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Total population: 30,087 (All urban)

Menlo Park, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 12,738 (12,426 occupied: 7,077 owner occupied, 5,349 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1258 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $427,642.

Median contract rent in 2008: $1,591 (lower quartile is $1,181, upper quartile is $2,154)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $1,263

Median gross rent in Menlo Park, CA in 2008: $1,656

Housing units in Menlo Park with a mortgage: 4,469 (444 second mortgage, 656 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,645

Menlo Park,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $1,346,302 (it was $738,300 in 2000)

Menlo Park:	$1,346,302
California:	$467,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $919,519 - Over $1,417,036

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $1,544,901
Here: $1,544,901
State: $604,989

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,342,797
Here: $1,342,797
State: $502,696

In 2-unit structures: $757,455
Here: $757,455
State: $742,682

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,550,960
Here: $1,550,960
State: $503,436

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $795,352
Here: $795,352
State: $468,105

Mobile homes: $12,500
Here: $12,500
State: $59,450

Household type by relationship

Households: 29,835

In family households: 23,285 (5,345 male householders, 1,981 female householders)
6,043 spouses, 7,481 children (7,037 natural, 314 adopted, 130 stepchildren), 457 grandchildren, 429 brothers or sisters, 248 parents, 619 other relatives, 682 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,550 (2,123 male householders (1,580 living alone)), 3,032 female householders (2,431 living alone)), 1,395 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 951 (621 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,329 2-persons, 1,633 3-persons, 1,307 4-persons, 533 5-persons, 192 6-persons, 332 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,011 1-person, 1,031 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 18 4-persons.

4,881 married couples with children.
1,187 single-parent households (235 men, 952 women).

72.8% of residents of Menlo Park speak English at home.
14.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
4.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 7,006 (22.8%)
(35.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Menlo Park, California:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 126 3 rooms: 419 4 rooms: 746 5 rooms: 1,282 6 rooms: 1,796 7 rooms: 1,257 8 rooms: 796 9 or more rooms: 655

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Menlo Park, California:
	1 room: 329 2 rooms: 694 3 rooms: 1,415 4 rooms: 1,598 5 rooms: 855 6 rooms: 307 7 rooms: 85 8 rooms: 47 9 or more rooms: 19

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 99
1995 to 1998: 295
1990 to 1994: 185
1980 to 1989: 601
1970 to 1979: 1,918
1960 to 1969: 2,350
1950 to 1959: 3,793
1940 to 1949: 2,537
1939 or earlier: 960

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Menlo Park:
	no bedroom: 29 1 bedroom: 335 2 bedrooms: 1,641 3 bedrooms: 3,418 4 bedrooms: 1,348 5 or more bedrooms: 306

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Menlo Park:
	no bedroom: 465 1 bedroom: 1,901 2 bedrooms: 2,216 3 bedrooms: 644 4 bedrooms: 104 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Menlo Park in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 234 1 vehicle: 2,079 2 vehicles: 3,257 3 vehicles: 1,100 4 vehicles: 276 5 or more vehicles: 131

Cars and other vehicles available in Menlo Park in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 451 1 vehicle: 2,627 2 vehicles: 1,898 3 vehicles: 286 4 vehicles: 57 5 or more vehicles: 30

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Menlo Park, CA:

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 16
$60,000 to $69,999: 17
$70,000 to $79,999: 6
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 3
$100,000 to $124,999: 3
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $174,999: 4
$175,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 to $249,999: 17
$250,000 to $299,999: 22
$300,000 to $399,999: 111
$400,000 to $499,999: 223
$500,000 to $749,999: 854
$750,000 to $999,999: 837
$1,000,000 or more: 4766

Menlo Park rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Menlo Park:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 14
$150 to $199: 31
$200 to $249: 37
$250 to $299: 7
$300 to $349: 22
$350 to $399: 38
$400 to $449: 29
$450 to $499: 52
$500 to $549: 37
$550 to $599: 26
$600 to $649: 22
$650 to $699: 32
$700 to $749: 13
$750 to $799: 37
$800 to $899: 133
$900 to $999: 154
$1,000 to $1,249: 825
$1,250 to $1,499: 736
$1,500 to $1,999: 1,215
$2,000 or more: 1,671
No cash rent: 93

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,039 1990 to 1994: 1,014 1985 to 1989: 1,029 1980 to 1984: 787 1975 to 1979: 701 1970 to 1974: 376 1970 to 1974: 270 1965 to 1969: 790

