B86A2Gilead Sciences, Inc.Healthcare$29.4B87A3Equinix, Inc.Real Estate$9.2B74B4Franklin Resources, Inc.Financial Services$8.8B69B5Electronic Arts Inc.Technology$7.5B82B+6Robert Half Inc.Industrials$5.4B62C7Roblox CorporationTechnology$4.9B54D8Robinhood Markets, Inc.Financial Services$4.5B67B9RingCentral, Inc.Technology$2.5B67B10Guidewire Software, Inc.Technology$1.2B76B+11Box, Inc.Technology$1.2B76B+12Upstart Holdings, Inc.Financial Services$1.0B54D13Freshworks Inc.Technology$838.8M68B14Corcept Therapeutics IncorporatedHealthcare$761.4M84B+15Liftoff Mobile, Inc. Common StockTechnology$685.7M——16Qualys, Inc.Technology$669.1M82B+17GoPro, Inc.Technology$651.5M46D18QuinStreet, Inc.Communication Services$613.5M——19Exponent, Inc.Industrials$582.0M80B+20Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$521.3M64C21Veracyte, Inc.Healthcare$517.1M82B+22Life360, Inc.Technology$489.5M63C23Innoviva, Inc.Healthcare$411.3M83B+24CareDx, IncHealthcare$379.8M78B+25Twist Bioscience CorporationHealthcare$376.6M70BHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Information35%
Professional services18%
Health care14%
Food & accommodation12%
Transportation10%
Retail trade10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
743,568
residents · 2025 · -2.5% since 2020
Income per capita $179.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−64,201
International migration+34,506
Natural change+11,574
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$146.2B2019
$152.7B2020
$175.4B2021
$176.5B2022
$195.3B2023
$217.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$1.6M±$16.2k
Median gross rent
$2.9k/mo±$40/mo
Vacancy rate
7.9%±0.4%
Affordability
8.9× wages
Residential permits
$851.0M
2,216 units · 3.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
99.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$3.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 100Landslide 100Drought 92
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
19442016
20202017
22492018
22422019
21252020
21472021
24392022
25682023
26192024
26032025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 17% since 20211,8962021
1,9942022
1,1732023
1,0882024
2,2162025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
5.2 km
I-280
Nearest freight rail
10.9 km
JPBX
Nearest port
13.9 km
PORT OF REDWOOD CITY WHARF NO 5
Nearest commercial airport
22.0 km
SAN FRANCISCO INTL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):1,431,714 short tons/yr · Redwood City, CA
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR254 filings from 83 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$174.3k
avg. annual pay · +34% since 2019
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What is the GDP of San Mateo?
San Mateo's economy produced $217.0B in 2024, growing 11.1% year over year — faster than 93% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is information.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.