East Palo Alto.
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California·San Mateo County
7 tracts·26K people·$1.1M median·10,413/mi²
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The median home value in East Palo Alto is $1,102,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 2.4× the US median of $458,812.
East Palo Alto has 29,069 residents across 6 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 36.3; the population is 58.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% White, 9.7% Other, 9.4% Black, 7.0% Asian and 2.5% Multiracial; the average household has 3.5 people; 26.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.3% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Aspire East Palo Alto Charter (14%), Costano Elementary (7%) and Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy (5%) lead the elementary schools; Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle is the middle school with reported scores (7%); KIPP Esperanza High (32%), East Palo Alto Academy (25%) and Oxford Day Academy (3%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,244/month, 42% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in East Palo Alto is $113,493 a year, 32% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In East Palo Alto, median rent is $2,244/month and the median home value is $1,102,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
East Palo Alto reported 5.9 violent crimes and 21.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 78°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 210 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 16 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in East Palo Alto are earthquake (95), drought (87) and inland flooding (40), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.01g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
East Palo Alto scores 9.5 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.6% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).