Menlo Park, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 44.0%
Number of people working at home: 1,009 (6.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 173
5 to 9 minutes: 1370
10 to 14 minutes: 2291
15 to 19 minutes: 2520
20 to 24 minutes: 2554
25 to 29 minutes: 905
30 to 34 minutes: 1884
35 to 39 minutes: 519
40 to 44 minutes: 314
45 to 59 minutes: 720
60 to 89 minutes: 673
90 or more minutes: 305

Menlo Park mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,506 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,084 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 336 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
Railroad: 248 (2%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 38 (0%)
Bicycle: 562 (4%)
Walked: 338 (2%)
Other means: 86 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,009 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 512
$10,000 to $14,999: 310
$15,000 to $19,999: 444
$20,000 to $24,999: 459
$25,000 to $29,999: 402
$30,000 to $34,999: 284
$35,000 to $39,999: 456
$40,000 to $44,999: 380
$45,000 to $49,999: 399
$50,000 to $59,999: 738
$60,000 to $74,999: 1302
$75,000 to $99,999: 1405
$100,000 to $124,999: 1336
$125,000 to $149,999: 829
$150,000 to $199,999: 1099
$200,000 or more: 2126

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 8848

English: 2855

German: 2799

Irish: 2122

Italian: 1650

United States or American: 753

Russian: 722

French (except Basque): 575

Scottish: 563

Norwegian: 537

Swedish: 405

European: 354

Polish: 352

Scotch-Irish: 348

Dutch: 279

British: 246

Iranian: 196

Danish: 187

Swiss: 173

Canadian: 161

French Canadian: 158

Northern European: 139

Hungarian: 138

Greek: 130

Welsh: 123

Arab:: 119

Finnish: 112

Austrian: 112

Scandinavian: 111

Subsaharan African:: 105

Portuguese: 82

Czech: 80

Ukrainian: 77

African: 73

New Zealander: 59

Eastern European: 58

Australian: 55

Turkish: 49

Czechoslovakian: 47

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 44

Lithuanian: 42

Jordanian: 37

Syrian: 37

Belgian: 34

South African: 32

Luxemburger: 29

Yugoslavian: 28

Israeli: 26

Armenian: 26

Brazilian: 25

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 24

Slovak: 20

West Indian: 20

Moroccan: 19

Celtic: 19

Jamaican: 19

Lebanese: 17

Basque: 16

Slavic: 16

Romanian: 13

Pennsylvania German: 13

Serbian: 13

Croatian: 11

Iraqi: 9

Macedonian: 9

Latvian: 8

Maltese: 6

Bulgarian: 5

Estonian: 5

Haitian: 5

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

Mexico (35%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Canada (5%)
Japan (5%)
Germany (4%)
El Salvador (4%)
India (4%)

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

This state: 13199
Northeast: 3014
Midwest: 3071
South: 2351
West: 1564

56% of Menlo Park residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 117
Nursery to 4th grade: 77
5th and 6th grade: 197
7th and 8th grade: 132
9th grade: 138
10th grade: 137
11th grade: 197
12th grade, no diploma: 256
High school graduate (or equivalency): 831
Less than 1 year of college: 225
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 844
Associate degree: 304
Bachelor's degree: 3,129
Master's degree: 2,033
Professional school degree: 735
Doctorate degree: 1,117

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 123
Nursery to 4th grade: 67
5th and 6th grade: 221
7th and 8th grade: 167
9th grade: 188
10th grade: 122
11th grade: 83
12th grade, no diploma: 238
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,385
Less than 1 year of college: 543
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,383
Associate degree: 634
Bachelor's degree: 3,820
Master's degree: 2,120
Professional school degree: 488
Doctorate degree: 403

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.4%

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: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 1.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 2.6%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $114,610
Black householders: $41,308
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $119,066
Asian householders: $121,513
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $90,240
Some other race householders: $50,774
Two or more races householders: $86,320
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $66,547

Menlo Park household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Menlo Park household income for Black householders

Menlo Park household income for Asian householders

Menlo Park household income for Some other race householders

Menlo Park household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Menlo Park marital status for males

Menlo Park marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,555,459
Black or African American householders: $532,466
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $1,000,381
Asian householders: $1,527,012
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $638,230
Some other race householders: $576,960
Two or more races householders: $860,152
Hispanic or Latino householders: $625,283

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,852
One, attached: 932
Two: 289
3 or 4: 1,288
5 to 9: 1,155
10 to 19: 883
20 to 49: 699
50 or more: 635
Mobile homes: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,816

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Menlo Park:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (77%) Electricity (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 486

Here:	16.2%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 278

Here:	26.0%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 197

Here:	19.6%
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)

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