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Palo Alto, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $2,000,001 (it was $776,000 in 2000)
Palo Alto:

$2,000,001
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $2,000,001 - Over $2,000,001

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $4,160,351
Here:

$4,160,351
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $2,106,309
Here:

$2,106,309
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $2,719,324
Here:

$2,719,324
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,675,123
Here:

$1,675,123
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,565,493
Here:

$1,565,493
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $134,570
Here:

$134,570
State:

$184,506

Total population: 66,955 (Urban population: 58,464, Rural population: 319 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 33,048 (28,274 occupied: 15,005 owner occupied, 13,269 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

47%
State:

44%

Housing density: 1,396 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $4,391,318.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is over $2,000, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $6,638


Median gross rent in Palo Alto, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Palo Alto with a mortgage: 8,297 (1,774 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,609 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $250,001

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $153,416

Median monthly housing costs: $3,058

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Palo Alto, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1959

Median year apartment built: 1968

Household type by relationship:

Households: 66,021
  • Male householders: 14,325 (3,271 living alone), Female householders: 13,949 (5,187 living alone)
  • 14,882 spouses (14,123 opposite-sex spouses), 1,625 unmarried partners, (1,625 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,114 children (14,663 natural, 339 adopted, 112 stepchildren), 915 grandchildren, 910 brothers or sisters, 1,276 parents, 0 foster children, 266 other relatives, 2,000 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 759

Size of family households: 7,273 2-persons, 4,462 3-persons, 3,934 4-persons, 1,399 5-persons, 291 6-persons, 87 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,963 1-person, 1,854 2-persons, 132 3-persons, 109 4-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

11,966 married couples with children.
1,890 single-parent households (685 men, 1,205 women).

60.0% of residents of Palo Alto speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
12.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
22.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 20,855 (31.6%)
(56.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.8
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Palo Alto, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Palo Alto, California
  • 80no bedroom
  • 2071 bedroom
  • 1,8742 bedrooms
  • 4,8933 bedrooms
  • 5,4974 bedrooms
  • 2,4545+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palo Alto, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palo Alto, California
  • 1,340no bedroom
  • 4,2111 bedroom
  • 4,6242 bedrooms
  • 1,3863 bedrooms
  • 1,5484 bedrooms
  • 1605+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Palo Alto in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Palo Alto in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 356no vehicle
  • 4,0221 vehicle
  • 6,6242 vehicles
  • 2,5583 vehicles
  • 1,2484 vehicles
  • 1975+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Palo Alto in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Palo Alto in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,933no vehicle
  • 7,1041 vehicle
  • 2,5552 vehicles
  • 5603 vehicles
  • 644 vehicles
  • 535+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palo Alto, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palo Alto, California
  • 01 room
  • 512 rooms
  • 4693 rooms
  • 1,8054 rooms
  • 1,4685 rooms
  • 2,5826 rooms
  • 3,0807 rooms
  • 2,4038 rooms
  • 3,1479+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palo Alto, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palo Alto, California
  • 1,2531 room
  • 1,3452 rooms
  • 2,9913 rooms
  • 3,4274 rooms
  • 2,2855 rooms
  • 8526 rooms
  • 6297 rooms
  • 2128 rooms
  • 2759+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Palo Alto, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Palo Alto, CA in 2022
  • 729Less than $10,000
  • 1,098$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,093$20,000 to $29,999
  • 591$30,000 to $39,999
  • 717$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,298$50,000 to $59,999
  • 866$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,889$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,827$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,819$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,451$150,000 to $199,999
  • 12,896$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Palo Alto, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Palo Alto, CA in 2022
  • 152Less than $10,000
  • 7$10,000 to $14,999
  • 17$50,000 to $59,999
  • 7$60,000 to $69,999
  • 26$100,000 to $124,999
  • 25$150,000 to $174,999
  • 35$175,000 to $199,999
  • 21$200,000 to $249,999
  • 37$250,000 to $299,999
  • 63$300,000 to $399,999
  • 78$400,000 to $499,999
  • 150$500,000 to $749,999
  • 188$750,000 to $999,999
  • 836$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 1,243$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 14,154$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Palo Alto, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Palo Alto, CA in 2022
  • 165Less than $100
  • 22$100 to $149
  • 113$150 to $199
  • 111$200 to $249
  • 165$250 to $299
  • 112$300 to $349
  • 133$350 to $399
  • 96$400 to $449
  • 93$450 to $499
  • 65$550 to $599
  • 47$600 to $649
  • 29$650 to $699
  • 16$700 to $749
  • 138$750 to $799
  • 198$800 to $899
  • 130$900 to $999
  • 154$1,000 to $1,249
  • 278$1,250 to $1,499
  • 610$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,818$2,000 to $2,499
  • 1,432$2,500 to $2,999
  • 1,636$3,000 to $3,499
  • 3,603$3,500 or more
  • 346No cash rent
Work and jobs in Palo Alto: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.6%
Number of people working at home: 12,068 (36.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 79
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,822
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,392
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 5,344
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,993
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2,199
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,856
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 108
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,283
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 829
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 687
  • 90 or more minutes: 160
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Palo Alto

