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Palo Alto CA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	58,598	521 (of 25,150) (98%)	123 (of 1081) (89%)
Average Income	$90,377	530 (98%)	69 (94%)
Median House Value	$811,800	77 (100%)	29 (97%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	75.8%	19,964 (of 25,150) (21%)	563 (of 1081) (48%)
% Black Population	2.0%	7,972 (68%)	353 (67%)
% Hispanic Population	4.6%	6,365 (75%)	953 (12%)
% Asian Population	17.2%	230 (99%)	85 (92%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	13,435 (47%)	1,012 (6%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	96.2%	941 (of 25,150) (96%)	91 (of 1081) (92%)
% College Graduates	74.4%	117 (100%)	12 (99%)
% Never Married	27.4%	5,270 (79%)	415 (62%)
% Married	55.3%	14,400 (43%)	530 (51%)
% Seperated	1.2%	14,675 (42%)	835 (23%)
% Divorced	9.6%	13,480 (46%)	578 (47%)
% Foreign Born	26.5%	788 (97%)	254 (77%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	26,155	456 (of 25,150) (98%)	91 (of 1081) (92%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	16.1%	13,542 (46%)	182 (83%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	6.8%	10,171 (60%)	205 (81%)
Average Rooms in House	5.0	19,086 (24%)	510 (53%)
% Households with No Car	6.6%	12,411 (51%)	495 (54%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	16.9%	13,615 (46%)	722 (33%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	29.0%	100 (100%)	33 (97%)
Median House Value	$811,800	77 (100%)	29 (97%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.2%	13,249 (47%)	330 (69%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	39.9%	191 (99%)	47 (96%)
Average Monthly Rent	$1,349	253 (99%)	56 (95%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	66.9%	7,411 (of 25,150) (71%)	245 (of 1081) (77%)
% Drive Alone to Work	74.5%	17,115 (32%)	512 (53%)
% Take Public Transportation	3.4%	2,476 (90%)	209 (81%)
% Walk to Work	3.2%	9,721 (61%)	331 (69%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	21.0	16,882 (33%)	882 (18%)
% Households making less than $10,000	4.7%	19,765 (21%)	773 (28%)
% Households making over $200,000	16.8%	402 (98%)	53 (95%)
Median Household Income	$90,377	530 (98%)	69 (94%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	1.0%	18,958 (25%)	897 (17%)
Per Capita Income	$56,257	317 (99%)	47 (96%)
Male Worker Income	$91,051	267 (99%)	38 (96%)
Female Worker Income	$60,202	91 (100%)	19 (98%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	3.2%	19,550 (22%)	869 (20%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	4.8%	20,224 (20%)	913 (16%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	San Jose, California	17 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.92

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Brookline, Massachusetts	0.86
Pleasanton, California	0.85
Yorba Linda, California	0.84
Newport Beach, California	0.84
Bethesda, Maryland	0.83
Burke, Virginia	0.82
San Rafael, California	0.81
Laguna Niguel, California	0.81
San Ramon, California	0.81
Cupertino, California	0.80

Palo Alto CA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	3,671	7
Houses Worth Between $500,000 and $999,999	7,450	10
Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	4,356	21
Families Making Over than $200,000	3,517	31
Households Making Over than $200,000	4,259	35

Palo Alto CA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Percent of People with Graduate or Professional Degrees	43.0%	4
Percent of People in Management, Professional, and Related Occupations	76.0%	6
Families Making Over than $200,000	3,517	6
Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	3,671	6
Households Making Over than $200,000	4,259	7

Palo Alto CA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	5.6%	24,949
Percent of People Working in Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations	2.4%	24,434
Percent of People Working in Service Occupations	4.8%	24,330
Percent Native Population	73.5%	24,327
Percent of People Born in U.S.	72.1%	24,311

Palo Alto CA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	5.6%	1,053
Percent of People Working in Service Occupations	4.8%	1,033
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	36.1%	1,030
Percent of People Working in Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations	2.4%	1,024
Percent of People Working in Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance Occupations	2.0%	1,022

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Palo Alto CA	Brookline, Massachusetts
Total Population	58,598	57,107
Average Age	40.2	34.5
Average Income	$90,377	$66,711
Median House Value	$811,800	$599,500
% White Population	75.8%	81.1%
% Black Population	2.0%	2.7%
% Asian Population	17.2%	12.8%
% Hispanic Population	4.6%	3.5%

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