Living in Palo Alto Unified School District, California

Overview

A total of 30,510 households are located in Palo Alto Unified School District area. Among them, 9,607 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.06 people. The total number of children in the region is 21,182 and 31,056 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

18% (13,791) of residents are non-citizens and 43% (32,461) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Palo Alto Unified School District, California
Household	30,510
Population	75,684
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	9,607 (31%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	21,182
Total Students	31,056
Pre-Kindergarten	1,609
Kindergarten	704
Grade 1-8	7,941
Grade 9-12	4,250
College/Graduate School	16,552
Veterans	68,295
Non-citizen	13,791
Non-English Home Language	32,461
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

70,551 residents are over the age of 16 and 41,470 people are in labor force. Among them, 41,447 people are in civilian labor force and 23 are in armed labor force. 39,988 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Palo Alto Unified School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,162	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	21,730	55.49%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,178	5.56%
Public transportation	2,072	5.29%
Walked	3,000	7.66%
Other method	6,135	15.67%
Worked from home	4,047	10.33%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,988	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	30,973	77.46%
Service	2,821	7.05%
Sales and office	4,907	12.27%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	429	1.07%
Production, transportation, and material moving	858	2.15%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,988	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	59	0.15%
Construction	464	1.16%
Manufacturing	4,305	10.77%
Wholesale trade	348	0.87%
Retail trade	1,864	4.66%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	300	0.75%
Information	3,033	7.58%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,415	6.04%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	10,195	25.50%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	13,360	33.41%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,012	5.03%
Other services, except public administration	1,168	2.92%
Public administration	465	1.16%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,988	-
Private wage and salary workers	34,294	85.76%
Government workers	2,785	6.96%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,808	7.02%
Unpaid family workers	101	0.25%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $229,556 for the 30,510 households in Palo Alto Unified School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $62,634. 82,745 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 97.88%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	30,510	-
Less than $10,000	1,524	5.00%
$10,000 - $14,999	831	2.72%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,156	3.79%
$25,000 - $34,999	849	2.78%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,005	6.57%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,623	8.60%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,384	7.81%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,746	12.28%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,401	11.15%
More than $200,000	11,991	39.30%
Median Household Income	$151,578	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$229,556	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	19,205	-
Less than $10,000	460	2.40%
$10,000 - $14,999	228	1.19%
$15,000 - $24,999	419	2.18%
$25,000 - $34,999	208	1.08%
$35,000 - $49,999	755	3.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,151	5.99%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,328	6.91%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,317	12.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,502	13.03%
More than $200,000	9,837	51.22%

Median Family Income	$207,782	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$289,089	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$62,634	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$156,738	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$156,738	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	84,539	-
With health insurance coverage	82,745	97.88%
Public coverage	17,311	20.48%
Private health insurance	75,137	88.88%
Without health insurance coverage	1,794	2.12%

Housing

There are 32,853 housing units in Palo Alto Unified School District area, California with 30,510 units (92.87%) occupied. 16,127 houses (52.86%) are occupied by owner and 14,383 houses (47.14%) are rented. The average housing value is $2,000,000 and the average rental cost is $2,342. 658 houses (2.00%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 6,322 houses (19.24%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	32,853	-
Occupied	30,510	92.87%
Owner Occupied	16,127	52.86%
Renter Occupied	14,383	47.14%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	17,581	53.51%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,583	4.82%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	13,559	41.27%
Mobile Homes	122	0.37%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	8	0.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	32,853	-
Built 2014 or later	658	2.00%
Built 2010 - 2013	875	2.66%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,605	10.97%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,501	7.61%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,736	8.33%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,889	11.84%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,907	14.94%
Built 1950 - 1959	7,360	22.40%
Built 1949 or earlier	6,322	19.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	32,853	-
1 room	2,456	7.48%
2 rooms	1,856	5.65%
3 rooms	3,994	12.16%
4 rooms	5,205	15.84%
5 rooms	5,091	15.50%
6 rooms	4,701	14.31%
7 rooms	3,170	9.65%
8 rooms	2,795	8.51%
9 rooms or more	3,585	10.91%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	32,853	-
no bedroom	2,585	7.87%
1 bedroom	4,725	14.38%
2 bedrooms	7,989	24.32%
3 bedrooms	8,338	25.38%
4 bedrooms	6,479	19.72%
5 bedrooms or more	2,737	8.33%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	16,127	-
Less than $50,000	189	1.17%
$50,000 - $99,999	33	0.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	93	0.58%
$150,000 - $199,999	125	0.78%
$200,000 - $299,999	119	0.74%
$300,000 - $499,999	201	1.25%
$500,000 - $999,999	862	5.35%
$1,000,000 or more	14,505	89.94%
Median House Value	$2,000,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	13,968	-
Less than $500	729	5.22%
$500 - $999	989	7.08%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,757	12.58%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,827	13.08%
$2,000 - $2,499	2,458	17.60%
$2,500 - $2,999	2,127	15.23%
$3,000 or more	4,081	29.22%
Median Rental Costs	$2,342	-

Demographic

A total of 84,999 people lives in Palo Alto Unified School District area, California with 41,988 male and 43,011 female. The males to female ratio is 49.40 to 50.60. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	84,999	-
Male	41,988	49.40%
Female	43,011	50.60%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	84,999	-
Under 5 years	3,692	4.34%
5 - 9 years	4,070	4.79%
10 - 14 years	5,508	6.48%
15 - 19 years	8,623	10.14%
20 - 24 years	8,445	9.94%
25 - 34 years	11,278	13.27%
35 - 44 years	10,014	11.78%
45 - 54 years	10,135	11.92%
55 - 59 years	4,841	5.70%
60 - 64 years	4,013	4.72%
65 - 74 years	6,998	8.23%
75 - 84 years	4,760	5.60%
85 years and older	2,622	3.08%
Median Age	36.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	84,999	-
One Race	80,285	94.45%
White	49,721	58.50%
Black or African American	1,854	2.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native	284	0.33%
Asian	27,085	31.87%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	100	0.12%
Other	1,241	1.46%

Two or more races	4,714	5.55%
White and Black or African American	586	0.69%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	151	0.18%
White and Asian	2,519	2.96%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	55	0.06%

Living in Palo Alto Unified School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic