North Fair Oaks vs Woodside

A side-by-side comparison of North Fair Oaks and Woodside: population, income, housing, and more.

North Fair Oaks and Woodside are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Fair Oaks has the higher population (13,327 vs 5,181 in Woodside). Woodside has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $106,690 in North Fair Oaks). Woodside has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,209,600 in North Fair Oaks).

Population, income & housing

	North Fair Oaks	Woodside
Population	13,327	5,181
Median age	32.8 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$106,690	$250,001
Median home value	$1,209,600	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	$2,284	$3,501
Housing units	4,145	2,006
Homeownership rate	51.5%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	75.9%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Fair Oaks	Woodside
Population	14,372 → 13,327 (-7.3%)	5,542 → 5,181 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$77,899 → $106,690 (+37.0%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$941,600 → $1,209,600 (+28.5%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,880 → $2,284 (+21.5%)	$2,232 → $3,501 (+56.9%)

North Fair Oaks

Population

14,37213,327

Median household income

$77,899$106,690

Median home value

$941,600$1,209,600

Median gross rent

$1,880$2,284

Woodside

Population

5,5425,181

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

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

Median gross rent

$2,232$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Fair Oaks	Woodside
Under 5	7.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.6%	16.8%
18 to 24	10.6%	7.8%
25 to 34	18.5%	9.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	9.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	16.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	13.6%
75 and over	3.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Fair Oaks	Woodside
White (non-Hispanic)	17.9%	81.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.3%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	73.0%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Fair Oaks	Woodside
No high school diploma	29.4%	1.7%
High school graduate	22.2%	8.3%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	14.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	41.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Fair Oaks	Woodside
Drove alone	63.0%	61.2%
Carpooled	14.6%	4.9%
Public transit	2.4%	1.6%
Walked	1.4%	3.2%
Bicycle	1.8%	3.0%
Worked from home	16.4%	25.5%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Fair Oaks	Woodside
1-unit, detached	56.3%	96.5%
1-unit, attached	9.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.8%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Fair Oaks	Woodside
Poverty rate	12.8%	4.2%
Average household size	3.44	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1956	1966