Menlo Park

Population: 32,775
Median household income: $206,588
Median home value: $2,000,001

Located in San Mateo County, California, Menlo Park is a community with a population of 32,775. At $206,588, its median household income sits above San Mateo County's $156,000.

From 2019 to 2023, Menlo Park's population declined 4.0% from 34,138 to 32,775, while its median home value was little changed from $2,000,001 to $2,000,001.

53.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1962.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,775
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $206,588
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $3,156
Housing units: 13,136
Homeownership rate: 55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,13832,775

Median household income

$160,784$206,588

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,341$3,156

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,138	$160,784	$2,000,001	$2,341
2020	35,211	$167,567	$2,000,001	$2,531
2021	33,677	$179,913	$2,000,001	$2,770
2022	33,324	$198,273	$2,000,001	$2,895
2023	32,775	$206,588	$2,000,001	$3,156

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,214	6.8%
5 to 17	5,038	15.4%
18 to 24	2,804	8.6%
25 to 34	4,737	14.5%
35 to 44	5,088	15.5%
45 to 54	4,136	12.6%
55 to 64	3,786	11.6%
65 to 74	2,691	8.2%
75 and over	2,281	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,158	52.4%
Black or African American	1,114	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.0%
Asian	5,950	18.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	115	0.4%
Some other race	155	0.5%
Two or more races	1,772	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,499	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate8.0%

Some college or associate's13.1%

Bachelor's degree26.6%

Graduate or professional degree46.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,406	6.2%
High school graduate	1,822	8.0%
Some college or associate's	2,974	13.1%
Bachelor's degree	6,034	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10,483	46.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone49.4%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit3.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle7.8%

Worked from home29.3%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,047	49.4%
Carpooled	1,176	7.2%
Public transit	482	3.0%
Walked	243	1.5%
Bicycle	1,265	7.8%
Worked from home	4,781	29.3%
Other means	299	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,704	23.5%
15 to 29 min	5,130	44.6%
30 to 44 min	2,457	21.3%
45 to 59 min	614	5.3%
60+ min	607	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 5.1% (1,639 of 32,406)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,648	65.8%
Nonfamily households	3,976	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,624	88.5%
Vacant	1,512	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,425	55.3%
Renter-occupied	5,199	44.7%

1-unit, detached53.8%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units12.5%

20 or more units16.1%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,067	53.8%
1-unit, attached	1,047	8.0%
2 to 4 units	1,208	9.2%
5 to 19 units	1,646	12.5%
20 or more units	2,118	16.1%
Mobile home & other	50	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0646870
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.99 sq mi
Water area: 7.39 sq mi
Center point: 37.4797, -122.1481