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Language Spoken At Home in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 60,930 | 100% |
English only | 37,788 | 62.0% |
Language other than English | 23,142 | 38.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,946 | 11.4% |
Spanish | 3,684 | 6.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 908 | 1.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 7,187 | 11.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,529 | 2.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 11,436 | 18.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,322 | 7.1% |
Other languages | 835 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 187 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 64,514 | 100% |
American | 1,632 | 2.5% |
Arab | 487 | 0.8% |
Czech | 449 | 0.7% |
Danish | 609 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 1,035 | 1.6% |
English | 7,652 | 11.9% |
French (except Basque) | 1,927 | 3.0% |
French Canadian | 221 | 0.3% |
German | 6,926 | 10.7% |
Greek | 325 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 444 | 0.7% |
Irish | 4,703 | 7.3% |
Italian | 2,683 | 4.2% |
Lithuanian | 138 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 1,061 | 1.6% |
Polish | 1,718 | 2.7% |
Portuguese | 284 | 0.4% |
Russian | 2,680 | 4.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 559 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 1,823 | 2.8% |
Slovak | 46 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 457 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 1,566 | 2.4% |
Swiss | 598 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 602 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 324 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 85 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 26,244 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 16,815 | 64.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,531 | 32.5% |
Married-couple family | 14,338 | 54.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,278 | 27.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 715 | 2.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 290 | 1.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,762 | 6.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 963 | 3.7% |
Nonfamily households | 9,429 | 35.9% |
Householder living alone | 7,680 | 29.3% |
65 years and over | 3,286 | 12.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,846 | 33.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,666 | 29.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 64,036 | 100% |
Householder | 26,244 | 41.0% |
Spouse | 14,310 | 22.3% |
Child | 18,397 | 28.7% |
Other relatives | 2,041 | 3.2% |
Nonrelatives | 3,044 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 1,181 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 25,516 | 100% |
Never married | 8,264 | 32.4% |
Now married, except separated | 15,003 | 58.8% |
Separated | 198 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 534 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 1,517 | 5.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 26,597 | 100% |
Never married | 5,859 | 22.0% |
Now married, except separated | 14,927 | 56.1% |
Separated | 335 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 2,352 | 8.8% |
Divorced | 3,124 | 11.7% |
Fertility in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 746 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 60 | 8.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 10 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 92 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 34 | 0% |
Grandparents in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 823 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 194 | 23.6% |
Less than 1 year | 31 | 3.8% |
1 or 2 years | 138 | 16.8% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 25 | 3.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 194 | 100% |
Who are female | 130 | 67.0% |
Who are married | 114 | 58.8% |
School Enrollment in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,509 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,421 | 8.1% |
Kindergarten | 869 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,984 | 39.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,346 | 19.1% |
College or graduate school | 4,889 | 27.9% |
Educational Attainment in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 46,061 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 593 | 1.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 517 | 1.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,179 | 4.7% |
Some college, no degree | 4,224 | 9.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,951 | 4.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 13,270 | 28.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 23,327 | 50.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 97.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 79.5% |
Veteran Status in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 49,631 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,675 | 5.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 64,120 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,525 | 7.1% |
Under 18 years | 14,867 | 100% |
With a disability | 295 | 2.0% |
18 to 64 years | 38,748 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,441 | 3.7% |
65 years and over | 10,505 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,789 | 26.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 63,746 | 100% |
Same house | 53,019 | 83.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,966 | 14.1% |
Same county | 4,876 | 7.6% |
Different county | 4,090 | 6.4% |
Same state | 2,295 | 3.6% |
Different state | 1,795 | 2.8% |
Abroad | 1,761 | 2.8% |
Place Of Birth in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 64,514 | 100% |
Native | 44,530 | 69.0% |
Born in United States | 43,334 | 67.2% |
State of residence | 22,975 | 35.6% |
Different state | 20,359 | 31.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,196 | 1.9% |
Foreign born | 19,984 | 31.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 19,984 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 10,555 | 52.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 9,429 | 47.2% |
Year of Entry in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 21,180 | 100% |
Native | 1,196 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 35 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,161 | 97.1% |
Foreign born | 19,984 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,120 | 5.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 18,864 | 94.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Palo Alto City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 19,984 | 100% |
Europe | 4,972 | 24.9% |
Asia | 11,848 | 59.3% |
Africa | 360 | 1.8% |
Oceania | 191 | 1.0% |
Latin America | 1,795 | 9.0% |
Northern America | 818 | 4.1% |