East Palo Alto, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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East Palo Alto Apartments for Rent

Total population: 33,575 (All urban)

East Palo Alto, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,059 (6,938 occupied: 3,002 owner occupied, 3,936 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	57%
State:	43%

Housing density: 2772 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,022 (lower quartile is $778, upper quartile is $1,246)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $820

Median gross rent in East Palo Alto, CA in 2007: $1,078

Housing units in East Palo Alto with a mortgage: 2,131 (370 second mortgage, 195 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 468

East Palo Alto,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $556,007 (it was $296,700 in 2000)

East Palo Alto:	$556,007
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $455,200 - $529,404

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $507,905
Here: $507,905
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $529,069
Here: $529,069
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $580,523
Here: $580,523
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $571,574
Here: $571,574
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $648,932
Here: $648,932
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $57,077
Here: $57,077
State: $59,450

Household type by relationship

Households: 29,258

In family households: 26,959 (3,480 male householders, 1,807 female householders)
3,352 spouses, 9,887 children (9,394 natural, 177 adopted, 316 stepchildren), 1,569 grandchildren, 1,032 brothers or sisters, 359 parents, 3,023 other relatives, 2,450 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,299 (853 male householders (592 living alone)), 813 female householders (691 living alone)), 633 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 192 (54 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 822 2-persons, 851 3-persons, 1,048 4-persons, 790 5-persons, 580 6-persons, 1,196 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,283 1-person, 284 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

5,603 married couples with children.
2,072 single-parent households (478 men, 1,594 women).

35.2% of residents of East Palo Alto speak English at home.
54.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
7.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 12,904 (43.8%)
(22.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.0
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	2.8
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in East Palo Alto, California:
	1 room: 18 2 rooms: 151 3 rooms: 576 4 rooms: 338 5 rooms: 842 6 rooms: 605 7 rooms: 181 8 rooms: 201 9 or more rooms: 90

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Palo Alto, California:
	1 room: 1,006 2 rooms: 629 3 rooms: 1,045 4 rooms: 537 5 rooms: 412 6 rooms: 223 7 rooms: 48 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 39
1995 to 1998: 109
1990 to 1994: 184
1980 to 1989: 305
1970 to 1979: 1,073
1960 to 1969: 1,817
1950 to 1959: 2,258
1940 to 1949: 834
1939 or earlier: 440

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Palo Alto:
	no bedroom: 196 1 bedroom: 359 2 bedrooms: 635 3 bedrooms: 1,315 4 bedrooms: 400 5 or more bedrooms: 97

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Palo Alto:
	no bedroom: 1,233 1 bedroom: 1,345 2 bedrooms: 834 3 bedrooms: 414 4 bedrooms: 69 5 or more bedrooms: 41

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in East Palo Alto in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 132 1 vehicle: 726 2 vehicles: 891 3 vehicles: 637 4 vehicles: 372 5 or more vehicles: 244

Cars and other vehicles available in East Palo Alto in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 589 1 vehicle: 1,612 2 vehicles: 1,261 3 vehicles: 274 4 vehicles: 118 5 or more vehicles: 82

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in East Palo Alto, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 16
$25,000 to $29,999: 11
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 16
$50,000 to $59,999: 23
$60,000 to $69,999: 3
$70,000 to $79,999: 3
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 12
$100,000 to $124,999: 23
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $174,999: 23
$175,000 to $199,999: 12
$200,000 to $249,999: 59
$250,000 to $299,999: 85
$300,000 to $399,999: 364
$400,000 to $499,999: 530
$500,000 to $749,999: 1668
$750,000 to $999,999: 370
$1,000,000 or more: 172

East Palo Alto rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in East Palo Alto:

Less than $100: 29 people
$100 to $149: 30
$150 to $199: 58
$200 to $249: 104
$250 to $299: 34
$300 to $349: 36
$350 to $399: 49
$400 to $449: 58
$450 to $499: 24
$500 to $549: 38
$550 to $599: 88
$600 to $649: 122
$650 to $699: 99
$700 to $749: 152
$750 to $799: 218
$800 to $899: 485
$900 to $999: 464
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,162
$1,250 to $1,499: 603
$1,500 to $1,999: 392
$2,000 or more: 172
No cash rent: 52

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3,579 1990 to 1994: 2,790 1985 to 1989: 2,563 1980 to 1984: 1,711 1975 to 1979: 1,394 1970 to 1974: 473 1970 to 1974: 195 1965 to 1969: 199

