Redwood City.
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California·San Mateo County
20 tracts·82K people·$1.8M median·4,239/mi²
White 37 · Hispanic 36 · Asian 18 · Multiracial 5 · Black 3 · Other 1
Married couple 52 · Living alone 26 · Other 22
Redwood City 13 · San Francisco 11 · San Jose 6 · Menlo Park 6 · Palo Alto 6 · Elsewhere 58
Professional 47 · Health 20 · Retail 10 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 7 · Leisure 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 58 · Service 15 · Sales · office 14 · Construction · maintenance 7 · Production · transport 6
Drive alone 55 · Work from home 27 · Carpool 19 · Transit 4 · Walk 2 · Bike 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 Redwood City is $1,801,700 (Census ACS) — 3.9× the US median of $458,812.
Redwood City has 82,447 residents across 19 census tracts and 18 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.5; the population is 36.7% White, 35.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 5.3% Multiracial, 2.9% Black and 1.5% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 54.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.3% (Census ACS).
Redwood Shores Elementary (78%), Sandpiper Elementary (74%) and Roy Cloud Elementary (62%) lead the elementary schools; North Star Academy (95%), John F. Kennedy Middle (40%) and McKinley Institute of Technology (14%) lead the middle schools; Design Tech High (74%), Summit Preparatory Charter High (45%) and Sequoia High (41%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,968/month, 88% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Redwood City is $157,814 a year, 83% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Redwood City, median rent is $2,968/month and the median home value is $1,801,700 (Census ACS).
Redwood City reported 4.9 violent crimes and 22.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 42°F; there are 178 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 22 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Redwood City are landslide (98), earthquake (95) and wildfire (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Redwood City scores 11.1 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.3% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).