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East Palo Alto, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $1,196,727 (it was $296,700 in 2000)
East Palo Alto:

$1,196,727
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $886,817 - $1,368,400

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,302,200
Here:

$1,302,200
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $863,418
Here:

$863,418
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $1,023,004
Here:

$1,023,004
State:

$1,138,100

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $930,185
Here:

$930,185
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $342,418
Here:

$342,418
State:

$184,506

Total population: 29,530 (Urban population: 29,450, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 8,824 (8,087 occupied: 3,781 owner occupied, 4,150 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

52%
State:

44%

Housing density: 3,465 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $5,093,935.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,953 (lower quartile is $1,340, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,761


Median gross rent in East Palo Alto, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in East Palo Alto with a mortgage: 2,398 (297 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 275 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $156,079

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $133,208

Median monthly housing costs: $2,163

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East Palo Alto, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1960

Median year apartment built: 1967

Household type by relationship:

Households: 28,538
  • Male householders: 3,671 (833 living alone), Female householders: 4,060 (560 living alone)
  • 3,880 spouses (3,880 opposite-sex spouses), 550 unmarried partners, (483 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,294 children (9,598 natural, 281 adopted, 413 stepchildren), 1,203 grandchildren, 459 brothers or sisters, 997 parents, 8 foster children, 1,420 other relatives, 1,756 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 235

Size of family households: 1,317 2-persons, 1,438 3-persons, 1,273 4-persons, 570 5-persons, 680 6-persons, 407 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,576 1-person, 334 2-persons, 169 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 15 5-persons.

3,288 married couples with children.
1,844 single-parent households (546 men, 1,298 women).

34.5% of residents of East Palo Alto speak English at home.
48.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).
7.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 11,803 (41.4%)
(42.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.5
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Palo Alto, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Palo Alto, California
  • 27no bedroom
  • 531 bedroom
  • 7432 bedrooms
  • 1,6853 bedrooms
  • 1,0264 bedrooms
  • 2485+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Palo Alto, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Palo Alto, California
  • 578no bedroom
  • 1,2231 bedroom
  • 1,0942 bedrooms
  • 7853 bedrooms
  • 3424 bedrooms
  • 1285+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in East Palo Alto in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in East Palo Alto in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 34no vehicle
  • 5591 vehicle
  • 1,5032 vehicles
  • 7823 vehicles
  • 5144 vehicles
  • 3895+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in East Palo Alto in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in East Palo Alto in renter-occupied apartments
  • 413no vehicle
  • 1,3981 vehicle
  • 1,3902 vehicles
  • 3883 vehicles
  • 3784 vehicles
  • 1835+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in East Palo Alto, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in East Palo Alto, California
  • 271 room
  • 242 rooms
  • 1673 rooms
  • 6744 rooms
  • 8155 rooms
  • 8046 rooms
  • 5787 rooms
  • 5548 rooms
  • 1389+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Palo Alto, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Palo Alto, California
  • 5291 room
  • 1722 rooms
  • 1,2603 rooms
  • 9114 rooms
  • 4945 rooms
  • 3796 rooms
  • 1087 rooms
  • 1468 rooms
  • 1529+ 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 East Palo Alto, CA
East Palo Alto city income, earnings, and wages data

  • East Palo Alto, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in East Palo Alto, CA in 2022
  • 343Less than $10,000
  • 287$10,000 to $19,999
  • 252$20,000 to $29,999
  • 590$30,000 to $39,999
  • 367$40,000 to $49,999
  • 561$50,000 to $59,999
  • 728$60,000 to $74,999
  • 773$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,081$100,000 to $124,999
  • 518$125,000 to $149,999
  • 631$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,835$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in East Palo Alto, CA

  • Distribution of house value in East Palo Alto, CA in 2022
  • 3$15,000 to $19,999
  • 5$50,000 to $59,999
  • 28$80,000 to $89,999
  • 9$90,000 to $99,999
  • 6$125,000 to $149,999
  • 14$150,000 to $174,999
  • 66$250,000 to $299,999
  • 7$300,000 to $399,999
  • 30$400,000 to $499,999
  • 346$500,000 to $749,999
  • 785$750,000 to $999,999
  • 1,318$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 690$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 35$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in East Palo Alto, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in East Palo Alto, CA in 2022
  • 11Less than $100
  • 10$100 to $149
  • 44$200 to $249
  • 103$400 to $449
  • 11$500 to $549
  • 27$550 to $599
  • 100$800 to $899
  • 193$900 to $999
  • 317$1,000 to $1,249
  • 466$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,007$1,500 to $1,999
  • 922$2,000 to $2,499
  • 457$2,500 to $2,999
  • 323$3,000 to $3,499
  • 377$3,500 or more
  • 61No cash rent
Work and jobs in East Palo Alto: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.2%
Number of people working at home: 2,581 (17.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 84
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 871
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,270
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,392
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,645
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 419
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,762
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 386
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 247
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 423
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 228
  • 90 or more minutes: 364
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - East Palo Alto

