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Current Population <br />In 2016, the population of Redwood City as re- <br />ported by the California Department of Finance <br />was 85,992. According to the American Com- <br />munity Survey, the population was evenly split <br />between men and women. The age distribution <br />across the sexes differs slightly (see Figure). At <br />the top, the well established fact that women <br />tend to live longer than men is borne out. The <br />most common age for men is between 35 and <br />39, while it is lower, 30 to 34, for women. There <br />must have been something funny in the water <br />over the last 5 years as there appear to be more <br />boys under the age of 5 than there are girls, sig- <br />nificantly more. <br />Relative to San Mateo County overall, there <br />appears to be a slight concentration among <br />younger folks in the City than is apparent in the <br />County overall. The median age in Redwood <br />City is 37, while it is 40 in the County as a <br />whole. <br />Figure 2:Redwood City and San Mateo County Populations by Age <br />Overall, the racial composition of the population <br />of Redwood City differs significantly from that of <br />the County as a whole. White nonhispanic and <br />hispanic populations are more heavily concen- <br />trated in Redwood City than in the County, while <br />there is a significantly smaller proportion of asian <br />nonhispanic individuals, 14.7% in the City rela- <br />tive to 26.0% in the County overall. The racial <br />composition of Redwood City has changed over <br />the last decade. Relative to 2006, the propor- <br />tion of Asian nonhispanic residents has doubled <br />from 7.2% to 14.7%. The white nonhispanic pop- <br />ulation declined by a little over 3 percentage <br />points and the hispanic population declined by <br />just under 5 percentage points. <br />Figure 3:Redwood City and San Mateo County Populations by Race/Ethnicity <br />5