Palo Alto Population and Demographics

Palo Alto California Population and Demographics Resources

Palo Alto City, California Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Palo Alto Population: 58598 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 28671 48.93% Female 29927 51.07%       Under 5 years 2970 5.07% 5 to 9 years 3563 6.08% 10 to 14 years 3721 6.35% 15 to 19 years 2878 4.91% 20 to 24 years 2156 3.68% 25 to 34 years 8524 14.55% 35 to 44 years 10466 17.86% 45 to 54 years 9361 15.97% 55 to 59 years 3405 5.81% 60 to 64 years 2414 4.12% 65 to 74 years 4172 7.12% 75 to 84 years 3594 6.13% 85 years and over 1374 2.34%       Median age (years) 40.2       18 years and over 46192 78.83% Male 22337 38.12% Female 23855 40.71% 21 years and over 45152 77.05% 62 years and over 10536 17.98% 65 years and over 9140 15.6% Male 3748 6.4% Female 5392 9.2%       Race     One race 56698 96.76% White 44391 75.76% Black or African American 1184 2.02% American Indian and Alaska Native 122 0.21% Asian 10090 17.22% Asian indian 1251 2.13% Chinese 5450 9.3% Filipino 385 0.66% Japanese 1368 2.33% Korean 961 1.64% Vietnamese 224 0.38% Other Asian 451 0.77% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 84 0.14% Native Hawaiian 14 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 10 0.02% Samoan 9 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 51 0.09% Some other race 827 1.41% Two or more races 1900 3.24%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 58598 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 2722 4.65% Mexican 1543 2.63% Puerto Rican 72 0.12% Cuban 75 0.13% Other Hispanic or Latino 1032 1.76% Not Hispanic or Latino 55876 95.35% White alone 42682 72.84%       Relationship     Total Population 58598 100.00% In households 57930 98.86% Householder 25216 43.03% Spouse 12228 20.87% Child 14547 24.83% Own child under 18 years 11909 20.32% Other relatives 1649 2.81% Under 18 years 363 0.62% Nonrelatives 4290 7.32% Unmarried partner 1113 1.9% In group quarters 668 1.14% Institutionalized population 433 0.74% Non-Institutionalized population 235 0.4%       Households by Type     Total Households 25216 100.0 % Family households (families) 14593 57.87% With own children under 18 years 6861 27.21% Married-couple family 12228 48.49% With own children under 18 years 5660 22.45% Female householder, no husband present 1757 6.97% With own children under 18 years 908 3.6% Non Family households 10623 42.13% Householder living alone 8209 32.55% Householder 65 years and over 2728 10.82%       Households with individuals under 18 years 7137 28.3% Households with individuals 65 years and over 6439 25.54%       Average Household size 2.3 Average family size 2.95       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 26048 100.00% Occupied housing units 25216 96.81% Vacant housing units 832 3.19% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 218 0.84% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 25216 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 14420 57.19% Renter-occupied housing units. 10796 42.81%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.55 Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.96

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