East Palo Alto, California

Back to East Palo Alto, CA housing info, San Mateo County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities. East Palo Alto Apartments for Rent   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for East Palo Alto, CA San Mateo County Population in July 2008: 33,575. Population change since 2000: +13.8%   Males: 17,293   (51.5%) Females: 16,282   (48.5%) Median resident age:   25.8 years California median age:   33.3 years Zip codes: 94303. Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,816 (it was $45,006 in 2000) East Palo Alto:   $52,816 California:   $59,948 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,523 East Palo Alto:   $16,523 California:   $28,678 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $556,007 (it was $296,700 in 2000) East Palo Alto:   $556,007 California:   $532,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $495,922; Detached houses: $507,905; Townhouses or other attached units: $529,069; In 2-unit structures: $580,523; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $571,574; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $648,932; Mobile homes: $57,077 East Palo Alto, CA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in East Palo Alto: Hispanic (58.8%) Other race (34.7%) Black (23.0%) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (7.6%) White Non-Hispanic (6.5%) Two or more races (4.6%) American Indian (1.6%) Filipino (0.7%) Asian Indian (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in East Palo Alto: 172.8 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about East Palo Alto, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. East Palo Alto is mentioned 303 times on our forum: How is the East Palo Alto area, is it safe to live?  (57 replies) white guy buying in East Palo Alto  (16 replies) East Palo Alto  (5 replies) Nostalgia  (738 replies) California banning big screen TV  (170 replies) Predominantly white area that is inexpensive?  (113 replies) Ancestries: Subsaharan African (2.0%), German (1.6%), United States (1.2%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Elevation: 15 feet Land area: 2.55 square miles. Population density: 13183 people per square mile   (very high).

Latitude: 37.47 N, Longitude: 122.14 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -8,218 (-27.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 941 (8.5%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 650

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East Palo Alto, California business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Here:	19.5%
California:	11.2%

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.01
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in East Palo Alto, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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East Palo Alto-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below California state average. It is 1454% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 59.8 miles away from East Palo Alto center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 32.0 miles away from the city center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 26.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 28.3 miles away from East Palo Alto center
On 8/6/1979 at 17:05:22, a magnitude 5.9 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 ML) earthquake occurred 40.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/27/1980 at 02:33:36, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 28.8 miles away from East Palo Alto center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Birthplace of: Calvin Brown - College basketball player (Utah State Aggies).

Main business address for: GREATER BAY BANCORP (NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS).

Political contributions by individuals in East Palo Alto, CA

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Notable locations in East Palo Alto: East Palo Alto Branch San Mateo County Library (A), East Palo Alto City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: University Village Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Park in East Palo Alto: Jack Farrell Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Hotel: Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto (2050 University Ave).

Average household size:

This city:	4.2 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	75.6%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.5%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.5% of all households

This city:	16.2%
Whole state:	14.2%

This city:	7.8%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in East Palo Alto, CA

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7.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($75,468 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.22%
California average:	5.75%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,259 average AGI)

San Mateo County:	0.19%
California average:	0.21%

from San Francisco County, CA	1.99% ($65,876 average AGI)
from Santa Clara County, CA	1.19% ($105,470)
from Alameda County, CA	0.71% ($60,283)

8.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($83,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.12%
California average:	6.27%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,125 average AGI)

San Mateo County:	0.12%
California average:	0.11%

to Santa Clara County, CA	1.46% ($108,860 average AGI)
to San Francisco County, CA	1.45% ($68,160)
to Alameda County, CA	1.05% ($61,599)

• 2277 University Ave, Call Sign: KWO73, Licensee ID: L00001925
  Assigned Frequencies : 159.060 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/26/2003, Expiration Date: 06/15/2013
  Registrant: County Of San Mateo, 501 Winslow St., Redwood City, CA 94063, Phone: (415) 363-4455
• Lat: 37.456667 Lon: -122.133611, Call Sign: WPTB510
  464.037 MHz, 469.012 MHz, 469.212 MHz, 469.037 MHz, 469.237 MHz, 469.062 MHz, 469.262 MHz, 469.087 MHz, 469.287 MHz, 469.112 MHz... (+21 more)
  Grant Date: 08/22/2001, Expiration Date: 08/22/2011, Certifier: Larry C Tripplett
  Registrant: Fcc License Coordinator - Panasonic, 1707 N Randall Road El-D3, Elgin, IL 60123-7847, Phone: (847) 468-5318, Fax: (847) 468-4555, Email:
• 1700 East Bayshore, Type: Bant, Structure height: 10.7 m, Overall height: 14 m, Call Sign: WPYX546
  Assigned Frequencies : 462.225 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/24/2003, Expiration Date: 11/24/2013, Certifier: Rick Walters
  Registrant: Red Cloud, 4701 Doyle St., Suite 8, Emeryville, CA 94608, Phone: (510) 428-0635, Fax: (510) 420-0882
• Lat: 37.457722 Lon: -122.135111, Call Sign: WQKC572
  Assigned Frequencies : 463.837 MHz, 464.612 MHz, 464.087 MHz, 464.262 MHz, 467.762 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/31/2009, Expiration Date: 03/31/2019, Certifier: Rocky Davis
  Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:

• STATION, Corner Of Bay And University Avenue, Structure height: 13.4 m, Overall height: 14 m, Call Sign: WNET954
  Assigned Frequencies : 18925.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/20/2007, Expiration Date: 12/17/2017
  Registrant: Phone: (650) 363-4442
• East Palo Alto, 2415 University Avenue, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 15.5 m, Call Sign: WPTL684
  Assigned Frequencies : 10875.0 MHz, 10995.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/26/2001, Expiration Date: 10/26/2011, Certifier: Steven H Green
  Registrant: Local Radio Networks, 206 Lakeview Way, Redwood City, CA 94062, Phone: (650) 368-3800, Fax: (650) 368-3803, Email:

• Aircraft: LANCAIR COMPANY LC-40-550FG (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 190LC , Serial Number: 40012, Year manufactured: 2001, Airworthiness Date: 05/21/2001
  Registrant (Individual): Mark Heising, 2000 University Ave Ste 610, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
• Aircraft: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-1B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 100 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 9601L , Serial Number: AA1B-0183, Year manufactured: 1973
  Registrant (Individual): Cecil Bridges, 4 Newell Ct, East Palo Alto, CA 94303

• Fire: 18
• Hazardous Condition: 8