Palo Alto.
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California·Santa Clara County
21 tracts·68K people·$2M+ median·2,839/mi²
White 45 · Asian 38 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 7 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 58 · Living alone 25 · Other 16
Palo Alto 13 · San Jose 12 · San Francisco 8 · Stanford 7 · Menlo Park 6 · Elsewhere 54
Professional 58 · Health 20 · Retail 8 · Leisure 6 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 81 · Sales · office 8 · Service 7 · Production · transport 3 · Construction · maintenance 1
Drive alone 44 · Work from home 36 · Carpool 9 · Bike 7 · Walk 4 · Transit 2
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
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 Palo Alto is over $2 million (Census ACS).
Palo Alto has 67,237 residents across 15 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.6; the population is 45.0% White, 38.1% Asian, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% Multiracial, 1.8% Black and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 82.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.0% (Census ACS).
Herbert Hoover Elementary (94%), Ohlone Elementary (84%) and Duveneck Elementary (83%) lead the elementary schools; Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle (82%), Ellen Fletcher Middle (81%) and Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle (76%) lead the middle schools; Henry M. Gunn High (81%) and Palo Alto High (71%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $3,484/month, 121% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Palo Alto is $231,101 a year, 169% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Palo Alto, median rent is $3,484/month and the median home value is over $2 million (Census ACS).
Palo Alto reported 2.1 violent crimes and 28.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 79°F; winter lows average 43°F; there are 204 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 16 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Palo Alto are earthquake (92), inland flooding (75) and heat wave (30), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.00g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Palo Alto scores 15.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 4.4% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).