East Palo Alto, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 48.3%
Number of people working at home: 219 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 124
5 to 9 minutes: 548
10 to 14 minutes: 1498
15 to 19 minutes: 2501
20 to 24 minutes: 2063
25 to 29 minutes: 696
30 to 34 minutes: 1750
35 to 39 minutes: 130
40 to 44 minutes: 238
45 to 59 minutes: 547
60 to 89 minutes: 296
90 or more minutes: 404

East Palo Alto mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,053 (64%)
Carpooled: 2,580 (23%)
Bus or trolley bus: 598 (5%)
Subway or elevated: 13 (0%)
Railroad: 72 (1%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 25 (0%)
Bicycle: 193 (2%)
Walked: 171 (2%)
Other means: 85 (1%)
Worked at home: 219 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 607
$10,000 to $14,999: 369
$15,000 to $19,999: 386
$20,000 to $24,999: 435
$25,000 to $29,999: 444
$30,000 to $34,999: 477
$35,000 to $39,999: 394
$40,000 to $44,999: 364
$45,000 to $49,999: 347
$50,000 to $59,999: 623
$60,000 to $74,999: 783
$75,000 to $99,999: 824
$100,000 to $124,999: 391
$125,000 to $149,999: 175
$150,000 to $199,999: 151
$200,000 or more: 183

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 22097

Subsaharan African:: 589

African: 540

United States or American: 351

German: 258

Irish: 156

Italian: 124

English: 106

Russian: 78

Portuguese: 66

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 59

French (except Basque): 46

Jamaican: 45

European: 42

Arab:: 33

New Zealander: 29

Polish: 28

Norwegian: 26

French Canadian: 25

Ghanian: 25

Swedish: 23

Romanian: 22

Syrian: 22

Czech: 21

British: 21

Scotch-Irish: 20

Croatian: 19

Dutch: 15

Other Subsaharan African: 15

Turkish: 11

Arab/Arabic: 11

Maltese: 10

Yugoslavian: 10

Scottish: 9

Nigerian: 9

Eastern European: 9

Welsh: 9

Belizean: 9

Northern European: 8

Latvian: 8

Pennsylvania German: 7

Greek: 7

Finnish: 5

Haitian: 5

Danish: 4

Basque: 3

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

Mexico (74%)
Polynesia (9%)
El Salvador (5%)
Melanesia (3%)
Guatemala (2%)
Philippines (1%)
Nicaragua (1%)

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

This state: 11866
Northeast: 271
Midwest: 706
South: 2910
West: 397

60% of East Palo Alto residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 673
Nursery to 4th grade: 236
5th and 6th grade: 1,088
7th and 8th grade: 507
9th grade: 328
10th grade: 272
11th grade: 366
12th grade, no diploma: 698
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,430
Less than 1 year of college: 242
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 868
Associate degree: 276
Bachelor's degree: 478
Master's degree: 183
Professional school degree: 89
Doctorate degree: 56

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 658
Nursery to 4th grade: 282
5th and 6th grade: 842
7th and 8th grade: 374
9th grade: 398
10th grade: 184
11th grade: 357
12th grade, no diploma: 592
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,303
Less than 1 year of college: 366
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 847
Associate degree: 369
Bachelor's degree: 591
Master's degree: 98
Professional school degree: 86
Doctorate degree: 33

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 11.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $57,826
Black householders: $33,284
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $17,636
Asian householders: $55,905
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $85,377
Some other race householders: $51,340
Two or more races householders: $49,915
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $48,857

East Palo Alto household income for White non-Hispanic householders

East Palo Alto household income for Black householders

East Palo Alto household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

East Palo Alto household income for Asian householders

East Palo Alto household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

East Palo Alto household income for Some other race householders

East Palo Alto household income for Two or more races householders

East Palo Alto household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

East Palo Alto marital status for males

East Palo Alto marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $577,370
Black or African American householders: $564,440
Asian householders: $531,458
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $519,652
Some other race householders: $579,994
Two or more races householders: $594,049
Hispanic or Latino householders: $572,873

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,602
One, attached: 373
Two: 145
3 or 4: 213
5 to 9: 272
10 to 19: 406
20 to 49: 1,233
50 or more: 657
Mobile homes: 140
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Median worth of mobile homes: $59,712

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in East Palo Alto:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (58%) Electricity (38%) No fuel used (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 397

Here:	7.9%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 142

Here:	6.4%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 169

Here:	16.6%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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