East Palo Alto

Population: 29,143
Median household income: $104,832
Median home value: $1,124,000

Located in San Mateo County, California, East Palo Alto is a community with a population of 29,143. At $104,832, its median household income sits below San Mateo County's $156,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Palo Alto's population declined 1.5% from 29,593 to 29,143, while its median home value rose 36.9% from $821,200 to $1,124,000.

The median resident is 34.2 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 18.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,143
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $104,832
Median home value: $1,124,000
Median gross rent: $2,209
Housing units: 9,248
Homeownership rate: 47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,59329,143

Median household income

$67,087$104,832

Median home value

$821,200$1,124,000

Median gross rent

$1,766$2,209

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,593	$67,087	$821,200	$1,766
2020	29,448	$83,511	$941,300	$1,765
2021	29,888	$96,349	$955,300	$1,880
2022	29,520	$103,248	$1,087,200	$2,142
2023	29,143	$104,832	$1,124,000	$2,209

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3418.0%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,653	5.7%
5 to 17	4,970	17.1%
18 to 24	2,825	9.7%
25 to 34	5,255	18.0%
35 to 44	4,212	14.5%
45 to 54	3,321	11.4%
55 to 64	4,101	14.1%
65 to 74	1,586	5.4%
75 and over	1,220	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,625	12.4%
Black or African American	3,478	11.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58	0.2%
Asian	1,670	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,318	4.5%
Some other race	385	1.3%
Two or more races	505	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,104	62.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.8%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,692	23.8%
High school graduate	4,547	23.1%
Some college or associate's	5,380	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,766	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,310	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone66.1%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit2.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,222	66.1%
Carpooled	1,741	11.3%
Public transit	314	2.0%
Walked	291	1.9%
Bicycle	223	1.4%
Worked from home	2,217	14.3%
Other means	457	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,224	24.3%
15 to 29 min	6,057	45.7%
30 to 44 min	2,479	18.7%
45 to 59 min	562	4.2%
60+ min	926	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.49
Poverty rate: 9.7% (2,803 of 28,879)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,966	72.0%
Nonfamily households	2,324	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,290	89.6%
Vacant	958	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,967	47.9%
Renter-occupied	4,323	52.1%

1-unit, detached57.7%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units23.6%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,340	57.7%
1-unit, attached	274	3.0%
2 to 4 units	390	4.2%
5 to 19 units	944	10.2%
20 or more units	2,187	23.6%
Mobile home & other	113	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0620956
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.53 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 37.4678, -122.1325