Los Altos.
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California·Santa Clara County
9 tracts·30K people·$2M+ median·4,648/mi²
White 50 · Asian 39 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1 · Black 0
Married couple 73 · Living alone 15 · Other 12
San Jose 16 · San Francisco 8 · Santa Clara 6 · Los Altos 5 · Palo Alto 5 · Elsewhere 60
Health 37 · Professional 32 · Leisure 12 · Retail 9 · Manufacturing 4 · Public admin 1 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 86 · Sales · office 8 · Service 4 · Production · transport 1 · Construction · maintenance 1
Drive alone 51 · Work from home 40 · Carpool 8 · Bike 2 · Walk 2 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Los Altos is over $2 million (Census ACS).
Los Altos has 30,698 residents across 7 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 45.9; the population is 49.5% White, 38.9% Asian, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% Multiracial, 1.0% Other and 0.1% Black; the average household has 2.8 people; 88.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.2% (Census ACS).
Covington Elementary (94%), Bullis Charter (92%) and Oak Avenue Elementary (90%) lead the elementary schools; Georgina P. Blach Junior High (86%) and Ardis G. Egan Junior High (82%) lead the middle schools; Los Altos High is the high school with reported scores (71%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is over $3,500/month (Census ACS).
The median household income in Los Altos is over $250,000 a year (Census ACS).
In Los Altos, median rent is over $3,500/month and the median home value is over $2 million (Census ACS).
Los Altos reported 0.9 violent crimes and 10.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 173 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 20 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Los Altos are earthquake (98), inland flooding (97) and wildfire (51), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.96g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Los Altos scores 13.0 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).