Mountain View, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

83,732

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

35.5

0.567% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.99%

9.53% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$189,917

5.56% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.93M

Population & Diversity

Mountain View, CA is home to a population of 83.7k people, from which 74.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 42.8% of Mountain View, CA residents were born outside of the country (35.8k people).

In 2024, there were 1.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.3k people) in Mountain View, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 30.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 5.83k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

74.3%

2024 Citizenship

74.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 74.3% of Mountain View, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mountain View, CA was 74.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mountain View, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
31.3k ± 1.45k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
30.4k ± 1.28k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
5.83k ± 1.61k

17.5%

Hispanic Population

14.7k people

17.5% of the people in Mountain View, CA are hispanic (14.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mountain View, 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

42.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

35.8k people

42.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

35.2k people

As of 2024, 42.8% of Mountain View, CA residents (35.8k 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 Mountain View, CA was 42.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
398 ± 239
Vietnam
343 ± 112
Gulf War (1990s)
273 ± 222

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

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mountain View, CA.

Economy

The economy of Mountain View, CA employs 48.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mountain View, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (12,586 people), Information (7,333 people), and Manufacturing (6,574 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($234,444), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($180,531), and Manufacturing ($165,341).

Employment

Occupations

48.9k

2024 Value

± 1,777

2.55%

1 Year growth

± 5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mountain View, CA grew at a rate of 2.55%, from 47.7k employees to 48.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mountain View, CA, are Computer & Mathematical Occupations (12,503 people), Management Occupations (7,288 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (3,637 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mountain View, 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

48.9k

2024 Value

± 1,777

2.55%

1 Year growth

± 5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mountain View, CA grew at a rate of 2.55%, from 47.7k employees to 48.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mountain View, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (12,586 people), Information (7,333 people), and Manufacturing (6,574 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mountain View, CA, though some of these residents may live in Mountain View, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$155,342

Median earning men ± $5,714

$104,627

Median earning women ± $3,995

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($188,678), and Manufacturing ($173,438).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($209,196), Manufacturing ($146,314), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($133,551).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mountain View, CA was $1.93M in 2024, which is 5.79 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.93M to $1.93M, a 0.0208% decrease. The homeownership rate in Mountain View, CA is 38.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mountain View, CA have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mountain View, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.93M

Median Property Value 2024

±$91,537

$13,815

Median Property Taxes

±$761

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

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

Rent vs Own

38.6%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 38.6% of the housing units in Mountain View, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 38.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mountain View, 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.

$189,917

Median Household Income

± $10,319

35.8k

Number of Households

± 1,373

In 2024, the median household income of the 35.8k households in Mountain View, CA grew to $189,917 from the previous year's value of $179,917.

The following chart displays the households in Mountain View, 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 Mountain View, 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 (51.8%)
Worked At Home (30.6%)
Carpooled (5.38%)

In 2024, 51.8% of workers in Mountain View, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.6%) and those who carpooled to work (5.38%).

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

23.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mountain View, CA have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.85% of the workforce in Mountain View, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.99% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mountain View, CA (4.99k out of 83.3k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mountain View, CA is Hispanic, followed by White 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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