Stanford, California

Back to Stanford, CA housing info, Santa Clara County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this place 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 Stanford, CA Santa Clara County Population in July 2007: 13,807. Males: 7,472   (54.1%) Females: 6,335   (45.9%) Median resident age:   22.1 years California median age:   33.3 years Zip codes: 94305. Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,650 (it was $41,106 in 2000) Stanford:   $46,650 California:   $59,948 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,852 Stanford:   $26,852 California:   $28,678 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,417,177 (it was $790,000 in 2000) Stanford:   $1,417,177 California:   $532,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $1,237,772; Detached houses: $1,453,984; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,054,715; In 2-unit structures: $945,930; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $532,140; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $696,503 Stanford, 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 Stanford: White Non-Hispanic (56.0%) Chinese (13.1%) Hispanic (9.0%) Black (4.9%) Two or more races (4.6%) Asian Indian (4.5%) Other race (3.7%) Korean (3.6%) Other Asian (2.0%) Japanese (1.5%) American Indian (1.4%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Stanford: 287.0 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Stanford, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Stanford is mentioned 837 times on our forum: Job opportunity in Stanford... need advice  (6 replies) Caltrain-friendly areas between SF and Stanford  (3 replies) Anybody going to Stanford's Splash program?  (2 replies) where to live near Stanford U?  (4 replies) Chino - Stanford Square at College Park  (2 replies) Reasonably priced places to live while attending Stanford?  (6 replies) Latest news from Stanford, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (10.2%), English (8.7%), Irish (7.3%), Italian (4.2%), Russian (3.3%), Polish (2.9%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Elevation: 95 feet Land area: 2.75 square miles. Population density: 5029 people per square mile   (average).

Average climate in Stanford, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Stanford-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below California state average. It is 1446% 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 60.7 miles away from Stanford 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 30.7 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 26.4 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 Stanford 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 39.6 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 31.9 miles away from Stanford center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Birthplace of: John Gall - 2005 Major League Baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals, born: Apr 2, 1978).

Political contributions by individuals in Stanford, CA

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Notable locations in Stanford: The Quadrangle (A), Stanford Golf Course (B), Gates Center (C), Kresge Auditorium (D), Varian Hall (E), Arrillaga Sports Center (F), Roble Gymnasium (G), Roble Hall (H), Galvez Help Center (I), Green Hall (J), Crothers Hall (K), Crothers Memorial Hall (L), Storke Hall (M), Frost Amphitheatre (N), Braun Hall (O), Cummings Hall (P), Encina Hall (Q), Encina Gymnasium (R), Keck Hall (S), Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Stanford: Memorial Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Reservoir: Lagunita (A). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Stanford include: Angell Field (1), Lomita Mall (2), White Memorial Plaza (3), Lasuan Mall (4), Rodin Sculpture Garden (5), Galvez Mall (6), Guinean Sculpture Garden (7), Stanford Stadium (8), Escondido Mall (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Stanford Branch Palo Alto Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.2 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	41.5%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.0%
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: 0.4% of all households

This place:	21.4%
Whole state:	14.2%

This place:	14.1%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Stanford, CA

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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)

• 300 Pasteur Dr, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WNXY976
  Assigned Frequencies : 929.112 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/15/1999, Expiration Date: 09/15/2009, Certifier: Shawn E Endsley
  Registrant: Usa Mobility Wireless, Inc., 300 Technology Drive #400, Plano, TX 75074, Phone: (972) 801-1626, Fax: (972) 801-1699, Email:

• Black Mountain, Structure height: 20 m, Call Sign: WPAT715, Licensee ID: L00024404
  Assigned Frequencies : 453.150 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/03/1997, Expiration Date: 10/08/2002, Cancelation Date: 01/12/2003
  Registrant: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, 800 Madison St, Oakland, CA 94604-2688, Phone: (510) 464-6505
• 679 Pampas Lane, Type: Pole, Structure height: 22 m, Call Sign: WPLQ268
  Assigned Frequencies : 37.0800 MHz, 37.9600 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/04/2005, Expiration Date: 04/15/2015, Certifier: Dueane Williams
  Registrant: County Of Santa Clara, 2700 Carol Drive, San Jose, CA 95125-2096, Phone: (408) 977-3210, Fax: (408) 279-4560, Email:
• Lat: 37.424889 Lon: -122.168361, Call Sign: WQCY245
  Assigned Frequencies : 72.1400 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/21/2005, Expiration Date: 06/21/2015, Certifier: Stephen Mclenegan
  Registrant: Primex Wireless, Inc., 3260 Pointe Parkway, Suite 2400, Norcross, GA 30092, Phone: (262) 248-3000, Fax: (262) 248-0061
• Lat: 37.429361 Lon: -122.184639, Call Sign: WQFC895, Licensee ID: L00003497
  Assigned Frequencies : 456.662 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/19/2006, Expiration Date: 06/19/2016, Certifier: Joseph C Leung
  Registrant: Stanford University, 480 Oak Rd., Stanford, CA 94305-8007, Phone: (650) 723-0609, Fax: (650) 724-3015, Email:

• STATION, 300 Pasteur Drive, Structure height: 13.7 m, Overall height: 16.8 m, Call Sign: WNEE762
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.262 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/06/1999, Expiration Date: 06/09/2009
  Registrant: Phone: (202) 737-6363
• STATION, Stanford Univ Main Quadrangle Bldg 260, Structure height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WNEI653
  Assigned Frequencies : 23175.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/04/2000, Expiration Date: 05/31/2010
  Registrant: Phone: (415) 725-3000
• STATION, Keck Bldg Stanford Campus, Structure height: 29 m, Call Sign: WNEW607
  Assigned Frequencies : 22225.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/21/1994, Expiration Date: 01/21/1999
  Registrant: Phone: (415) 857-4613
• Forsythe Hall Stanford University, Structure height: 13.7 m, Call Sign: WPNJ511
  Assigned Frequencies : 22075.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/01/2003, Expiration Date: 02/17/2013
  Registrant: Phone: (415) 723-6339
• Santa Clara, CA, Lat: 37.391667 Lon: -122.236167, Call Sign: WPXC736
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.281 MHz, 956.281 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/06/2003, Expiration Date: 03/06/2013, Certifier: Richard Souza
  Registrant: Utc Spectrum Services, 200 North Glebe Rd. #1000, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: (703) 558-2214, Fax: (703) 558-0523, Email:
• STATION, William F Durand Bldg, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: KZP32
  Assigned Frequencies : 13006.2 MHz, 13031.2 MHz, 13056.2 MHz, 13018.7 MHz, 13043.7 MHz, 21975.0 MHz, 22275.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/24/2001, Expiration Date: 07/19/2011
  Registrant: Phone: (415) 725-7331