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,745 (40.9%)
  • Carpooled: 831 (12.4%)
  • Bus: 78 (1.2%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 9 (0.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 17 (0.3%)
  • Taxi: 372 (5.5%)
  • Bicycle: 62 (0.9%)
  • Walked: 280 (4.2%)
  • Worked at home: 2,581 (38.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 0.3%Males
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 10.4%Males
  • 4.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 18.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.5%Males
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.8%Males
  • 2.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 0.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.9%Males
  • 2.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in East Palo Alto, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in East Palo Alto, California
  • 2,4792010 or later
  • 3,1602000 to 2009
  • 2,6221990 to 1999
  • 4,2741980 to 1989
  • 1,8671970 to 1979
  • 394Before 1970
Ancestries in East Palo Alto, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • Ukrainian: 875 (4.6%)
  • American: 554 (2.9%)
  • European: 131 (0.7%)
  • Portuguese: 103 (0.5%)
  • English: 102 (0.5%)
  • Iranian: 94 (0.5%)
  • African: 91 (0.5%)
  • Irish: 85 (0.5%)
  • Arab: 63 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 51 (0.3%)
  • Italian: 45 (0.2%)
  • Polish: 32 (0.2%)
  • British: 30 (0.2%)
  • Kenyan: 28 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 26 (0.1%)
  • Norwegian: 24 (0.1%)
  • German: 23 (0.1%)
  • Scottish: 14 (0.07%)
  • Serbian: 14 (0.07%)
  • Basque: 11 (0.06%)
  • Belgian: 11 (0.06%)
  • Croatian: 11 (0.06%)
  • Northern European: 10 (0.05%)
  • Bulgarian: 8 (0.04%)
  • French: 6 (0.03%)
  • Russian: 5 (0.03%)
  • Scandinavian: 5 (0.03%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 3 (0.02%)
  • Israeli: 2 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
East Palo Alto:

52.4% (6,261)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

El Salvador
East Palo Alto:

9.6% (1,151)
California:

4.2% (440,287)

Ukraine
East Palo Alto:

5.0% (600)
California:

0.6% (60,761)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
East Palo Alto:

4.5% (542)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

Oceania, n.e.c.
East Palo Alto:

4.4% (524)
California:

0.2% (18,925)

Guatemala
East Palo Alto:

3.5% (421)
California:

2.8% (290,436)

Kazakhstan
East Palo Alto:

2.5% (304)
California:

0.1% (6,648)

Fiji
East Palo Alto:

2.3% (280)
California:

0.3% (33,937)

India
East Palo Alto:

2.0% (238)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

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

  • This state: 13,227
  • Other state: 2,893
  • Northeast: 486
  • Midwest: 793
  • South: 1,255
  • West: 308

90.0% of East Palo Alto residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76.7% lived in California.


East Palo Alto:

90.0%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 646
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 411
  • 5th and 6th grade: 857
  • 7th and 8th grade: 360
  • 9th grade: 113
  • 10th grade: 89
  • 11th grade: 155
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 537
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,060
  • Less than 1 year of college: 603
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 883
  • Associate degree: 416
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,203
  • Master's degree: 451
  • Professional school degree: 170
  • Doctorate degree: 468
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 413
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 591
  • 5th and 6th grade: 623
  • 7th and 8th grade: 434
  • 9th grade: 166
  • 10th grade: 70
  • 11th grade: 179
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 352
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,715
  • Less than 1 year of college: 815
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,496
  • Associate degree: 545
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,357
  • Master's degree: 657
  • Professional school degree: 122
  • Doctorate degree: 479
Educational Attainment for Females
East Palo Alto marital status for males
East Palo Alto marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,995
  • One, attached: 303
  • Two: 142
  • 3 or 4: 119
  • 5 to 9: 410
  • 10 to 19: 640
  • 20 to 49: 1,208
  • 50 or more: 845
  • Mobile homes: 159

Median worth of mobile homes: $336,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in East Palo Alto
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in East Palo Alto, CA
  • 75.4%Utility gas
  • 21.7%Electricity
  • 1.6%No fuel used
  • 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.4%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in East Palo Alto, CA
  • 53.7%Utility gas
  • 39.7%Electricity
  • 5.0%No fuel used
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.2%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 169
Here:

7.9%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 372
Here:

18.4%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 225
Here:

12.6%
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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