U.S. Beacon December 2, 2008

Palo Alto, CA

Santa Clara County, California

Latitude: 37.429289     Longitude: -122.138162
Population 56,982 (2005)



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0655282, place: Palo Alto city, California)

Total Population: 58,598
Male: 28,671 (48.93%)
Female: 29,927 (51.07%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 2,970 (5.07%)
5 to 9 years: 3,563 (6.08%)
10 to 14 years: 3,721 (6.35%)
15 to 19 years: 2,878 (4.91%)
20 to 24 years: 2,156 (3.68%)
25 to 34 years: 8,524 (14.55%)
35 to 44 years: 10,466 (17.86%)
45 to 54 years: 9,361 (15.97%)
55 to 59 years: 3,405 (5.81%)
60 to 64 years: 2,414 (4.12%)
65 to 74 years: 4,172 (7.12%)
75 to 84 years: 3,594 (6.13%)
85 years and over: 1,374 (2.34%)

Median age: 40.2 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 46,192 (78.83%)
21 years and over: 45,152 (77.05%)
62 years and over: 10,536 (17.98%)
65 years and over: 9,140 (15.6%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 46,192 (78.83%)
--Male: 22,337 (38.12%)
--Female: 23,855 (40.71%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 9,140 (15.6%)
--Male: 3,748 (6.4%)
--Female: 5,392 (9.2%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 56,698 (96.76%)
--White: 42,682 (72.84%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 2,722 (4.65%)
--Black or African American: 1,184 (2.02%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 122 (0.21%)
--Asian: 10,090 (17.22%)
----Asian Indian: 1,251 (2.13%)
----Chinese: 5,450 (9.3%)
----Filipino: 385 (0.66%)
----Japanese: 1,368 (2.33%)
----Korean: 961 (1.64%)
----Vietnamese: 224 (0.38%)
----Other Asian: 451 (0.77%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 84 (0.14%)
----Native Hawaiian: 14 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 10 (0.02%)
----Samoan: 9 (0.02%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 51 (0.09%)
--Some other race: 827 (1.41%)
Two or more Races: 1,900 (3.24%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 2,722 (4.65%)
--Mexican: 1,543 (2.63%)
--Puerto Rican: 72 (0.12%)
--Cuban: 75 (0.13%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 1,032 (1.76%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 55,876 (95.35%)
--White Alone: 42,682 (72.84%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 57,930 (98.86%)
--Householder: 25,216 (43.03%)
--Spouse: 12,228 (20.87%)
--Child: 14,547 (24.83%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 11,909 (20.32%)
--Other relatives: 1,649 (2.81%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 363 (0.62%)
--Nonrelatives: 4,290 (7.32%)
----Unmarried partner: 1,113 (1.9%)
Living in group quarters: 668 (1.14%)
--Institutionalized Population: 433 (0.74%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 235 (0.4%)
Total households: 25,216
Family households (families): 14,593 (57.87%)
----With own children under 18 years: 6,861 (27.21%)
--Married-couple families: 12,228 (48.49%)
----With own children under 18 years: 5,660 (22.45%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 1,757 (6.97%)
----With own children under 18 years: 908 (3.6%)
Nonfamily households: 10,623 (42.13%)
--Householder living alone: 8,209 (32.55%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 2,728 (10.82%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 7,137 (28.3%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 6,439 (25.54%)
Average household size: 2.3 people
Average family size: 2.95 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 26,048
Occupied housing units: 25,216 (96.81%)
Vacant housing units: 832 (3.19%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 218 (0.84%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 0.6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 2%
Occupied housing units: 25,216 (96.81%)
Owner occupied housing units: 14,420 (55.36%)
Renter occupied housing units: 10,796 (41.45%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.55 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.96 people

Return to Palo Alto,CA.
More data for Palo Alto,CA: Demographic Profile - Social Profile - Economic Profile - Housing Profile


US Beacon Home