Los Altos, California

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Back to Los Altos, CA housing info, Santa Clara County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities. Los Altos Apartments for Rent   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! 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 Los Altos, CA Santa Clara County Population in July 2008: 28,349. Population change since 2000: +2.4%   Males: 13,668   (48.2%) Females: 14,681   (51.8%) Median resident age:   44.2 years California median age:   33.3 years Zip codes: 94022, 94023, 94024. Los Altos Zip Code Map Estimated median household income in 2008: $151,481 (it was $126,740 in 2000) Los Altos:   $151,481 California:   $61,021 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $82,978 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $1,679,322 (it was $973,500 in 2000) Los Altos:   $1,679,322 California:   $467,000 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $1,675,013; Detached houses: $1,734,580; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,337,169; In 2-unit structures: $930,230; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $979,059; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $875,496; Mobile homes: $706,250 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 94022 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 94024 Los Altos, CA residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: The Adams Real Estate Group Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Los Altos: White Non-Hispanic (78.2%) Chinese (8.1%) Hispanic (3.0%) Two or more races (2.8%) Japanese (2.6%) Asian Indian (2.6%) Korean (1.0%) Other race (0.7%) Other Asian (0.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Los Altos: 195.2 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Los Altos, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Los Altos is mentioned 400 times on our forum: Los Altos vs Palo Alto - The Showdown  (32 replies) Should my parents buy a house in Los Gatos, Saratoga, Los Altos Hills or the Santa Cruz mountains?  (25 replies) Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Los Altos: What do you recommend?  (5 replies) Cross-country move to CA; Need help to decide b/w Palo Alto, Mountain View, SunnyVale, Menlo Park, Los Altos  (3 replies) 3 bedroom rental in Los Altos?  (2 replies) Please don't call it Cali  (243 replies) Ancestries: German (16.4%), English (14.9%), Irish (11.0%), Italian (6.7%), United States (4.0%), French (3.6%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Land area: 6.35 square miles. Population density: 4464 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 37.37 N, Longitude: 122.10 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,875 (-6.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,206 (17.6%)

Area code: 650

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Los Altos, California business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Here:	6.1%
California:	12.3%

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.06
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Los Altos, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Los Altos-area historical earthquake activity is near California state average. It is 1576% 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 66.0 miles away from Los Altos 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 25.4 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 21.9 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 31.3 miles away from Los Altos 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 34.4 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 32.2 miles away from Los Altos center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Birthplace of: John Neil - College basketball player (Utah State Aggies).

Main business address for: AMERICAN RESTAURANT GROUP INC (RETAIL-EATING PLACES), RAMBUS INC (SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES), S Wind-up CORP (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE).

Political contributions by individuals in Los Altos, CA

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Notable locations in Los Altos: Hillview Senior Citizen Center (A), Loyola Fire Station (B), Sequoia Fire Station (C), Los Angeles History House Museum (D), Los Altos-Woodland Branch Santa Clara County Free Library (E), Los Altos School District Office (F), Los Altos City Hall (G), Los Altos Branch Santa Clara County Free Library (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Rancho Shopping Center (1), Los Altos Rancho Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Creek: Purisima Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Los Altos include: Heritage Oaks Park (1), Lincoln Park (2), Hillview Park (3), Marymeade Park (4), McKenzie Park (5), Redwood Grove Nature Preserve (6), Montclaire Park (7), Covington Mini Park (8), Shoup Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Los Altos Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	76.7%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.7%
Whole state:	5.9%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This city:	2.4%
Whole state:	14.2%

This city:	1.4%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Los Altos, CA

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• Residence Inn By Marriott Palo Alto, 4460 El Camino Real, Los Altos, CA 94022, Phone: (650) 559-7890, Fax: (650) 559-7891
• Courtyard By Marriott, Palo Alto-Los Altos, 4320 El Camino Real, Los Altos, CA 94022, Phone: (650) 941-9900, Fax: (650) 941-2866

Here		43.3%
USA		50.2%

5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($70,257 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.72%
California average:	5.75%

0.40% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,896 average AGI)

Santa Clara County:	0.40%
California average:	0.21%

from Alameda County, CA	0.66% ($73,219 average AGI)
from San Mateo County, CA	0.64% ($108,860)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.27% ($55,906)

6.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($81,994 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.20%
California average:	6.27%

0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,530 average AGI)

Santa Clara County:	0.19%
California average:	0.11%

to Alameda County, CA	0.64% ($84,443 average AGI)
to San Mateo County, CA	0.51% ($105,470)
to San Francisco County, CA	0.37% ($102,801)

• 12869 La Cresta Dr., Type: Pole, Structure height: 5 m, Overall height: 5.8 m, Call Sign: KNKA211
  880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/20/2005, Expiration Date: 05/15/2015
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

• Joan Robbins, 1 San Antonio Rd Police Dept Bldg, Type: Pole, Structure height: 27.4 m, Overall height: 27.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00000422
  Registrant: Gte Mobilnet Of California Limited Partnership, 245 Perimeter Center Pky, Atlanta, GA 30346, Phone: (770) 391-1732, Email:
• David L McCann, 887 Highland Cir, Type: Pole, Structure height: 11.2 m, Overall height: 11.3 m
  Registrant: Crown Castle Gt Company LLC, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:

• Fire: 35
• Hazardous Condition: 72
• Service Call: 2
• Good Intent Call: 1

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