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Portola Valley, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: over $2,201,486 (it was over $1,000,000 in 2000)
Portola Valley:

over $2,201,486
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $2,079,290 - Over $2,000,001

Total population: 4,570 (Urban population: 3,641, Rural population: 981 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 1,827 (1,710 occupied: 1,373 owner occupied, 304 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

18%
State:

44%

Housing density: 200 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $912,464.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,385


Median gross rent in Portola Valley, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Portola Valley with a mortgage: 680 (170 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 162 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $258,196

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $223,665

Median monthly housing costs: $3,819

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Portola Valley, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1974

Median year apartment built: 1962

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,250
  • Male householders: 786 (116 living alone), Female householders: 848 (326 living alone)
  • 1,109 spouses (1,109 opposite-sex spouses), 50 unmarried partners, (39 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 966 children (951 natural, 15 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 92 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 289 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 45

Size of family households: 584 2-persons, 200 3-persons, 220 4-persons, 79 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 501 1-person, 58 2-persons.

662 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 women).

88.4% of residents of Portola Valley speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 26% don't speak English at all).
9.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
4.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 572 (13.5%)
(55.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

8.1
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

2.8
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Portola Valley, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Portola Valley, California
  • 0no bedroom
  • 111 bedroom
  • 1362 bedrooms
  • 4833 bedrooms
  • 4854 bedrooms
  • 2595+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portola Valley, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portola Valley, California
  • 15no bedroom
  • 1561 bedroom
  • 822 bedrooms
  • 443 bedrooms
  • 84 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Portola Valley in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Portola Valley in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 76no vehicle
  • 1531 vehicle
  • 4942 vehicles
  • 3073 vehicles
  • 2114 vehicles
  • 1325+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Portola Valley in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Portola Valley in renter-occupied apartments
  • 39no vehicle
  • 1861 vehicle
  • 452 vehicles
  • 353 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Portola Valley, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Portola Valley, California
  • 01 room
  • 112 rooms
  • 403 rooms
  • 404 rooms
  • 855 rooms
  • 1616 rooms
  • 2497 rooms
  • 1988 rooms
  • 5909+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portola Valley, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portola Valley, California
  • 151 room
  • 662 rooms
  • 1583 rooms
  • 144 rooms
  • 135 rooms
  • 06 rooms
  • 317 rooms
  • 88 rooms
  • 09+ 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 Portola Valley, CA
Portola Valley town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Portola Valley, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Portola Valley, CA in 2022
  • 36Less than $10,000
  • 32$10,000 to $19,999
  • 71$20,000 to $29,999
  • 18$30,000 to $39,999
  • 25$40,000 to $49,999
  • 11$50,000 to $59,999
  • 12$60,000 to $74,999
  • 128$75,000 to $99,999
  • 145$100,000 to $124,999
  • 40$125,000 to $149,999
  • 173$150,000 to $199,999
  • 972$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Portola Valley, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Portola Valley, CA in 2022
  • 9$200,000 to $249,999
  • 13$300,000 to $399,999
  • 55$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 86$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 1,395$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Portola Valley, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Portola Valley, CA in 2022
  • 25$750 to $799
  • 25$1,000 to $1,249
  • 13$1,250 to $1,499
  • 13$2,500 to $2,999
  • 21$3,000 to $3,499
  • 132$3,500 or more
  • 69No cash rent
Work and jobs in Portola Valley: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.0%
Number of people working at home: 977 (68.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 29
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 0
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 74
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 78
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 175
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 44
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 94
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 156
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 8
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 0
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 16
  • 90 or more minutes: 13
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Portola Valley

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,023 (47.6%)
  • Carpooled: 226 (10.5%)
  • Taxi: 32 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle: 10 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 17 (0.8%)
  • Worked at home: 977 (45.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.5%Males
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 100.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 100.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 8.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Portola Valley, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Portola Valley, California
  • 742010 or later
  • 282000 to 2009
  • 2041990 to 1999
  • 961980 to 1989
  • 771970 to 1979
  • 306Before 1970
Ancestries in Portola Valley, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • European: 210 (11.5%)
  • English: 126 (6.9%)
  • Swedish: 107 (5.9%)
  • Scandinavian: 98 (5.4%)
  • American: 93 (5.1%)
  • Italian: 80 (4.4%)
  • French: 74 (4.1%)
  • Russian: 62 (3.4%)
  • Polish: 54 (3.0%)
  • German: 50 (2.7%)
  • Irish: 43 (2.4%)
  • Eastern European: 31 (1.7%)
  • Scottish: 26 (1.4%)
  • British: 24 (1.3%)
  • Hungarian: 24 (1.3%)
  • Northern European: 23 (1.3%)
  • Belgian: 20 (1.1%)
  • Canadian: 14 (0.8%)
  • Czech: 14 (0.8%)
  • Welsh: 14 (0.8%)
  • French Canadian: 13 (0.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 12 (0.7%)
  • Swiss: 11 (0.6%)
  • Austrian: 2 (0.1%)

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

Philippines
Portola Valley:

23.1% (134)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

Mexico
Portola Valley:

10.3% (60)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Canada
Portola Valley:

9.7% (56)
California:

1.2% (127,477)

Russia
Portola Valley:

7.9% (46)
California:

0.7% (71,932)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Portola Valley:

5.5% (32)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

Austria
Portola Valley:

5.5% (32)
California:

0.1% (6,773)

Poland
Portola Valley:

5.0% (29)
California:

0.2% (20,997)

Sweden
Portola Valley:

4.7% (27)
California:

0.1% (12,221)

India
Portola Valley:

4.5% (26)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

Hungary
Portola Valley:

3.6% (21)
California:

0.1% (10,936)

Belgium
Portola Valley:

2.9% (17)
California:

0.1% (6,176)

Panama
Portola Valley:

2.6% (15)
California:

0.1% (9,209)

France
Portola Valley:

2.2% (13)
California:

0.4% (40,224)

England
Portola Valley:

2.1% (12)
California:

0.6% (57,953)

Taiwan
Portola Valley:

2.1% (12)
California:

1.7% (176,274)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Portola Valley:

1.9% (11)
California:

0.6% (60,582)

Hong Kong
Portola Valley:

1.7% (10)
California:

1.0% (105,215)

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

  • This state: 2,151
  • Other state: 1,404
  • Northeast: 399
  • Midwest: 539
  • South: 233
  • West: 228

90.8% of Portola Valley residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72.1% lived in California.


Portola Valley:

90.8%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 8
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 31
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 29
  • Associate degree: 66
  • Bachelor's degree: 410
  • Master's degree: 641
  • Professional school degree: 177
  • Doctorate degree: 156
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2
  • 9th grade: 10
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 62
  • Less than 1 year of college: 45
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 202
  • Associate degree: 82
  • Bachelor's degree: 644
  • Master's degree: 504
  • Professional school degree: 192
  • Doctorate degree: 57
Educational Attainment for Females
Portola Valley marital status for males
Portola Valley marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,532
  • One, attached: 28
  • Two: 12
  • 3 or 4: 14
  • 5 to 9: 149
  • 10 to 19: 76
  • 20 to 49: 14
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 8.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 21 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Portola Valley
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Portola Valley, CA
  • 79.9%Utility gas
  • 18.5%Electricity
  • 0.9%Solar energy
  • 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Portola Valley, CA
  • 49.2%Electricity
  • 46.6%Utility gas
  • 4.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 88
Here:

28.5%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 130
Here:

62.8%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 91
Here:

50.6%
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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