Palo Alto, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 59,395 (Urban population: 59,073, Rural population: 322 (all nonfarm))

Palo Alto, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 26,155 (25,327 occupied: 14,398 owner occupied, 10,929 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1105 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: $1,460 (lower quartile is $989, upper quartile is $2,099)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,014

Median gross rent in Palo Alto, CA in 2007: $1,507

Housing units in Palo Alto with a mortgage: 8,679 (851 second mortgage, 1,353 home equity loan, 51 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,963

Palo Alto,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,392,062 (it was $776,000 in 2000)

Palo Alto:	$1,392,062
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $1,033,968 - Over $1,497,969

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $1,335,664
Here: $1,335,664
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $994,292
Here: $994,292
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $953,154
Here: $953,154
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $723,710
Here: $723,710
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $678,139
Here: $678,139
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $161,250
Here: $161,250
State: $59,450

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500
Here: $12,500
State: $63,652

Household type by relationship

Households: 58,138

In family households: 44,575 (11,486 male householders, 3,362 female householders)
12,707 spouses, 14,395 children (13,533 natural, 484 adopted, 378 stepchildren), 441 grandchildren, 213 brothers or sisters, 459 parents, 601 other relatives, 911 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,563 (4,802 male householders (3,538 living alone)), 5,658 female householders (4,655 living alone)), 3,103 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 645 (441 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,716 2-persons, 3,418 3-persons, 3,214 4-persons, 1,076 5-persons, 262 6-persons, 162 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,193 1-person, 1,848 2-persons, 256 3-persons, 83 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

10,188 married couples with children.
1,721 single-parent households (408 men, 1,313 women).

71.4% of residents of Palo Alto speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
11.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
11.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 15,573 (26.5%)
(43.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.3
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palo Alto, California:
	1 room: 81 2 rooms: 190 3 rooms: 584 4 rooms: 1,171 5 rooms: 2,848 6 rooms: 3,335 7 rooms: 2,691 8 rooms: 1,875 9 or more rooms: 1,623

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palo Alto, California:
	1 room: 1,575 2 rooms: 2,101 3 rooms: 2,269 4 rooms: 2,653 5 rooms: 1,201 6 rooms: 603 7 rooms: 288 8 rooms: 148 9 or more rooms: 91

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 180
1995 to 1998: 616
1990 to 1994: 774
1980 to 1989: 1,925
1970 to 1979: 3,337
1960 to 1969: 4,016
1950 to 1959: 7,587
1940 to 1949: 3,511
1939 or earlier: 4,209

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Palo Alto:
	no bedroom: 101 1 bedroom: 641 2 bedrooms: 2,337 3 bedrooms: 6,164 4 bedrooms: 4,064 5 or more bedrooms: 1,091

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palo Alto:
	no bedroom: 1,830 1 bedroom: 3,825 2 bedrooms: 3,623 3 bedrooms: 1,206 4 bedrooms: 344 5 or more bedrooms: 101

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Palo Alto in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 452 1 vehicle: 3,354 2 vehicles: 7,201 3 vehicles: 2,465 4 vehicles: 672 5 or more vehicles: 254

Cars and other vehicles available in Palo Alto in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,226 1 vehicle: 5,547 2 vehicles: 3,269 3 vehicles: 625 4 vehicles: 113 5 or more vehicles: 149

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

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 15
$40,000 to $49,999: 43
$50,000 to $59,999: 52
$60,000 to $69,999: 25
$70,000 to $79,999: 7
$80,000 to $89,999: 5
$90,000 to $99,999: 6
$100,000 to $124,999: 24
$125,000 to $149,999: 68
$150,000 to $174,999: 74
$175,000 to $199,999: 27
$200,000 to $249,999: 34
$250,000 to $299,999: 44
$300,000 to $399,999: 98
$400,000 to $499,999: 187
$500,000 to $749,999: 1056
$750,000 to $999,999: 1774
$1,000,000 or more: 11031

Palo Alto rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Palo Alto:

Less than $100: 50 people
$100 to $149: 43
$150 to $199: 145
$200 to $249: 149
$250 to $299: 75
$300 to $349: 60
$350 to $399: 133
$400 to $449: 153
$450 to $499: 113
$500 to $549: 133
$550 to $599: 171
$600 to $649: 124
$650 to $699: 142
$700 to $749: 158
$750 to $799: 177
$800 to $899: 428
$900 to $999: 430
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,528
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,441
$1,500 to $1,999: 2,309
$2,000 or more: 2,899
No cash rent: 195

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4,359 1990 to 1994: 2,467 1985 to 1989: 2,188 1980 to 1984: 1,630 1975 to 1979: 1,405 1970 to 1974: 779 1970 to 1974: 819 1965 to 1969: 1,926

