Stanford

Population: 17,958
Median household income: $70,651
Median home value: $2,000,001

Located in Santa Clara County, California, Stanford is a community with a population of 17,958. At $70,651, its median household income sits below Santa Clara County's $159,674.

From 2019 to 2023, Stanford's population grew 10.0% from 16,326 to 17,958, while its median home value was little changed from $2,000,001 to $2,000,001.

The median gross rent is $1,925. 91.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,958
Median age: 22.7 yrs
Median household income: $70,651
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $1,925
Housing units: 4,325
Homeownership rate: 25.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 91.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,32617,958

Median household income

$58,906$70,651

Median home value

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

Median gross rent

$1,617$1,925

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,326	$58,906	$2,000,001	$1,617
2020	16,200	$61,571	$2,000,001	$1,666
2021	16,333	$66,863	$2,000,001	$1,732
2022	17,255	$69,631	$2,000,001	$1,813
2023	17,958	$70,651	$2,000,001	$1,925

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 174.1%

18 to 2456.0%

25 to 3424.7%

35 to 443.0%

45 to 542.9%

55 to 644.0%

65 to 741.4%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	243	1.4%
5 to 17	731	4.1%
18 to 24	10,057	56.0%
25 to 34	4,437	24.7%
35 to 44	546	3.0%
45 to 54	526	2.9%
55 to 64	713	4.0%
65 to 74	257	1.4%
75 and over	448	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,171	45.5%
Black or African American	819	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	4,652	25.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	44	0.2%
Some other race	110	0.6%
Two or more races	1,286	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,854	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate1.2%

Some college or associate's6.0%

Bachelor's degree33.1%

Graduate or professional degree58.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	123	1.8%
High school graduate	81	1.2%
Some college or associate's	413	6.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,291	33.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4,019	58.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone18.5%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit2.8%

Walked20.8%

Bicycle30.2%

Worked from home21.4%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,487	18.5%
Carpooled	202	2.5%
Public transit	224	2.8%
Walked	1,667	20.8%
Bicycle	2,419	30.2%
Worked from home	1,716	21.4%
Other means	304	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,559	56.5%
15 to 29 min	1,985	31.5%
30 to 44 min	469	7.4%
45 to 59 min	118	1.9%
60+ min	172	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 18.2% (1,364 of 7,498)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,305	34.4%
Nonfamily households	2,486	65.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,791	87.7%
Vacant	534	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	966	25.5%
Renter-occupied	2,825	74.5%

1-unit, detached20.9%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units14.0%

20 or more units49.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	906	20.9%
1-unit, attached	290	6.7%
2 to 4 units	375	8.7%
5 to 19 units	605	14.0%
20 or more units	2,149	49.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0673906
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 37.4269, -122.1677