Los Altos Hills, CA

Census Place

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2022 Population
8,441
0.927% 1-year decline
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Laphonza Butler
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
53.5
0.564% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
2.03%
22.1% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$250,001
2022 Median Property Value
$2M
2022 Employed Population
3,738
2.04% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Los Altos Hills, CA had a population of 8.44k people with a median age of 53.5 and a median household income of $250,001. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Los Altos Hills, CA declined from 8,520 to 8,441, a −0.927% decrease and its median household income stayed from $250,001 to $250,001, a 0% change.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Los Altos Hills, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (51.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (37.9%), White (Hispanic) (4.22%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.63%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.47%).

None of the households in Los Altos Hills, 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.

93.9% of the residents in Los Altos Hills, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Los Altos Hills, CA are Foothill College (2,215 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Los Altos Hills, CA was $2M, and the homeownership rate was 95.9%.

Most people in Los Altos Hills, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Los Altos Hills, CA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Los Altos Hills, CA is home to a population of 8.44k people, from which 93.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 36% of Los Altos Hills, CA residents were born outside of the country (3.04k people).

In 2022, there were 1.36 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.34k people) in Los Altos Hills, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.2k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 356 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

93.9%
2022 Citizenship
93.3%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 93.9% of Los Altos Hills, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Los Altos Hills, CA was 93.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Los Altos Hills, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.34k ± 409
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    3.2k ± 415
  3. White (Hispanic)
    356 ± 251
5.97%
Hispanic Population
504 people

In 2022, there were 1.36 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.34k people) in Los Altos Hills, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.2k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 356 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.97% of the people in Los Altos Hills, CA are hispanic (504 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Los Altos Hills, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,899,021 ± 46,015 people
  2. Philippines
    824,230 ± 22,055 people
  3. China
    685,370 ± 20,148 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,899,021 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,230 and China with 685,370.

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Foreign-Born Population

36%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
3.04k people
36.7%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
3.13k people

As of 2022, 36% of Los Altos Hills, CA residents (3.04k 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 Los Altos Hills, CA was 36.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    105 ± 71
  2. Korea
    51 ± 41
  3. World War II
    11 ± 18

Los Altos Hills, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Los Altos Hills, CA employs 3.74k people. The largest industries in Los Altos Hills, CA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (797 people), Manufacturing (699 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (385 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), and Finance & Insurance ($250,001).

Males in California have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $75,777. The income inequality in California (measured using the Gini index) is 0.498, which is higher than than the national average.

Occupations

3.74k
2022 Value
± 481
−2.04%
1 Year decline
± 18.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Los Altos Hills, CA declined at a rate of −2.04%, from 3.82k employees to 3.74k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Los Altos Hills, CA, are Management Occupations (937 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (572 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (376 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Los Altos Hills, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

3.74k
2022 Value
± 481
−2.04%
1 Year decline
± 18.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Los Altos Hills, CA declined at a rate of −2.04%, from 3.82k employees to 3.74k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Los Altos Hills, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (797 people), Manufacturing (699 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (385 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Los Altos Hills, CA, though some of these residents may live in Los Altos Hills, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$216,484
Median earning men ± $50,652
$88,906
Median earning women ± $36,811

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Retail Trade ($250,001), and Information ($237,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($250,001), Manufacturing ($140,568), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($114,464).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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.

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
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 California1
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.

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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.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Los Altos Hills, CA awarded 2,215 degrees. The student population of Los Altos Hills, CA in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 6,609 male students and 5,825 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Los Altos Hills, CA are White (689 and 32.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (685 and 32.5%), Asian (498 and 23.6%), and Two or More Races (128 and 6.07%).

The largest universities in Los Altos Hills, CA by number of degrees awarded are Foothill College (2,215 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Los Altos Hills, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (480 and 21.7%), Electrician (243 and 11%), and General Business Administration & Management (121 and 5.46%).

The median tuition cost in Los Altos Hills, CA for a public four year colleges is $1,395 for in-state students and $11,340 for out-of-state students.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 12,434 students enrolled in Los Altos Hills, CA, 53.2% men and 46.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 3,958 records, of which 46.5% were women and 53.5% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 119 degrees awarded
  2. 53 degrees awarded
  3. 121 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Los Altos Hills, CA was General Psychology with 119 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Los Altos Hills, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
2,215 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Foothill College with 2,215 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2022, 958 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Los Altos Hills, CA, which is 0.762 times less than the 1,257 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 689 degrees mean that there were 1.01 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 685 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($1,395) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($170) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,677) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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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.

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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).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Los Altos Hills, CA was $2M in 2022, which is 7.09 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $2M to $2M, a 0% change. The homeownership rate in Los Altos Hills, CA is 95.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Los Altos Hills, CA have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Los Altos Hills, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$2M
Median Property Value 2022
±N/A
$2,958
Median Property Taxes
±$304

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 Los Altos Hills, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Los Altos Hills, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

95.9%
Homeownership
2022
66.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 95.9% of the housing units in Los Altos Hills, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 94.4%.

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Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Census Tract 5117.05
Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Los Altos Hills, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$250,001
Median Household Income
± N/A
3.08k
Number of Households
± 315

In 2022, the median household income of the 3.08k households in Los Altos Hills, CA stayed at $250,001 from the previous year's value of $250,001.

The following chart displays the households in Los Altos Hills, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Los Altos Hills, 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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (57.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (35.7%)
  3. Carpooled (2.88%)

In 2022, 57.8% of workers in Los Altos Hills, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (35.7%) and those who carpooled to work (2.88%).

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.

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Commute Time

27.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Los Altos Hills, CA have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.52% of the workforce in Los Altos Hills, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

2.03% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Los Altos Hills, CA (171 out of 8.44k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Los Altos Hills, CA is White, followed by Asian 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.

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Health

99.8% of the population of Los Altos Hills, CA has health coverage, with 56.4% on employee plans, 1.72% on Medicaid, 24% on Medicare, 17.5% on non-group plans, and 0.118% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Santa Clara County, CA see 947 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.56% decrease from the previous year (962 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 827 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 251 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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947 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Santa Clara County, CA

Primary care physicians in Santa Clara County, CA see an average of 947 patients per year. This represents a 1.56% decrease from the previous year (962 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.7% under 18 years, 11.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46% were men and 54% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.19%
Uninsured
56.4%
Employer Coverage
1.72%
Medicaid
24%
Medicare
17.5%
Non-Group
0.118%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Los Altos Hills, CA declined by 51.1% from 0.387% to 0.19%.

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

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