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Emerald Lake Hills, California: commercial real estate data.
Emerald Lake Hills is a Census CDP of 4,235 people across 1.18 square miles of land, in San Mateo County. Median household income is $250,001, 90.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Emerald Lake Hills
What Emerald Lake Hills is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.18 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,582
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Mateo County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Emerald Lake Hills
How many people live in Emerald Lake Hills
- Population4,235
- Median age45.4
- Population under 181,000 plus or minus 254
- Share under 1823.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over769
- Share 65 and over18.2 percent
- Households1,538
- Family households1,237
- Share of households that are families80.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Emerald Lake Hills
- Median household income$250,001
- Per capita income$159,629
- Civilian labor force2,270
- Employed2,211
- Unemployed59 plus or minus 40
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over3,052
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher75.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree43.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Emerald Lake Hills
- Housing units1,572
- Occupied units1,538
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 44
- Vacancy rate2.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied1,397
- Renter occupied141 plus or minus 59
- Ownership rate90.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$2,000,001
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units1,572
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Emerald Lake Hills gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,245 plus or minus 270
- Commuting under 15 minutes159 plus or minus 91
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more524 plus or minus 124
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.1 percent
- Drove alone49.9 percent
- Carpooled2.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport2.3 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home40.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
San Mateo County, not Emerald Lake Hills
San Mateo County context, not Emerald Lake Hills figures
- Establishments in San Mateo County21,569
- Covered employment, San Mateo County416,422
- Average annual pay, San Mateo County$196,441
- Housing units permitted, San Mateo County1,088
Every figure in this section is published for San Mateo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Emerald Lake Hills.
All San Mateo County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Emerald Lake Hills questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Emerald Lake Hills, California?
4,235, in 1,538 households. Emerald Lake Hills CDP covers 1.18 square miles of land, which is 3,582 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Emerald Lake Hills in?
San Mateo County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Emerald Lake Hills?
$250,001. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $2,000,001. Median gross rent is $3,501 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Emerald Lake Hills figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Mateo County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Emerald Lake Hills.
Is zoning published for Emerald Lake Hills?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.