Menlo Park, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

32,727

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.5

2.6% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.76%

13.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$210,025

1.66% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$2M

Population & Diversity

Menlo Park, CA is home to a population of 32.7k people, from which 85% are citizens.

As of 2024, 29.9% of Menlo Park, CA residents were born outside of the country (9.8k people).

In 2024, there were 2.75 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.9k people) in Menlo Park, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.13k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 2.92k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85%

2024 Citizenship

84.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85% of Menlo Park, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Menlo Park, CA was 84.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Menlo Park, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.9k ± 961
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
6.13k ± 730
Other (Hispanic)
2.92k ± 1.15k

20.9%

Hispanic Population

6.84k people

20.9% of the people in Menlo Park, CA are hispanic (6.84k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Menlo Park, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

29.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

9.8k people

29.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

9.64k people

As of 2024, 29.9% of Menlo Park, CA residents (9.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Menlo Park, CA was 29.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
358 ± 114
Gulf War (2001-)
225 ± 165
Gulf War (1990s)
103 ± 87

Menlo Park, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.59 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Menlo Park, CA.

Economy

The economy of Menlo Park, CA employs 16.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Menlo Park, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,651 people), Educational Services (2,582 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,859 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($250,001), Information ($250,001), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($215,833).

Employment

Occupations

16.7k

2024 Value

± 956

0.67%

1 Year growth

± 8.07%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Menlo Park, CA grew at a rate of 0.67%, from 16.6k employees to 16.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Menlo Park, CA, are Management Occupations (3,289 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (1,761 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,372 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Menlo Park, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

16.7k

2024 Value

± 956

0.67%

1 Year growth

± 8.07%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Menlo Park, CA grew at a rate of 0.67%, from 16.6k employees to 16.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Menlo Park, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,651 people), Educational Services (2,582 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,859 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Menlo Park, CA, though some of these residents may live in Menlo Park, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$143,670

Median earning men ± $22,444

$91,125

Median earning women ± $12,840

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($216,635), and Manufacturing ($205,962).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($242,909), Manufacturing ($220,375), and Information ($207,279).

Housing & Living

People in Menlo Park, CA have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Menlo Park, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$6,417

Median Property Taxes

±$447

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 Menlo Park, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

54.2%

Homeownership

2024

66.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 54.2% of the housing units in Menlo Park, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 55.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Menlo Park, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$210,025

Median Household Income

± $20,341

11.8k

Number of Households

± 695

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.8k households in Menlo Park, CA grew to $210,025 from the previous year's value of $206,588.

The following chart displays the households in Menlo Park, 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 Menlo Park, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (48.4%)
Worked At Home (32.4%)
Bicycle (8.16%)

In 2024, 48.4% of workers in Menlo Park, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (32.4%) and those who used a bicycle to get to work (8.16%).

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

23.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Menlo Park, CA have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.2% of the workforce in Menlo Park, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.76% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Menlo Park, CA (1.86k out of 32.4k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Menlo Park, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

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

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

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

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