Palo Alto, CA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	58,598	100.0

Male	28,671	48.9
Female	29,927	51.1

Under 5 years	2,970	5.1
5 to 9 years	3,563	6.1
10 to 14 years	3,721	6.4
15 to 19 years	2,878	4.9
20 to 24 years	2,156	3.7
25 to 34 years	8,524	14.5
35 to 44 years	10,466	17.9
45 to 54 years	9,361	16.0
55 to 59 years	3,405	5.8
60 to 64 years	2,414	4.1
65 to 74 years	4,172	7.1
75 to 84 years	3,594	6.1
85 years and over	1,374	2.3

Median age (years)	40.2	(X)

18 years and over	46,192	78.8
Male	22,337	38.1
Female	23,855	40.7
21 years and over	45,152	77.1
62 years and over	10,536	18.0
65 years and over	9,140	15.6
Male	3,748	6.4
Female	5,392	9.2

RACE
One race	56,698	96.8
White	44,391	75.8
Black or African American	1,184	2.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	122	0.2
Asian	10,090	17.2
Asian Indian	1,251	2.1
Chinese	5,450	9.3
Filipino	385	0.7
Japanese	1,368	2.3
Korean	961	1.6
Vietnamese	224	0.4
Other Asian ¹	451	0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	84	0.1
Native Hawaiian	14	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	10	0.0
Samoan	9	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	51	0.1
Some other race	827	1.4
Two or more races	1,900	3.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	46,051	78.6
Black or African American	1,488	2.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	429	0.7
Asian	11,186	19.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	203	0.3
Some other race	1,354	2.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	58,598	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,722	4.6
Mexican	1,543	2.6
Puerto Rican	72	0.1
Cuban	75	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,032	1.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	55,876	95.4
White alone	42,682	72.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	58,598	100.0
In households	57,930	98.9
Householder	25,216	43.0
Spouse	12,228	20.9
Child	14,547	24.8
Own child under 18 years	11,909	20.3
Other relatives	1,649	2.8
Under 18 years	363	0.6
Nonrelatives	4,290	7.3
Unmarried partner	1,113	1.9
In group quarters	668	1.1
Institutionalized population	433	0.7
Noninstitutionalized population	235	0.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	25,216	100.0
Family households (families)	14,593	57.9
With own children under 18 years	6,861	27.2
Married-couple family	12,228	48.5
With own children under 18 years	5,660	22.4
Female householder, no husband present	1,757	7.0
With own children under 18 years	908	3.6
Nonfamily households	10,623	42.1
Householder living alone	8,209	32.6
Householder 65 years and over	2,728	10.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,137	28.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,439	25.5

Average household size	2.30	(X)
Average family size	2.95	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	26,048	100.0
Occupied housing units	25,216	96.8
Vacant housing units	832	3.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	218	0.8

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	25,216	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	14,420	57.2
Renter-occupied housing units	10,796	42.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.55	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.96	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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