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San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA

117,032 Population
59.9 square miles 1,952.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±1.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$103,397 ±$9,165 Per capita income
  • more than double the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • more than double the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$172,251 ±$20,706 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • more than double the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.8% ±2.7% (11,365  ±3,131) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.6 minutes ±1.5 (1,182,225  ±124,809) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

39,384 ±1,859 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.9 ±0.2 (115,157  ±5,058) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.3% ±1.9% (1,203  ±534) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

43,568 ±2,128 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$2,000,001 Median value of owner-occupied housing units * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than double the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.6% ±2.5% (12,313  ±2,982.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

84.6% ±3.9% (69,207  ±4,224.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
55.3% ±3.1% (45,199  ±3,152.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

46% ±2.5% (49,362  ±2,758.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

31.6% ±3.3% (36,952  ±4,137) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.4% ±1.3% (3,115  ±1,182) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,115 Total veterans ±1,182 2,669 Male ±861 446 Female ±485

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