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Portola Valley, CA

4,329 Population
9.1 square miles 476.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

58 ±7.6 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 40 ±0.1
  • about 1.5 times the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Population by age category

65 and over42%†
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female54%
  • Male
  • Female
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75%White0%†Black0%Native9%†Asian0%Islander1%†Other5%†Two+10%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$192,605 ±$27,972 Per capita income
  • more than double the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $72,306 ±$484
  • more than double the amount in California: $47,977 ±$163
$250,001 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $133,780 ±$1,056
  • more than double the amount in California: $96,334 ±$298

5.3% ±4.8% (228  ±205) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 8.7% 399,787 (±0.2% / ±7,868)
  • about half the rate in California: 12% 4,610,600 (±0.1% / ±37,676)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty0%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty11%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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27.5 minutes ±16.6 (18,810  ±5,970) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 31.8 57,883,796 (±0.2 / ±418,261)
  • a little less than the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)

Families

1,730 ±171 Number of households
  • the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 1,735,054 ±3,798
  • California: 13,434,847 ±19,805
2.5 ±0.3 (4,284  ±23) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 2.6 4,562,473 (±0 / ±908)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.9 38,375,888

Population by household type

Married couples81%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married67%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-190%20-240%25-290%30-350%35-390%40-440%45-50
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Housing

1,840 ±191 Number of housing units
  • the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 1,866,271 ±448
  • California: 14,532,683 ±1,118

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied94%†
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied84%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit85%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$2,000,001 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $1,113,800 ±$4,329
  • more than double the amount in California: $695,400 ±$1,030

3.7% ±2.9% (160  ±124.7) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 12.3% 568,363 (±0.2% / ±8,957.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 11.2% 4,339,762 (±0.1% / ±29,112.5)

Social

98.6% ±11.9% (3,273  ±467.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 89.5% 3,045,481 (±0.4% / ±13,030.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.6% 22,792,052 (±0.2% / ±42,908.7)
82.8% ±10.3% (2,748  ±401.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 52.4% 1,782,104 (±0.3% / ±9,369.9)
  • more than double the rate in California: 36.5% 9,834,361 (±0.1% / ±27,165.3)

Population by highest level of education

1%†No degree2%†High school14%†Some college31%†Bachelor's52%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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14.1% ±4.7% (611  ±204) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 31.6% 1,468,822
  • about half the rate in California: 26.7% 10,479,526

4.4% ±3.5% (155  ±123) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 3.4% 126,988 (±0.1% / ±2,635)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 4.5% 1,355,918 (±0% / ±10,743)

Veterans by wartime service

15†WWII79†Korea76†Vietnam0Gulf (1990s)0Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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155 Total veterans ±123 155 Male ±123 N/A Female ±14

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Portola Valley, CA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US0658380-portola-valley-ca/>