| City of East Palo Alto |
| San Mateo County |
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Census 2000 |
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2007 ACS Estimates |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
29,506 |
100.0% |
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25,788 |
100.0% |
| In households |
29,317 |
99.4% |
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| In group quarters |
189 |
0.6% |
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| RACE |
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| White |
7,962 |
27.0% |
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14,186 |
55.0% |
| Black or African American |
6,796 |
23.0% |
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5,203 |
20.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
246 |
0.8% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Asian |
657 |
2.2% |
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1,872 |
7.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
2,252 |
7.6% |
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2,147 |
8.3% |
| Some other race |
10,248 |
34.7% |
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2,197 |
8.5% |
| Two or more races |
1,345 |
4.6% |
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183 |
0.7% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
17,346 |
58.8% |
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14,071 |
54.6% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
12,160 |
41.2% |
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11,717 |
45.4% |
| White |
1,930 |
6.5% |
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2,231 |
8.7% |
| Black or African American |
6,641 |
22.5% |
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5,203 |
20.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
66 |
0.2% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Asian |
621 |
2.1% |
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1,872 |
7.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
2,223 |
7.5% |
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2,147 |
8.3% |
| Some other race |
67 |
0.2% |
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122 |
0.5% |
| Two or more races |
612 |
2.1% |
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142 |
0.6% |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS |
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| Native |
16,546 |
56.2% |
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14,991 |
58.1% |
| Foreign born |
12,904 |
43.8% |
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10,797 |
41.9% |
| Naturalized citizen |
2,856 |
9.7% |
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2,905 |
11.3% |
| Not a citizen |
10,048 |
34.1% |
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7,892 |
30.6% |
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| SEX |
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| Male |
15,198 |
51.5% |
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13,867 |
53.8% |
| Female |
14,308 |
48.5% |
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11,921 |
46.2% |
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| AGE |
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| Under 5 years |
2,943 |
10.0% |
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2,760 |
10.7% |
| 5 to 17 years |
7,376 |
25.0% |
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5,827 |
22.6% |
| 18 to 64 years |
17,668 |
59.9% |
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15,302 |
59.3% |
| 65 years and over |
1,519 |
5.1% |
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1,899 |
7.4% |
| Median age |
25.8 |
X |
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27.3 |
X |
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| HOUSEHOLDS |
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| Total households |
6,976 |
100.0% |
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6,648 |
100.0% |
| Family households |
5,275 |
75.6% |
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5,074 |
76.3% |
| Families with children under 18 |
3,300 |
47.3% |
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2,973 |
44.7% |
| Average household size |
4.20 |
X |
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3.88 |
X |
| Average family size |
4.64 |
X |
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4.40 |
X |
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| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
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| Total housing units |
7,091 |
100.0% |
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7,573 |
100.0% |
| Occupied housing units |
6,976 |
98.4% |
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6,648 |
87.8% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
3,033 |
43.5% |
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3,352 |
50.4% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
3,943 |
56.5% |
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3,296 |
49.6% |
| Vacant housing units |
115 |
1.6% |
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925 |
12.2% |
| 1 unit, detached housing |
3,602 |
51.0% |
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4,398 |
58.1% |
| Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) |
302,000 |
X |
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635,000 |
X |
| Median gross rent (dollars) |
854 |
X |
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1,028 |
X |
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| INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999 |
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PAST 12 MONTHS |
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| Median household income (dollars) |
45,006 |
X |
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49,267 |
X |
| Median family income (dollars) |
44,342 |
X |
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49,601 |
X |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
13,774 |
X |
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17,219 |
X |
| Individuals in poverty |
4,658 |
16.2% |
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4,628 |
17.9% |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 and over |
15,170 |
100.0% |
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13,985 |
100.0% |
| High school graduate |
2,733 |
18.0% |
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4,770 |
34.1% |
| Bachelor's degree |
1,069 |
7.0% |
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1,530 |
10.9% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
545 |
3.6% |
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681 |
4.9% |
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| COMMUTING TO WORK |
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| Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
25.9 |
X |
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20.1 |
X |
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| MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
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| Total |
11,014 |
100.0% |
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10,928 |
100.0% |
| Car, truck, or van: |
9,633 |
87.5% |
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9,209 |
84.3% |
| Drove alone |
7,053 |
64.0% |
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7,942 |
72.7% |
| Carpooled |
2,580 |
23.4% |
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1,267 |
11.6% |
| Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) |
688 |
6.2% |
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653 |
6.0% |
| Bus or trolley bus |
598 |
5.4% |
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| Streetcar or trolley car |
0 |
0.0% |
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| Subway or elevated |
13 |
0.1% |
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| Railroad |
72 |
0.7% |
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| Ferryboat |
0 |
0.0% |
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| Taxicab |
5 |
0.0% |
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| Motorcycle |
25 |
0.2% |
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| Bicycle |
193 |
1.8% |
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| Walked |
171 |
1.6% |
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519 |
4.7% |
| Other means |
85 |
0.8% |
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386 |
3.5% |
| Worked at home |
219 |
2.0% |
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161 |
1.5% |
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| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION |
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| Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
11,349 |
100.0% |
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11,170 |
100.0% |
| Management, professional and related |
2,062 |
18.2% |
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2,418 |
21.6% |
| Service |
3,626 |
31.9% |
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3,796 |
34.0% |
| Sales and office |
2,632 |
23.2% |
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2,294 |
20.5% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry |
29 |
0.3% |
|
147 |
1.3% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance |
1,350 |
11.9% |
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1,133 |
10.1% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving |
1,650 |
14.5% |
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1,382 |
12.4% |
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| CLASS OF WORKER |
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| Self-employed workers |
866 |
7.6% |
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1,198 |
10.7% |
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