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California·Santa Clara County
21 tracts·79K people·$1.9M median·6,614/mi²
White 37 · Asian 36 · Hispanic 18 · Multiracial 6 · Black 2 · Other 0
Married couple 44 · Living alone 33 · Other 22
San Jose 16 · Mountain View 9 · San Francisco 6 · Palo Alto 6 · Menlo Park 6 · Elsewhere 57
Professional 61 · Health 15 · Retail 10 · Manufacturing 6 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 76 · Sales · office 9 · Service 9 · Production · transport 3 · Construction · maintenance 2
Drive alone 52 · Work from home 31 · Carpool 11 · Transit 4 · Bike 4 · Walk 3
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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 Mountain View is $1,927,000 (Census ACS) — 4.2× the US median of $458,812.
Mountain View has 83,732 residents across 18 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.5; the population is 37.4% White, 36.3% Asian, 17.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% Multiracial, 2.4% Black and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 75.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.0% (Census ACS).
Springer Elementary (91%), Stevenson Elementary (90%) and Amy Imai Elementary (80%) lead the elementary schools; Crittenden Middle (57%) and Isaac Newton Graham Middle (57%) lead the middle schools; Mountain View High (76%) and Alta Vista High (20%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $3,062/month, 94% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Mountain View is $189,917 a year, 121% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Mountain View, median rent is $3,062/month and the median home value is $1,927,000 (Census ACS).
Mountain View reported 2.5 violent crimes and 28.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 78°F; winter lows average 43°F; there are 216 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 14 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Mountain View are earthquake (97), drought (82) and inland flooding (58), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.90g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Mountain View scores 15.1 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.6% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).