East Palo Alto, CA

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2022 Population

29,520

1.23% 1-year decline

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Laphonza Butler

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

34.3

1.78% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

12.2%

1.23% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$103,248

7.16% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$1.09M

13.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, East Palo Alto, CA had a population of 29.5k people with a median age of 34.3 and a median household income of $103,248. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of East Palo Alto, CA declined from 29,888 to 29,520, a −1.23% decrease and its median household income grew from $96,349 to $103,248, a 7.16% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in East Palo Alto, CA are Other (Hispanic) (28.7%), White (Hispanic) (19.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.7%), White (Non-Hispanic) (11.5%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (9.39%).

None of the households in East Palo Alto, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

77% of the residents in East Palo Alto, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in East Palo Alto, CA was $1.09M, and the homeownership rate was 47.7%.

Most people in East Palo Alto, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in East Palo Alto, CA was 2 cars per household.

United States California San Mateo County, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA San Mateo County (Southeast)--Menlo Park, East Palo Alto Cities & Atherton Town PUMA, CA Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Palo Alto City & Los Altos Hills Town PUMA, CA Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Mountain View & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA

Population & Diversity

East Palo Alto, CA is home to a population of 29.5k people, from which 77% are citizens. As of 2022, 40.4% of East Palo Alto, CA residents were born outside of the country (11.9k people).

In 2022, there were 1.48 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (8.46k people) in East Palo Alto, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.74k White (Hispanic) and 3.75k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

77%

2022 Citizenship

75.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 77% of East Palo Alto, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in East Palo Alto, CA was 75.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in East Palo Alto, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Palo Alto, CA

Other (Hispanic)
8.46k ± 1.44k
White (Hispanic)
5.74k ± 1.42k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.75k ± 672

61%

Hispanic Population

18k people

61% of the people in East Palo Alto, CA are hispanic (18k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in East Palo Alto, CA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

40.4%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

11.9k people

43%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

12.9k people

As of 2022, 40.4% of East Palo Alto, CA residents (11.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in East Palo Alto, CA was 43%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in East Palo Alto, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
143 ± 115
Vietnam
123 ± 84
Korea
64 ± 62

East Palo Alto, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.16 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of East Palo Alto, CA employs 15.6k people. The largest industries in East Palo Alto, CA are Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (1,666 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,655 people), and Construction (1,480 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($135,674), Information ($85,368), and Manufacturing ($67,772).

Employment

Occupations

15.6k

2022 Value

± 1,290

−3.21%

1 Year decline

± 11.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in East Palo Alto, CA declined at a rate of −3.21%, from 16.1k employees to 15.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Palo Alto, CA, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (1,513 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (1,478 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,420 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Palo Alto, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

15.6k

2022 Value

± 1,290

−3.21%

1 Year decline

± 11.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in East Palo Alto, CA declined at a rate of −3.21%, from 16.1k employees to 15.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Palo Alto, CA, are Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (1,666 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,655 people), and Construction (1,480 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Palo Alto, CA, though some of these residents may live in East Palo Alto, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,661

Median earning men ± $3,154

$38,239

Median earning women ± $3,238

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($86,029), Manufacturing ($64,018), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,196).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($73,409), Information ($63,594), and Public Administration ($61,224).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for East Palo Alto, CA. Showing the available data for California.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (63.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (34.3%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.07%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Laphonza Butler

Senator from California

Assumed office on October 3, 2023
Appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Laphonza Butler are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 2.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.26% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Some college (6.9M), High School or Equivalent (6.8M), and Bachelors Degree (6.36M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in East Palo Alto, CA was $1.09M in 2022, which is 3.86 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $955,300 to $1.09M, a 13.8% increase. The homeownership rate in East Palo Alto, CA is 47.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in East Palo Alto, CA have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Palo Alto, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$1.09M

Median Property Value 2022

±$59,671

$3,813

Median Property Taxes

±$608

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In East Palo Alto, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in East Palo Alto, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

47.7%

Homeownership

2022

74.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 47.7% of the housing units in East Palo Alto, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 47.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in East Palo Alto, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 6118

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in East Palo Alto, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$103,248

Median Household Income

± $9,728

Number of Households

± 896

In 2022, the median household income of the 8k households in East Palo Alto, CA grew to $103,248 from the previous year's value of $96,349.

The following chart displays the households in East Palo Alto, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for East Palo Alto, CA is from California.

0.498

2022 Wage GINI in California

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

In 2022, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.107% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (65.2%)
Worked At Home (13.2%)
Carpooled (11.8%)

In 2022, 65.2% of workers in East Palo Alto, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.2%) and those who carpooled to work (11.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Palo Alto, CA have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.51% of the workforce in East Palo Alto, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in East Palo Alto, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in East Palo Alto, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in East Palo Alto, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Palo Alto, CA (3.6k out of 29.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Palo Alto, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.9% of the population of East Palo Alto, CA has health coverage, with 44.9% on employee plans, 29% on Medicaid, 5.14% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 0.454% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in San Mateo County, CA see 934 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.532% decrease from the previous year (939 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 900 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 225 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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934 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in San Mateo County, CA

Primary care physicians in San Mateo County, CA see an average of 934 patients per year. This represents a 0.532% decrease from the previous year (939 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in San Mateo County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 26.4% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.56% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.13%

Uninsured

44.9%

Employer Coverage

29%

Medicaid

5.14%

Medicare

12.4%

Non-Group

0.454%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in East Palo Alto, CA grew by 7.27% from 7.58% to 8.13%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in East Palo Alto, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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