Los Altos

Population: 30,736
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $2,000,001

Located in Santa Clara County, California, Los Altos is a community with a population of 30,736. At $250,001, its median household income sits above Santa Clara County's $159,674.

From 2019 to 2023, Los Altos's population held roughly steady from 30,504 to 30,736, while its median home value was little changed from $2,000,001 to $2,000,001.

Households average 2.83 people. The median gross rent is $3,501.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,736
Median age: 46.0 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $3,501
Housing units: 11,620
Homeownership rate: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 87.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,50430,736

Median household income

$235,278$250,001

Median home value

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

Median gross rent

$3,188$3,501

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,504	$235,278	$2,000,001	$3,188
2020	30,878	$240,094	$2,000,001	$3,375
2021	31,562	$250,001	$2,000,001	$3,501
2022	31,133	$250,001	$2,000,001	$3,501
2023	30,736	$250,001	$2,000,001	$3,501

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 346.7%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5417.5%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,307	4.3%
5 to 17	6,149	20.0%
18 to 24	2,054	6.7%
25 to 34	2,062	6.7%
35 to 44	3,362	10.9%
45 to 54	5,392	17.5%
55 to 64	4,016	13.1%
65 to 74	3,143	10.2%
75 and over	3,251	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,514	50.5%
Black or African American	299	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	11,505	37.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	290	0.9%
Two or more races	1,427	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,698	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.0%

High school graduate2.9%

Some college or associate's8.9%

Bachelor's degree32.3%

Graduate or professional degree54.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	204	1.0%
High school graduate	615	2.9%
Some college or associate's	1,898	8.9%
Bachelor's degree	6,864	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11,645	54.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone53.5%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle2.3%

Worked from home35.2%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,128	53.5%
Carpooled	655	4.9%
Public transit	188	1.4%
Walked	180	1.4%
Bicycle	312	2.3%
Worked from home	4,691	35.2%
Other means	174	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,767	20.5%
15 to 29 min	4,430	51.3%
30 to 44 min	1,662	19.2%
45 to 59 min	551	6.4%
60+ min	227	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 3.1% (949 of 30,524)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,665	80.6%
Nonfamily households	2,091	19.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,756	92.6%
Vacant	864	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,695	80.8%
Renter-occupied	2,061	19.2%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,448	81.3%
1-unit, attached	633	5.4%
2 to 4 units	230	2.0%
5 to 19 units	366	3.1%
20 or more units	932	8.0%
Mobile home & other	11	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0643280
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.3684, -122.0966