Menlo Park.
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California·San Mateo County
11 tracts·36K people·$2M+ median·3,572/mi²
White 52 · Hispanic 21 · Asian 19 · Multiracial 6 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 55 · Living alone 27 · Other 17
Menlo Park 12 · San Francisco 8 · Palo Alto 8 · San Jose 8 · Stanford 6 · Elsewhere 57
Professional 77 · Health 8 · Manufacturing 6 · Retail 4 · Leisure 2 · Public admin 1 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 73 · Service 11 · Sales · office 10 · Production · transport 3 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 48 · Work from home 33 · Carpool 12 · Bike 8 · Walk 2 · Transit 2
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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 Menlo Park is over $2 million (Census ACS).
Menlo Park has 32,727 residents across 9 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.5; the population is 51.6% White, 20.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 5.7% Multiracial, 2.1% Black and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 72.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.8% (Census ACS).
Oak Knoll Elementary (83%), KIPP Valiant Community Prep (23%) and Belle Haven Elementary (9%) lead the elementary schools; La Entrada Middle (85%) and Hillview Middle (78%) lead the middle schools; Menlo-Atherton High (63%) and Tide Academy (63%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $3,239/month, 105% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Menlo Park is $210,025 a year, 144% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Menlo Park, median rent is $3,239/month and the median home value is over $2 million (Census ACS).
Menlo Park reported 2.5 violent crimes and 17.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 202 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 17 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Menlo Park are earthquake (90), drought (74) and inland flooding (56), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.02g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Menlo Park scores 12.0 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.8% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).