Campbell vs Los Altos

A side-by-side comparison of Campbell and Los Altos: population, income, housing, and more.

Campbell and Los Altos are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Campbell has the higher population (42,848 vs 30,736 in Los Altos). Los Altos has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $147,128 in Campbell). Los Altos has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,550,000 in Campbell).

Population, income & housing

	Campbell	Los Altos
Population	42,848	30,736
Median age	39.2 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$147,128	$250,001
Median home value	$1,550,000	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	$2,751	$3,501
Housing units	17,950	11,620
Homeownership rate	50.5%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.5%	87.2%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Campbell	Los Altos
Population	42,221 → 42,848 (+1.5%)	30,504 → 30,736 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$124,525 → $147,128 (+18.2%)	$235,278 → $250,001 (+6.3%)
Median home value	$1,079,000 → $1,550,000 (+43.7%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,233 → $2,751 (+23.2%)	$3,188 → $3,501 (+9.8%)

Campbell

Population

42,22142,848

Median household income

$124,525$147,128

Median home value

$1,079,000$1,550,000

Median gross rent

$2,233$2,751

Los Altos

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Campbell	Los Altos
Under 5	6.7%	4.3%
5 to 17	15.2%	20.0%
18 to 24	5.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	15.3%	6.7%
35 to 44	15.2%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	17.5%
55 to 64	14.4%	13.1%
65 to 74	8.5%	10.2%
75 and over	7.2%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Campbell	Los Altos
White (non-Hispanic)	46.6%	50.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	25.3%	37.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.9%
Two or more races	5.9%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	18.9%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Campbell	Los Altos
No high school diploma	6.6%	1.0%
High school graduate	12.1%	2.9%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	8.9%
Bachelor's degree	35.1%	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24.4%	54.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Campbell	Los Altos
Drove alone	68.1%	53.5%
Carpooled	4.2%	4.9%
Public transit	1.2%	1.4%
Walked	1.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	2.3%
Worked from home	22.8%	35.2%
Other means	1.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Campbell	Los Altos
1-unit, detached	43.6%	81.3%
1-unit, attached	13.1%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	3.1%
20 or more units	17.5%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Campbell	Los Altos
Poverty rate	5.3%	3.1%
Average household size	2.55	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1972	1964