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North Fair OaksCA

North Fair Oaks, CA is a 15K-resident city in San Mateo County with a median household income of $104,884.

San Mateo County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for North Fair Oaks, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. North Fair Oaks has a population larger than 26% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $1,276,900.

Data updated 2026-09-03

15K
Population (place)
Bottom 27%
By size
$104,884
Median income (place)
$1,276,900
Median home (place)
13%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on North Fair Oaks

North Fair Oaks posts a median household income higher than 73% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 27%
by median income, US cities

Where North Fair Oaks income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$104,884 Top 27% higher than 73% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

North Fair Oaks $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading North Fair Oaks, CA beyond the headline numbers

North Fair Oaks sits inside San Mateo County, California, at roughly 37.47°N, -122.20°W. Population 14,687, $104,884 median household income. Median home value $1,276,900, median rent $2,314. Poverty rate 13%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in North Fair Oaks, CA stands at 13%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in North Fair Oaks costs around 12.2 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

18.6% of North Fair Oaks workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 16.9% in North Fair Oaks, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

2.7% of North Fair Oaks workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

North Fair Oaks's median age is 32.7 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for North Fair Oaks from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
14,687
North Fair Oaks · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$104,884
+17% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$1,276,900
+209% vs avg
Median Age (place)
32.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (San Mateo County): North Fair Oaks's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
742K+2%
Median Income
$158,855+80%
Median Home Value
$1,559,600+116%
Poverty Rate
6.7%-12%
Unemployment
4.8%-41%

Economics

Economics indicators for North Fair Oaks, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,314/mo
Poverty Rate
13% +5% vs avg
Unemployment 8.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 28%
Work From Home 18.6%
Public Transit 2.7%

Population

White 24.3%
African American 1.1%
Asian 6.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
30.1%
Obesity
29.2%
High Blood Pressure
26.7%
Physical Inactivity
26.7%
Binge Drinking
17.3%
Lack of Health Insurance
16.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.7%
Diabetes
10.9%
Current Smoking
10.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 59.8%
Annual Checkup 65.5%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.1%
Coronary Heart Disease
4.8%
Stroke
2.6%

What alerts and safety updates affect North Fair Oaks?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for North Fair Oaks right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet CA-NORTH-FAIR-OAKS · North Fair Oaks

North Fair Oaks: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of North Fair Oaks, CA? ▼
North Fair Oaks, CA has a population of 14,687 people, located in San Mateo County, California.
What is the median household income in North Fair Oaks? ▼
The median household income in North Fair Oaks, CA is $104,884 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 13%.
What is the median home value in North Fair Oaks? ▼
The median home value in North Fair Oaks, CA is $1,276,900. Median rent is $2,314/month.
What are the top health concerns in North Fair Oaks? ▼
The top health indicators in North Fair Oaks include Short Sleep Duration (30.1%), Obesity (29.2%), High Blood Pressure (26.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in North Fair Oaks? ▼
The median age in North Fair Oaks, CA is 32.7 years. 28% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for North Fair Oaks, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (13% here).

Garland, TX 13% Gresham, OR 13% Federal Way, WA 13% Delray Beach, FL 13%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($104,884 here).

Latham, NY $104,899 Prairieville, LA $104,923 Spanish Fork, UT $104,844 Woodbridge, NJ $104,926

Compare North Fair Oaks with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using North Fair Oaks's profile

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (San Mateo County) where that is the smallest published unit.

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