Palo Alto, CA Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,020 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,198 | 8.0 |
| Kindergarten | 837 | 5.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,758 | 38.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,909 | 19.4 |
| College or graduate school | 4,318 | 28.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 43,566 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 744 | 1.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 908 | 2.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,428 | 5.6 |
| Some college, no degree | 5,294 | 12.2 |
| Associate degree | 1,786 | 4.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 13,658 | 31.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 18,748 | 43.0 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 96.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 74.4 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 48,572 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 13,293 | 27.4 |
| Now married, except separated | 26,874 | 55.3 |
| Separated | 595 | 1.2 |
| Widowed | 3,136 | 6.5 |
Female | 2,576 | 5.3 |
| Divorced | 4,674 | 9.6 |
Female | 3,051 | 6.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 661 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 156 | 23.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 46,401 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 4,197 | 9.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 10,553 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 537 | 5.1 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 35,900 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,400 | 9.5 |
Percent employed | 69.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 32,500 | 90.5 |
Percent employed | 81.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 8,929 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,983 | 33.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 55,823 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 30,906 | 55.4 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 20,251 | 36.3 |
Same county | 9,039 | 16.2 |
Different county | 11,212 | 20.1 |
Same state | 6,048 | 10.8 |
Different state | 5,164 | 9.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 4,666 | 8.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 58,783 | 100.0 |
| Native | 43,210 | 73.5 |
Born in United States | 42,373 | 72.1 |
State of residence | 21,241 | 36.1 |
Different state | 21,132 | 35.9 |
Born outside United States | 837 | 1.4 |
| Foreign born | 15,573 | 26.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 6,826 | 11.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 6,768 | 11.5 |
Not a citizen | 8,805 | 15.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 15,573 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 5,321 | 34.2 |
| Asia | 7,529 | 48.3 |
| Africa | 393 | 2.5 |
| Oceania | 174 | 1.1 |
| Latin America | 1,380 | 8.9 |
| Northern America | 776 | 5.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 55,823 | 100.0 |
| English only | 39,839 | 71.4 |
| Language other than English | 15,984 | 28.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 5,309 | 9.5 |
Spanish | 2,488 | 4.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 902 | 1.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 6,247 | 11.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,617 | 2.9 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 6,596 | 11.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,654 | 4.8 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 58,783 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 68,369 | 116.3 |
| Arab | 260 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 414 | 0.7 |
| Danish | 766 | 1.3 |
| Dutch | 776 | 1.3 |
| English | 8,084 | 13.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,198 | 3.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 181 | 0.3 |
| German | 8,281 | 14.1 |
| Greek | 409 | 0.7 |
| Hungarian | 555 | 0.9 |
| Irish1 | 5,621 | 9.6 |
| Italian | 2,532 | 4.3 |
| Lithuanian | 250 | 0.4 |
| Norwegian | 1,165 | 2.0 |
| Polish | 1,965 | 3.3 |
| Portuguese | 316 | 0.5 |
| Russian | 2,646 | 4.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,091 | 1.9 |
| Scottish | 1,903 | 3.2 |
| Slovak | 82 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 257 | 0.4 |
| Swedish | 1,676 | 2.9 |
| Swiss | 543 | 0.9 |
| Ukrainian | 362 | 0.6 |
| United States or American | 1,649 | 2.8 |
| Welsh | 588 | 1.0 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 42 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 23,757 | 40.4 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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