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 51,760 (64.7%)
  • Carpooled: 6,759 (8.5%)
  • Bus: 1,044 (1.3%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 456 (0.6%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 2,258 (2.8%)
  • Taxi: 1,416 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 3,375 (4.2%)
  • Walked: 1,884 (2.4%)
  • Worked at home: 11,011 (13.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 94.6%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.5%Males
  • 2.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 3.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.2%Males
  • 0.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Palo Alto, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Palo Alto, California
  • 7,8442010 or later
  • 4,1782000 to 2009
  • 4,5471990 to 1999
  • 3,8181980 to 1989
  • 2,1841970 to 1979
  • 2,745Before 1970
Ancestries in Palo Alto, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 1,677 (4.4%)
  • English: 1,435 (3.8%)
  • American: 1,382 (3.7%)
  • European: 997 (2.6%)
  • Irish: 940 (2.5%)
  • Iranian: 746 (2.0%)
  • Italian: 649 (1.7%)
  • Russian: 633 (1.7%)
  • Scottish: 391 (1.0%)
  • Polish: 390 (1.0%)
  • Swedish: 319 (0.8%)
  • French: 293 (0.8%)
  • Greek: 287 (0.8%)
  • Swiss: 267 (0.7%)
  • Iraqi: 266 (0.7%)
  • Israeli: 243 (0.6%)
  • Eastern European: 185 (0.5%)
  • Ukrainian: 182 (0.5%)
  • Portuguese: 174 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 153 (0.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 148 (0.4%)
  • British: 143 (0.4%)
  • Hungarian: 132 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 128 (0.3%)
  • Brazilian: 128 (0.3%)
  • Turkish: 106 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 95 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 90 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 81 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 78 (0.2%)
  • Slovak: 64 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 58 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 47 (0.1%)
  • South African: 40 (0.1%)
  • Jordanian: 38 (0.1%)
  • Australian: 36 (0.10%)
  • Bulgarian: 33 (0.09%)
  • French Canadian: 32 (0.08%)
  • Serbian: 31 (0.08%)
  • Icelander: 29 (0.08%)
  • Celtic: 28 (0.07%)
  • Canadian: 28 (0.07%)
  • Finnish: 25 (0.07%)
  • Ghanaian: 21 (0.06%)
  • Yugoslavian: 21 (0.06%)
  • Haitian: 20 (0.05%)
  • Egyptian: 17 (0.04%)
  • Welsh: 17 (0.04%)
  • Arab: 16 (0.04%)
  • Belgian: 15 (0.04%)
  • Austrian: 15 (0.04%)
  • Estonian: 15 (0.04%)
  • Slovene: 14 (0.04%)
  • Latvian: 13 (0.03%)
  • Basque: 10 (0.03%)
  • Assyrian: 10 (0.03%)
  • Moroccan: 9 (0.02%)
  • Lebanese: 9 (0.02%)
  • African: 9 (0.02%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 7 (0.02%)
  • Armenian: 7 (0.02%)
  • Jamaican: 7 (0.02%)
  • Syrian: 6 (0.02%)
  • Slavic: 5 (0.01%)
  • Croatian: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Palo Alto:

22.0% (5,133)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

India
Palo Alto:

11.7% (2,740)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

Taiwan
Palo Alto:

6.4% (1,499)
California:

1.7% (176,274)

Korea
Palo Alto:

5.5% (1,275)
California:

3.0% (315,248)

Germany
Palo Alto:

4.1% (945)
California:

0.7% (73,304)

Canada
Palo Alto:

3.8% (894)
California:

1.2% (127,477)

Hong Kong
Palo Alto:

3.7% (869)
California:

1.0% (105,215)

Russia
Palo Alto:

3.3% (777)
California:

0.7% (71,932)

Iran
Palo Alto:

2.9% (681)
California:

2.0% (206,004)

Mexico
Palo Alto:

2.6% (598)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Japan
Palo Alto:

2.4% (556)
California:

1.0% (103,575)

Philippines
Palo Alto:

1.8% (409)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Palo Alto:

1.6% (371)
California:

0.6% (60,582)

France
Palo Alto:

1.6% (370)
California:

0.4% (40,224)

Israel
Palo Alto:

1.5% (360)
California:

0.3% (33,029)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 24,016
  • Other state: 18,688
  • Northeast: 6,665
  • Midwest: 5,907
  • South: 2,636
  • West: 3,480

82.4% of Palo Alto residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69.2% lived in California.


Palo Alto:

82.4%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 15
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 606
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 83
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 144
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,069
  • Less than 1 year of college: 465
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 661
  • Associate degree: 466
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,916
  • Master's degree: 6,679
  • Professional school degree: 1,785
  • Doctorate degree: 5,335
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 89
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 432
  • 7th and 8th grade: 21
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 157
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 79
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 996
  • Less than 1 year of college: 835
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,492
  • Associate degree: 1,273
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,794
  • Master's degree: 8,023
  • Professional school degree: 1,261
  • Doctorate degree: 3,495
Educational Attainment for Females
Palo Alto marital status for males
Palo Alto marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 18,706
  • One, attached: 2,729
  • Two: 388
  • 3 or 4: 1,155
  • 5 to 9: 1,533
  • 10 to 19: 1,330
  • 20 to 49: 3,134
  • 50 or more: 3,978
  • Mobile homes: 95
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 21 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Palo Alto
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Palo Alto, CA
  • 77.6%Utility gas
  • 19.8%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Palo Alto, CA
  • 55.1%Utility gas
  • 40.3%Electricity
  • 2.8%No fuel used
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,162
Here:

23.8%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 706
Here:

19.3%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 306
Here:

20.2%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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