Palo Alto

Population: 67,231
Median household income: $220,408
Median home value: $2,000,001

Palo Alto is a community in Santa Clara County, California, home to 67,231 residents. At $220,408, its median household income sits above Santa Clara County's $159,674.

Between 2019 and 2023, Palo Alto's population held roughly steady from 66,573 to 67,231, while its median home value was little changed from $2,000,001 to $2,000,001.

Households average 2.55 people. The median gross rent is $3,328.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 67,231
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $220,408
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $3,328
Housing units: 29,104
Homeownership rate: 54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 82.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

66,57367,231

Median household income

$158,271$220,408

Median home value

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

Median gross rent

$2,569$3,328

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	66,573	$158,271	$2,000,001	$2,569
2020	67,973	$174,003	$2,000,001	$2,679
2021	68,624	$194,782	$2,000,001	$2,950
2022	67,901	$214,118	$2,000,001	$3,169
2023	67,231	$220,408	$2,000,001	$3,328

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,501	5.2%
5 to 17	11,530	17.1%
18 to 24	4,032	6.0%
25 to 34	7,892	11.7%
35 to 44	8,430	12.5%
45 to 54	10,192	15.2%
55 to 64	8,663	12.9%
65 to 74	6,049	9.0%
75 and over	6,942	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,809	47.3%
Black or African American	1,431	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	61	0.1%
Asian	24,267	36.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	91	0.1%
Some other race	231	0.3%
Two or more races	4,566	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,775	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate5.1%

Some college or associate's9.5%

Bachelor's degree27.2%

Graduate or professional degree55.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,438	3.0%
High school graduate	2,456	5.1%
Some college or associate's	4,598	9.5%
Bachelor's degree	13,080	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	26,596	55.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone46.7%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit3.1%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle6.9%

Worked from home33.3%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,173	46.7%
Carpooled	1,261	3.9%
Public transit	1,012	3.1%
Walked	1,406	4.3%
Bicycle	2,228	6.9%
Worked from home	10,819	33.3%
Other means	564	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,617	26.0%
15 to 29 min	10,238	47.3%
30 to 44 min	3,649	16.9%
45 to 59 min	1,098	5.1%
60+ min	1,042	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 5.4% (3,604 of 66,689)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,736	68.1%
Nonfamily households	8,318	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,054	89.5%
Vacant	3,050	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,115	54.2%
Renter-occupied	11,939	45.8%

1-unit, detached56.0%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units20.3%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,298	56.0%
1-unit, attached	1,671	5.7%
2 to 4 units	1,619	5.6%
5 to 19 units	3,505	12.0%
20 or more units	5,911	20.3%
Mobile home & other	100	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0655282
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 1.91 sq mi
Center point: 37.3965, -122.1431