Palo Alto, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.9%
Number of people working at home: 2,034 (6.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 430
5 to 9 minutes: 3079
10 to 14 minutes: 5780
15 to 19 minutes: 5728
20 to 24 minutes: 4835
25 to 29 minutes: 1994
30 to 34 minutes: 3422
35 to 39 minutes: 725
40 to 44 minutes: 698
45 to 59 minutes: 1015
60 to 89 minutes: 960
90 or more minutes: 250

Palo Alto mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 23,073 (75%)
Carpooled: 1,886 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 415 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 23 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 37 (0%)
Railroad: 572 (2%)
Taxi: 17 (0%)
Motorcycle: 76 (0%)
Bicycle: 1,742 (6%)
Walked: 997 (3%)
Other means: 78 (0%)
Worked at home: 2,034 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1202
$10,000 to $14,999: 890
$15,000 to $19,999: 822
$20,000 to $24,999: 649
$25,000 to $29,999: 620
$30,000 to $34,999: 755
$35,000 to $39,999: 787
$40,000 to $44,999: 662
$45,000 to $49,999: 885
$50,000 to $59,999: 1372
$60,000 to $74,999: 1974
$75,000 to $99,999: 3145
$100,000 to $124,999: 2599
$125,000 to $149,999: 2071
$150,000 to $199,999: 2616
$200,000 or more: 4259

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 15864

English: 5634

German: 5210

Irish: 3605

Russian: 2179

Italian: 2067

United States or American: 1649

French (except Basque): 1460

Polish: 1342

Swedish: 1207

European: 1194

Scottish: 1170

Norwegian: 871

British: 838

Scotch-Irish: 660

Danish: 504

Eastern European: 482

Dutch: 472

Iranian: 462

Hungarian: 361

Greek: 351

Swiss: 341

Ukrainian: 325

Canadian: 284

Welsh: 276

Israeli: 260

Portuguese: 240

Subsaharan African:: 224

Austrian: 220

Arab:: 219

Northern European: 178

Lithuanian: 168

Scandinavian: 167

Australian: 154

Yugoslavian: 151

Czech: 151

Romanian: 150

Finnish: 140

Czechoslovakian: 132

French Canadian: 117

Lebanese: 114

Croatian: 102

Armenian: 99

Brazilian: 88

Belgian: 83

Celtic: 81

African: 79

South African: 69

Latvian: 62

Slovak: 55

Serbian: 47

Bulgarian: 43

Turkish: 43

Ethiopian: 42

Slavic: 37

Estonian: 35

Egyptian: 29

Syrian: 27

Slovene: 23

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 22

Arab/Arabic: 19

Other Arab: 16

Palestinian: 14

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 13

Other Subsaharan African: 13

Pennsylvania German: 11

Ghanian: 11

Jamaican: 9

West Indian: 8

Luxemburger: 7

Icelander: 7

Basque: 6

New Zealander: 6

Zimbabwean: 6

Haitian: 5

Nigerian: 4

Macedonian: 3

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

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
Taiwan (7%)
India (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Germany (5%)
Canada (5%)
Russia (5%)

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

This state: 21241
Northeast: 7358
Midwest: 6765
South: 3995
West: 3014

60% of Palo Alto residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 108
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 58
7th and 8th grade: 126
9th grade: 92
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 46
12th grade, no diploma: 239
High school graduate (or equivalency): 876
Less than 1 year of college: 476
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,537
Associate degree: 556
Bachelor's degree: 6,043
Master's degree: 5,228
Professional school degree: 1,894
Doctorate degree: 3,588

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 115
Nursery to 4th grade: 59
5th and 6th grade: 137
7th and 8th grade: 121
9th grade: 54
10th grade: 65
11th grade: 105
12th grade, no diploma: 281
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,552
Less than 1 year of college: 807
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,474
Associate degree: 1,230
Bachelor's degree: 7,615
Master's degree: 5,334
Professional school degree: 1,383
Doctorate degree: 1,321

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.9%

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: 0.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 1.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 1.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 1.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $110,269
Black householders: $33,773
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $108,537
Asian householders: $107,072
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $10,581
Some other race householders: $63,831
Two or more races householders: $92,887
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $52,442

Palo Alto household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Palo Alto household income for Black householders

Palo Alto household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Palo Alto household income for Asian householders

Palo Alto household income for Some other race householders

Palo Alto household income for Two or more races householders

Palo Alto household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Palo Alto marital status for males

Palo Alto marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,485,524
Black or African American householders: $1,281,737
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $807,252
Asian householders: $1,363,001
Some other race householders: $1,293,757
Two or more races householders: $1,315,463
Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,208,726

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 15,387
One, attached: 978
Two: 474
3 or 4: 1,254
5 to 9: 1,653
10 to 19: 1,602
20 to 49: 1,823
50 or more: 2,819
Mobile homes: 156
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,895

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Palo Alto:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 804

Here:	14.0%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 296

Here:	10.2%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 547

Here:	25.1%
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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