East Foothills vs Los Altos Hills

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

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

East Foothills has the higher population (8,630 vs 8,367 in Los Altos Hills). Los Altos Hills has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $188,558 in East Foothills). Los Altos Hills has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,214,000 in East Foothills).

Population, income & housing

	East Foothills	Los Altos Hills
Population	8,630	8,367
Median age	43.8 yrs	53.5 yrs
Median household income	$188,558	$250,001
Median home value	$1,214,000	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	$3,247	$3,501
Housing units	2,630	3,430
Homeownership rate	87.4%	95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.8%	85.6%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Foothills	Los Altos Hills
Population	6,233 → 8,630 (+38.5%)	8,505 → 8,367 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$159,189 → $188,558 (+18.4%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$887,700 → $1,214,000 (+36.8%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,460 → $3,247 (+32.0%)	$2,674 → $3,501 (+30.9%)

East Foothills

Population

6,2338,630

Median household income

$159,189$188,558

Median home value

$887,700$1,214,000

Median gross rent

$2,460$3,247

Los Altos Hills

Population

8,5058,367

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

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

Median gross rent

$2,674$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Foothills	Los Altos Hills
Under 5	3.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.9%	15.3%
18 to 24	8.5%	4.8%
25 to 34	13.3%	5.5%
35 to 44	11.4%	7.8%
45 to 54	14.9%	15.0%
55 to 64	17.6%	16.1%
65 to 74	11.2%	16.4%
75 and over	4.9%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Foothills	Los Altos Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	27.8%	49.3%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	30.7%	39.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	1.6%
Some other race	0.5%	0.8%
Two or more races	6.7%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	32.2%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Foothills	Los Altos Hills
No high school diploma	11.9%	0.8%
High school graduate	16.0%	3.7%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	9.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.8%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	53.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Foothills	Los Altos Hills
Drove alone	64.2%	51.2%
Carpooled	7.0%	1.4%
Public transit	0.7%	1.2%
Walked	3.3%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	22.7%	42.9%
Other means	2.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Foothills	Los Altos Hills
1-unit, detached	95.6%	98.3%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Foothills	Los Altos Hills
Poverty rate	5.6%	4.5%
Average household size	3.47	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1957	1976